Draw of Real Madrid and victory of Barcelona in LaLiga
Real Madrid received Elche and only managed a draw at the Santiago Bernabéu for matchday 22 of LaLiga. The highlight of the meeting is the tribute to Paco Gento that was made before the start.
The moment was to remember Paco Gento, who died last Tuesday at the age of 88, and it should be noted that he was honorary president of Real Madrid and in his time as a player he stood out for being the only one in history to obtain 6 European Cups, among other achievements.
After this the match began at the Bernabéu and as usual, Madrid dominated the game and had constant initiatives in attack, however, the lack of effectiveness weighed on them. Vinicius and Benzema failed on several occasions and the Frenchman missed a penalty, in addition, he would be injured.
At the end of the first half, an attack by Elche would be executed from the left that ended in a cross and Lucas Boyé headed it, converting the first goal of the match at minute 42.
In the second half, the visitors would once again get ahead on the scoreboard and this time through Père Milla who would score by receiving a pass from the right of the area and define, crossed and below, nothing to do for Courtois. 0-2 at 76'.
Until that moment everything seemed defined, but Ancelotti would enter Isco and Valverde to look for the miracle with less than 15 minutes left in regulation time.
The discount would come through Luka Modrić who would score a penalty at 82', after a hand in the area that the referee, when reviewing the VAR, indicates the maximum penalty in favor of the meringues.
The 90 minutes would end, and the referee would add four more, by then Vinicius at 92 ', received a pass and reaching the bottom line, on the right of the area, he centers a ball for Éder Militao to define with a header and thus, it occurs the tie. 2-2 definitive.
The Whites continue to lead the standings with 50 points, just 4 ahead of Sevilla, which has 46. Elche is in 15th place with 23 units.
Three points suffered from the 'culés'
This Sunday, Barcelona would also face Alavés as a visitor and would win by the minimum of the final, with a goal by Frenkie De Jong at 87'.
Barcelona dominated most of the match, however, Alavés came close to scoring on several occasions, but Ter Stegen stopped them. However, at minute 87, Jordi Alba sent a cross to the left of the area, which Ferrán Torres, first-class, passed to Frenkie De Jong, to define alone and convert the final 0-1.
Barcelona is fifth in the standings with 35 units, just one point behind Atlético de Madrid. For its part, Alavés is in 19th place with 17 points and six from bottom Levante. Other results this Sunday were:
Granada 0 2 Osasuna
Rayo Vallecano 0 1 Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad 0 0 Getafe