"The first half was an open contest that somehow ended goalless despite a succession of chances for both sides. Kylian Mbappé should have done better when played in by Raúl Asencio early on but fired wide, and at the other end André Silva missed the target from German Valera's cross. Thibaut Courtois then made an excellent save to deny Rafa Mir after Héctor Fort stole the ball from Álvaro Carreras."
"At the other end Mbappé went clean through but a poor touch allowed Iñaki Peña to make the save, and the goalkeeper denied the France striker again when Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross found him unmarked. The goalkeepers were the primary reason it remained 0-0 at the break, and Peña picked up where he left off when he got a strong hand to Rodrygo's shot moments after the restart."
Real Madrid drew 2-2 at Elche after Jude Bellingham's 87th-minute equaliser, moving Madrid clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga. Álvaro Rodríguez had given Elche the lead with a fine strike against his former club in the 84th minute. Aleix Febas opened the scoring early in the second half before Dean Huijsen levelled for Madrid 12 minutes from time. The first half produced numerous chances but remained goalless, with several missed opportunities for Mbappé, Raúl Asencio and André Silva and key saves by both goalkeepers. Xabi Alonso introduced substitutes including Vinícius, who threatened in the 72nd minute.
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