Real Madrid and Elche meet this Wednesday on matchday twenty-one of LaLiga Santander, in a match that had to be postponed due to the participation of the Whites in the Club World Cup, which they would end up winning against Saudi Al Hilal (5-3). .
But the good news is not abundant for the madridistas. Carlo Ancelotti, the Real Madrid coach, confirmed that against Elche they will still not be able to count on goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who returned to the team dynamics this Tuesday after his muscular problem, nor on midfielder Toni Kroos, suffering from gastroenteritis.
Neither will Ferland Mendy, Eden Hazard or the Brazilian Vinícius Junior, the latter suspended in the domestic competition. If the Spanish Lucas Vázquez will arrive at the league event.
Opposite will be Elche, who wants to surprise at the Santiago Bernabéu. On his last visit, he managed to draw (2-2). In that match, goals by Lucas Boyé, at the end of the first half, and by Pere Milla, in the 76th minute, put the Elche team in a clear advantage, but Real Madrid, who had missed a penalty, closed the gap in half from Modric, after a new maximum penalty, and equalized in the discount through Militao.
The people from Elche scratched a draw, which is the most they have achieved at the Santiago Bernabéu. There they have never been able to achieve victory in the 23 games played.
This Wednesday would be a good occasion to break that statistic. Elche is bottom (20 points), but is only one away from salvation. In addition, he arrives with an injection of morale, after the valuable victory at home against Villarreal (3-1). That is the only victory that the people of Elche have achieved so far in the competition.
The match between Real Madrid and Elche, corresponding to the twenty-first day of LaLiga Santander, will be played this Wednesday, February 15 at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on DAZN and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
Real Madrid: Monday; Nacho, Militao, Rüdiger, Praise; Tchouameni, Camavinga, Oysters; Marco Asensio, Rodrygo and Benzema.
Elche: Edgar Badia, Magellan, Rock, Bigas, Carmona, Gumbau, Guti, Fidel, White Lautaro, Ponce or Nteka and Lucas Boyye.
