JAKARTA - Real Madrid escaped defeat after Jude Bellingham scored a score that equalized 2-2 in the Spanish LaLiga match against Elche at the Martinez Valero Stadium, Monday, November 24, 2025 in the morning WIB.
Madrid had to work hard and had difficulties facing Elche, who was the middle team. Even Madrid always fell behind before finally equalizing the score. Including Bellingham's goal which saved Madrid from defeat.
The draw did not change Madrid's position, which still remains at the top of the standings with 32 points. Only, Xabi Alonso's team failed to move away from Barcelona, who was in second place.
Barca managed to cut the gap to one point after beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0 when they returned to play at Camp Nou. In addition, Villarreal, who is ranked third, is still in charge of having 29 points.
Meanwhile, Elche, who had troubled Barca even though he finally lost 3-1, was still at the center of the board. They are ranked 11th with a pocket of 16.
"This is football," said Alonso when responding to a surprising result because Madrid lost points against the mid-team. "After a full dynamic appearance, we then reap disappointing results. Moreover, we know what we want," he said.
"We certainly don't like it because we always want to win," said the former Bayer Leverkusen coach.
In that match, Alonso lowered a different formation by fielding Rodrygo with Kylian Mbappe. Meanwhile, Bellingham occupies the position of attacking midfielder and Vinicius Junior is grounded.
The formation actually made it difficult for Madrid and Elche to be able to play well so that they could trouble the Los Merengues defense which was again strengthened by Trent-Alexander Arnold. This England defender was absent for several weeks due to injury.
Mbappe, who had recovered from injury, failed to show his sharpness despite having had a good chance in the first half. However, his brilliant shot was thwarted by goalkeeper Inaki Pena.
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also played excellent by making two saves from Andre da Silva and Hector Fort. There were no goals in the first half and the score remained 0-0.
In the second half, Elche managed to take advantage of a gap to break into Courtois' goal through midfielder Aleix Febas. Febas' goal was created in the 53rd minute which made the hosts 1-0 up.
Madrid tried to get up to catch up. Los Merengues' efforts finally gave results when defender Dean Huijsen broke the deadlock in the 78th minute. Huijsen successfully completed an assist from Bellingham which changed the score to 1-1.
But Elche took the 2-1 lead again when Alvaro Rodriguez took advantage of the chance to score. Rodriguez's goal came in the 84th minute.
Madrid refused to give up. When the game entered the final minute, Bellingham finally equalized. He greeted Mbappe's assist with a shot from close range in the 88th minute. The score changed 2-2 and lasted until the game was over.
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