Elche vs Real Madrid – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Elche
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Madrid defeated Elche 3–2 on 15 September 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in La Liga.
Lineups
Elche: (4-5-1) Matías Dituro, Buba Sangaré, Roy Revivo, Federico Redondo, Marc Aguado, Germán Valera, Gonzalo Villar, Martim Neto, Tete Morente, Víctor Chust, Abiel Osorio.
Real Madrid: (4-2-3-1) Thibaut Courtois, Dean Huijsen, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappé, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Ibrahima Konaté, Marc Cucurella, Yan Diomande.
Substitutions
Elche: Lucas Cepeda for Marc Aguado, Thomas Lemar for Germán Valera, Fer Niño for Martim Neto, Rubén Sánchez for Buba Sangaré, Josan for Tete Morente.
Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham for Arda Güler, Brahim Díaz for Vinicius Junior, Endrick for Aurélien Tchouaméni, Carlos Espí for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Denzel Dumfries for Yan Diomande.
Sidelined players
Real Madrid: Rodrygo, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy.
Match statistics
Elche had 56% of the possession, compared with 44% for Real Madrid.
Elche registered 11 shots, with 3 on target. Real Madrid had 20 shots, with 4 on target.
Elche won 2 corners, while Real Madrid won 5.
Top players
Elche: Fer Niño scored 1 goal, Lucas Cepeda provided 1 assist, and Abiel Osorio was the highest-rated player (7.3).
Real Madrid: Carlos Espí scored 1 goal, Yan Diomande provided 1 assist, and Kylian Mbappé was the highest-rated player (8.2).