Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2-2 Elche – 2021/22
Late goals from Luka Modric and Eder Militao saw Real Madrid salvage a point against a depleted Elche side, snatching a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
Lucas Boye gave Elche the lead just before the break before Pere Milla doubled the visitors advantage in the 76th minute. Just as they did in midweek, Real Madrid found a way to turn things around late on.
In the 81st minute Milla was correctly adjudged to have handled David Alaba’s flicked header from a corner. Luka Modric stepped up in Benzema’s absence and cut the deficit to one goal. Real Madrid then managed to find an equaliser minutes later. Vinicius got the better of Palacios down the left flank and his cross was met by Militao, who rose highest to head past Badia.
The draw means Real Madrid now have a four point lead ahead of second-placed Sevilla. Our player ratings:
Starting XI:
Thibaut Courtois: 7/10
Not much he could do to stop either goal. The Belgian was let down by his defenders big time this evening.
Lucas Vazquez: 6/10
Poor performance from Vazquez. The Galician had no effect on the game from both an attacking and defensive perspective.
Eder Militao: 6/10
Not the best positioning for Boye’s goal. Militao made up for his poor defensive performance with a brilliant header to salvage a point for Real Madrid.
David Alaba: 6/10
An unusually sloppy performance from the Austrian. Alaba should’ve done a lot more to stop Boye for Elche’s second goal.
Ferland Mendy: 7.5/10
Eden Hazard: 6/10
Karim Benzema: 5/10
Vinicius Jr: 8/10
Substitutions:
Luka Jovic: 5/10 – Came on to replace Benzema. The Serbian saw very little of the ball and didn’t have much of an impact on the game.
Rodrygo Goes: 5/10 – Came on to replace Toni Kroos. The Brazilian didn’t offer much in attack.
Fede Valverde: N/A – Came on to replace Vazquez late on.
Isco: N/A – Came on to replace Hazard late on.
