Real Madrid draw Elche: Militao scores in stoppage-time to snatch a 2-2 draw with Elche. Benzema hit the bar from the penalty spot in the first half before Boye stooped to head Elche ahead before the break. Milla extended the visitors’ lead in the 76th minute with a low finish across goal. VAR then awarded Madrid a second penalty which Modric slotted home to start the comeback and Militao guided a header past Badia late on to earn a point for his side. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest news.
Real Madrid draw Elche: Benzema misses from the penalty spot but Militao’s stoppage-time goal ensures a point for the Los Blancos
That draw sees Madrid go four points clear at the top of the table again, and they are now unbeaten in their last six outings in all competitions. They have the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao a week on Wednesday. Elche stay in 15th and are unbeaten in their last four league games. They face Deportivo Alaves after the international break.
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Real Madrid draw Elche: Eder Militao’s stoppage time goal
Real Madrid needed a late salvo to come back from 2-0 down to draw with Elche on Sunday. Karim Benzema missed a penalty at 0-0 before limping off injured in the second half. Scorers: Modrić (P) 82′, Militão 90+2′; Boyé 42′, Milla 76′
Real Madrid dominated the early stages and were awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute, when Vinícius Jr was brought down in the box by a clumsy Helibelton Palacios challenge. Benzema stepped up but his spot-kick was overhit and it skimmed the crossbar on its way over. Madrid were then made to rue that miss when Lucas Boyé gave Elche a shock lead just before half-time with a brilliant diving header past Thibaut Courtois.
Into the second half and the hosts thought they’d got another penalty when Diego González was accused of fouling Eden Hazard. But after initially awarding a penalty, the referee reviewed the incident on the VAR monitor and overturned his decision.
Real Madrid draw Elche: Benzema misses from the penalty spot
And Benzema’s day then went from bad to worse when he was forced off injured, with Luka Jović coming on to replace him. Los Blancos went in search of an equaliser, with Toni Kroos and Vinícius both missing decent opportunities to score.
But it was Elche who struck next, with Boyé expertly setting up Pere Milla to make it 2-0. Casemiro then headed a Luka Modrić corner against the crossbar, before Madrid appealed for another penalty for handball against Milla. The referee checked the monitor again before pointing to the spot, and this time Modrić made no mistake from 12-yards to make it 2-1.
And then in stoppage time, Eder Miltão rescued a point for the league leaders with a dramatic late headed equaliser. That result leaves Carlo Ancelotti’s side four points ahead of second-placed Sevilla in the race for the LaLiga title.
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