Although he was the better team in the basic time of the game, the players were unable to beat Axel Werner and extra time was needed to settle the game. There was much more going on in this one.
And it started very badly for the La Liga leader. Tete Morente could have been in a great position in the 102nd minute. He could, but in the end he did not go out alone with Andriy Lunin, because Marcelo knocked him down. The referee had neither choice nor doubt and kicked the Brazilian off the field.
A minute later Real Madrid was losing 0: 1. The hosts’ first free kick hit the wall, but Łunin had no chance with a rebound. Gonzalo Verdu decided for an immediate strike, and the ball bounced off Dani Ceballos on the way, which completely surprised the Ukrainian goalkeeper Real.
Real Madrid’s exhausted promotion
Only three minutes after the break, the guests equalized, and the main role in this situation was again played by a ricochet. Although Ceballos decided to shoot from outside the penalty area, the ball bounced off Isco so much that it completely confused the helpless Werner.
Even though Ancelotti’s team was weakening, it followed the blow. In the 115th minute, David Alaba showed off with a perpendicular pass, and he left alone with Werner. The Belgian calmly passed the opponents’ goalkeeper and a strike into the empty goal ensured Real promotion to the quarter-finals. This is only Hazard’s sixth goal for Real in his 60th appearance following a transfer from Chelsea in 2019.
At the very end, the hosts even scored a goal at 2: 2, but the referee saw a foul in the offensive and did not recognize the goal. Elche also ended the game weakened. In added extra time, Pere Milla was released for a second yellow card.
Source: Sport
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