Bellingham, Real Madrid rally to score late goal in draw with Elche

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Jude Bellingham’s 87th infinitesimal equaliser rescued Real Madrid from decision astatine Elche arsenic Los Blancos instrumentality to apical of ladder.

Published On 24 Nov 2025

Jude Bellingham struck precocious connected to unafraid Real Madrid a 2-2 gully astatine Elche connected Sunday, taking his squad apical of La Liga by a point.

Xabi Alonso’s broadside struggled against their mid-table opponents successful an entertaining conflict successful which Madrid doubly came from behind.

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Aleix Febas fired the hosts up earlier Dean Huijsen levelled for the league leaders, with Bellingham stabbing location from adjacent scope aft Alvaro Rodriguez blasted Elche backmost successful front.

Barcelona chopped Madrid’s pb by 2 points implicit the play aft they thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 connected Saturday successful their archetypal lucifer backmost astatine Camp Nou.

Alonso afforded Rodrygo Goes a uncommon commencement arsenic portion of the attack, portion benching Vinicius Junior. The manager besides gave Trent Alexander-Arnold his archetypal commencement since August.

The England planetary missed respective weeks injured and is yet to find signifier pursuing his summertime power from Liverpool.

Alexander-Arnold was besides partially to blasted for Febas’s goal, with the midfielder sneaking successful down him to interruption the deadlock successful the 2nd half.

Elche sets the tone

Elche impressed against Barcelona a fewer weeks agone and gave Madrid a pugnacious nighttime astatine the Martinez Valero stadium.

Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a good aboriginal prevention to contradict Andre da Silva aft Hector Fort teed him up.

The guardant was progressive successful an unfortunate incidental earlier successful the time astatine Real Madrid’s yearly wide meeting, erstwhile Los Blancos displayed his photograph by mishap successful a tribute to erstwhile Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his member Andre Silva, who some died successful a car clang successful July.

Former Barca goalkeeper Inaki Pena denied Kylian Mbappe aft the French guardant broke done connected extremity and past stopped the French superstar’s volley successful Madrid’s champion accidental of the archetypal half.

Elche stunned Madrid aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional with a slick determination to instrumentality the lead.

German Valera’s superb backheel allowed Febas to dart down Alexander-Arnold and compression a changeable crossed the goal, past Courtois and successful disconnected the post.

Alonso responded by sending connected Vinicius Jr and past young striker Gonzalo Garcia. Alexander-Arnold earned immoderate redemption with his publication to Madrid’s equaliser.

His transverse was deflected against his ain crossbar by a defender and down for a corner. Alexander-Arnold whipped it successful and Bellingham flicked it connected into Huijsen’s way to bash home.

Elche took the pb again erstwhile Rodriguez caught retired Courtois with a almighty thrust from the borderline of the box.

However, 3 minutes aboriginal Madrid equalised for a 2nd time, with Mbappe lone conscionable keeping the shot successful for Bellingham to person from point-blank range.

The England midfielder was successful the spotlight backmost location earlier successful the week aft helium was unhappy to beryllium taken disconnected by nationalist squad manager Thomas Tuchel.

Bellingham was not astatine his champion against Elche but was progressive successful some Madrid goals, highlighting his game-changing quality successful the container adjacent erstwhile different quiet.