Fede Valverde celebrates with Benzema and Modric his goal against Elche

DESPITE THREE GOALS CANCELED

Madrid confirms the lead in Elche and puts pressure on Barça (0-3)

Published:19/10/2022 - 22:57h

Updated:19/10/2022 - 22:57h

VAR was the protagonist in Real Madrid's victory against Elche (0-3). The 'merengues' prevailed with goals from Fede Valverde, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio in a game in which three goals were annulled for offside

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The Real Madrid confirmed his good moment with a good triumph in field of the Elche (0-1). The ones of Carlo Ancelotti imposed to a combativo conjoint ilicitano in a party entertained and parejo that had until three goals cancelled for the group 'merengue', all with the flamante Balloon of Gold 2022, Karim Benzema, as leading. The '9' converted two goals and assisted another to David Praises, all invalidated to instances of the VAR.

In spite of the bad fortune with went them of game, the whites felt very comfortable in the Stadium Martínez Valero. The Elche went out without complexes to presionar en bloc to the visitors and left spaces that the trident conformed by Vinicius-Rodrygo and Benzema did not take in taking advantage of. The Frenchman combined with 'Vini' to culminate a beautiful played in the minute 6, but the Brazilian was advanced by millimetres.

Five minutes later, Fede Valverde went back to 'wet' with a powerful zurdazo from the frontal of the area, taking advantage of a rebound of the local defence. The Madrid followed insisting and Praises put the 0-2 transitory in the 26' after arming a wall with Benzema, but the French was advanced and the VAR, again, cancelled the so much. In spite of the besiege visitor, the group 'franjiverde' replaced and finish the first part playing of you to you against the leader of LaLiga, with identical quantity of finish (4).

The dynamics kept in the beginning of the complement. The ones of Jorge Almirón kept his block 5-4-1 with intensity and recently on the hour of party the trainers moved the bench. Previously, Karim had completed his 'doublet' of goals cancelled, this time by previous advanced position of Dani Carvajal. Before this played, Lucas Boyé had had a very clear for the venues, but his finish of volley left slightly high in front of an asleep defence of the Madrid.

Finally, Benzema could celebrate in front of the Elche

On the minute 75', the captain of the Madrid at last could celebrate his Balloon of Gold with a goal. To the third was the defeated, after a good wall with Rodrygo in which the player of 34 years celebrated doing the gesture of the screen of the VAR that are used to to do the referees when reviewing a played. On the end Marco Asensio completed the goleada with another assistance of Rodrygo, of the best of the party.

With the victory, the ones of Carlo Ancelotti arrive to 28 points in 10 days and put pressure to a Barça forced to win to the Villarreal home the Thursday for no despegarse of the tip. The Elche, by his part, follows sunk in the foso of the classification with alone 3 points. The Madrid will receive to the Seville the Saturday, whereas the ilicitanos will travel to Catalonia to measure to the Espanyol.

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