Real Madrid beat Elche 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in a La Liga match on Wednesday 15 February, 2023.
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| Real Madrid 4-0 Elche – at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. Photo: @realmadriden |
With this outcome, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have closed the gap to toppers Barcelona by eight points.
Real Madrid took the lead in the 8th minute through Marco Asensio, Rodrygo was tripped in the box and striker, Karim Benzema made it two from the penalty spot in the 31st minute.
On the stroke of halftime, Benzema once again found the back of the net from the penalty spot.
With this brace, Benzema has netted 11 goals after 13 encounters.
✨ @Benzema equals @RaulGonzalez as the player with the third highest number of victories in Real Madrid history! ✨
👉 4⃣2⃣9⃣#RealFootball pic.twitter.com/fnd6aStUo8— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 15, 2023
Luka Modric sealed victory for the hosts in the 80th minute when he fired a beautiful effort in the top left corner.
In his post-match comments, Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, said: “The team has improved and we have to keep up this rhythm.”
💬 @Camavinga: “We are going to fight for @LaLigaEN until the end.”#RealMadridElche pic.twitter.com/vikbjjPojK
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 15, 2023
