Elche vs Real Madrid - La Liga, Regular Season - 6 (Tue, 15 September 2026)
La Liga Regular Season - 6 Full time
- Goal: Osorio 71'
- Goal: Rodríguez 83'
- Goal: Dituro 25' (OG)
- Goal: Mbappé 33'
- Goal: Espí 90+1'
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Match reportYan Diomande first Real Madrid assist earns Mourinho praiseJose Mourinho praised Yan Diomande after the 19-year-old’s first Real Madrid assist, a yellow-carded 85-minute display and a badge kiss. Events
First half
- 4' Yellow card: Yan Diomande
- 25' Own goal: Matías Dituro (OG) 0-1
- Yellow card: Marc Aguado 31'
- 33' Goal: Kylian Mbappé assist: Yan Diomande 0-2
Second half
- Substitution: Marc AguadoLucas Cepeda 58'
- Substitution: Germán ValeraThomas Lemar 58'
- 68' Substitution: ViníciusBrahim Díaz
- 68' Substitution: Arda GülerJude Bellingham
- Substitution: Buba SangaréRuben Sanchez Saez 68'
- Substitution: Martim NetoFernando Niño Rodríguez 68'
- Goal: Abiel Alessio Osorio assist: Lucas Cepeda 1-2 71'
- 73' Yellow card: Ibrahima Konaté
- Yellow card: Lucas Cepeda 78'
- Substitution: Tete MorenteJosé Antonio Ferrández Pomares 80'
- Goal: Fernando Niño Rodríguez assist: José Antonio Ferrández Pomares 2-2 83'
- 86' Substitution: Aurelien TchouameniEndrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa
- 87' Substitution: Trent Alexander-ArnoldCarlos Espí
- 90+1' Goal: Carlos Espí assist: Kylian Mbappé 2-3
- 90+2' Substitution: Yan DiomandeDenzel Dumfries
- Yellow card: José Antonio Ferrández Pomares 90+3'
- Yellow card: Gonzalo Villar 90+4'
Stats
ElcheReal Madrid
- 56% Possession 44%
- 11 Shots 20
- 3 On target 4
- 2 Corners 5
- 21 Fouls 8
All stats
- 542 Passes 430
- 2 Saves 1
- 1 Offsides 5
- 4 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
KMKylian Mbappé
Real Madrid· 1 goal· 1 assistStories
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Real Madrid player ratings: Mbappe and Guler lead Elche comeback Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler top the ratings after Real Madrid’s five-goal win over Elche, with Mbappe decisive again and Guler praised for his influence. -
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Real Madrid press conference focuses on Guler and Tchouameni Jose Mourinho’s Elche preview focused on Arda Guler’s rise, Aurelien Tchouameni’s managed minutes and Real Madrid’s rotation balance. -
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Elche vs Real Madrid preview: Bellingham and Mbappé set the tone Bellingham has three goals and three assists, Mbappé has six goals in four league games, and Madrid visit Elche on 16 September.
Lineups & ratings
Elche
4-5-1 Coach M. Anselmi
1
12
20 ↓80'
11 ↓58'
23
8 ↓58'
16 ↓68'
5
3
24
2 ↓68'
- 18 T. Lemar for Germán Valera
- 21 L. Cepeda for Marc Aguado
- 14 Fer Niño for Martim Neto
- 22 Rubén Sánchez for Buba Sangaré
- 17 Josan for Tete Morente
- 6
- 9
- 10
- 13
- 19
- 26
- 47
Real Madrid
4-2-3-1 Coach José Mourinho
10
12 ↓87'
1
8
7 ↓68'
16
14 ↓86'
17
15 ↓68'
4
25 ↓90'
- 5 J. Bellingham for Arda Güler
- 21 Brahim Díaz for Vinícius
- 9 Endrick for Aurelien Tchouameni
- 19 Carlos Espí for Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 24 D. Dumfries for Yan Diomande
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 27
Bench · Elche
- 18 T. Lemar for Germán Valera
- 21 L. Cepeda for Marc Aguado
- 14 Fer Niño for Martim Neto
- 22 Rubén Sánchez for Buba Sangaré
- 17 Josan for Tete Morente
- 6
- 9
- 10
- 13
- 19
- 26
- 47
Bench · Real Madrid
- 5 J. Bellingham for Arda Güler
- 21 Brahim Díaz for Vinícius
- 9 Endrick for Aurelien Tchouameni
- 19 Carlos Espí for Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 24 D. Dumfries for Yan Diomande
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 27