Éder Militao and Luca Modric save Real Madrid in the draw against Elche, they still remain leaders of LaLiga

Thanks to a header from the Brazilian Eder Militao in the discount, Real Madrid saved a point in his stadium against Elche (2-2) to maintain their lead in front of LaLiga, in a match in which Karim Benzema He retired injured three weeks after the crash with the PSG of Champions.

Despite being two goals behind, after Elche went ahead with goals from the Argentinian Lucas Boye (42) and Pears Milla (76), Real Madrid appealed to his combative spirit, tied with the goals of the Croatian Luka Modric, penalty (82) and Military (90,+2 minutes).

Real Madrid’s goals came when Benzema, the Whites’ top scorer this season (27 goals in 33 games played), had already retired for an apparently muscular injury… setting off all the alarms at the Bernabéu, since in three weeks Real Madrid will play the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against Paris SG.

With this result, Real Madrid maintains a four-point advantage over Sevilla, which on Saturday also equaled 0-2 against Celtic.

Third in the table is the other Sevillian team, the Betis (40 points), and closes the Champions area on Atletico Madrid (36).

After Saturday’s draw against Sevilla, Real Madrid had a great opportunity to distance themselves even further from their main pursuer, but the team from Carlo Ancelotti can be satisfied with the added point.

With Eden Hazard In the starting eleven, the white team had a great first half, adding chances (vinicius in 11, Kroos in the 14, Benzema on the 28th, casemiro in minute 30), the clearest of all a penalty on Vinicius that Benzema sent over the crossbar of the goal defended by Edgar Badia (32).

Lucas Boyé protagonist

That mistake weighed on Real Madrid, who before going to the locker room also saw themselves down on the scoreboard: Fidel burst through the left side and his center finished it off into the net Lucas Boye, free of mark in the far post (43).

Now without Benzema on the pitch, the Elche widened differences, in another great move by Lucas Boye (the best of the ilicitanos) who finished off the net Pears Milla (76).

Real Madrid appealed to the epic and managed to reduce differences in a penalty (requested by the VAR for a hand from Pere Milla) that this time he did convert into a goal Luka Modric (82).

The whites poured into the rival goal and got their prize in stoppage time, in a Vinicius cross that Militao headed to the bottom of the goal (90+2).

In the other match played this Sunday, between two teams that fight not to be immersed in the fight for permanence, Osasuna (11th) won 2-0 at Granada (14th), which is only five points above the relegation zone. (D)