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2: 2! Two old players counterattacked, Bellingham passed and shot the savior, Real Madrid suffered an upset and lost 3 games

8:20am, 24 November 2025【Football】

Before the national team match, Real Madrid's winning streak came to an end. Not only did the Galacticos lose to Liverpool, who were sluggish this season in the Champions League, but they were also tied with Rayo Vallecano, who was last in the league, after being unable to win for a long time. The inability to win strong duels and the difficulty of breaking through the iron barrel formation have also caused Alonso to still be questioned. In the early morning of November 24, Real Madrid played away to Elche in the 12th round of La Liga. After falling behind twice, Huizen and Bellingham scored a goal each, and Real Madrid struggled to score 1 point at 2:2.

Considering that Vinicius and Valverde had just returned from the national team game, they were on the bench due to rotation. Fran Garcia was pushed to the winger position. Rodrigo got the starting opportunity to form an offensive partner with Mbappe and Bellingham; Guler and Ceballos were double midfielders; Arnold returned from injury and partnered with Raul Asensio, Huizen and Carreras in the defense, and Courtois guarded the goal.

In the 4th minute after the opening, Rodrigo cut in from the right and ducked in for a try, and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Raul Asensio followed up with a cross from the right, and Mbappe kept the ball at the top of the arc and slid the ball past the goal. In the 16th minute, Carreras was intercepted with the ball in the backcourt, and Andre Silva immediately distributed the ball. Rafael Mir kept shooting the ball low, and Courtois decisively struck out and stretched his legs to complete the save; in the 20th minute, Arnold took a corner kick, and Raul Asensio jumped high in front of the goal and hit the goal with his header and missed the post.

In the 30th minute, Real Madrid counterattacked with a long pass from the backcourt. Mbappe stepped on the accelerator and rushed into the penalty area to shoot low. Peña decisively abandoned the goal and rejected Real Madrid No. 10's shot; in the 32nd minute , Arnold made a precise pass from the right, Mbappe outflanked the ball from behind and shot hard, Peña made a brave save again; in the 39th minute, Andre Silva broke into the penalty area and shot low from a small angle, Courtois also responded with a wonderful save.

Although Elche is not ranked high, they played back and forth with Real Madrid in this game; at the same time, they also seized the loopholes of the Galacticos; in the 53rd minute, Fevas and Andre Silva hit the wall and cooperated to bypass Passing Arnold's defense and cutting into the penalty area, Valera understood and tapped his heel. Fevas got the ball and shot into the far corner, 0:1! The 29-year-old Fevas came from Real Madrid's youth training, but he failed to represent Real Madrid's first team.

Unexpectedly, he lost a goal first. Alonso immediately replaced 4 people in a row. Vinicius, Camavinga, Valverde and Gonzalo Garcia all came on as substitutes. After regaining the initiative and continuously suppressing it, finally in the 78th minute, Arnold took a corner kick, Bellingham crossed in the middle, and Huizen followed up with a kick to equalize the score, 1:1! This is Huizen's first La Liga goal since joining Real Madrid.

In the 84th minute, Alvaro Rodriguez single-handedly held the ball and faced his Castilla teammate Raul Asensio one-on-one. He came to the top of the arc and shot a long shot through Courtois' goal, 1:2! Alvaro Rodriguez also came from Real Madrid's youth training. He had a record of appearances during Ancelotti's time and also scored a key goal against Atletico Madrid. He was officially sold to Elche this summer.

In the 87th minute, Arnold's set kick caused danger again. Huizen responded with a header. Bellingham's volley was barely blocked by Peña. Mbappe saved the ball in front of the baseline. Bellingham's shot equalized the score again, 2:2! In the end, Real Madrid barely managed to score 1 point in a 2:2 draw with Elche in the away game, thus overtaking Barcelona and returning to the top spot in La Liga. Real Madrid has not won in the past 3 games, losing almost all of its original points advantage. Alonso still needs to do a lot of work.