Real Madrid - Elche 4-1: Comfortable Victory, One Point Behind Leader

Real Madrid defeated Elche 4-1, reducing the gap to leaders Barcelona to one point. Despite several absences, Real Madrid dominated, with goals from Rüdiger, Valverde, Haussen, and Güler.

The home side opened the scoring in the 39th minute through Rüdiger, while Valverde doubled the lead in the 45th minute. In the 66th minute, Haussen made it 3-0, while Elche reduced the score to 3-1 in the 85th minute with an own goal by Miguel Ángel. Güler finalized the score with a spectacular shot.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Haussen, Fr. García, Valverde (58' G. García), Pitars (64' Pérez), Tchouameni (58' Yáñez), Camavinga, Díaz (63' Morán), Vinícius (58' Güler).