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Barcelona goalkeeper’s nose was kicked and bleeding + he was deprived of MVP! Without the referee’s help, Real Madrid couldn’t even score a point

4:28am, 25 November 2025Football

In the early morning of November 24, in the 13th round of La Liga’s focus match, Real Madrid challenged Elche away from home. During the game, Real Madrid played very poorly and all members were in poor condition. If it weren't for the referee's controversial penalty, Real Madrid would most likely not have even scored a point.

Before the game, Real Madrid had lost two consecutive games, and Alonso's team urgently needed to rediscover the taste of victory with Elche. After the game started, Real Madrid players seemed to have not come out of the rhythm of the international match day and failed to play with the intensity they should have.

In the first half, the two teams were tied 0-0. In the second half, Elche took the lead in scoring, and Real Madrid finally woke up from a dream. After that, Huizen scored in the corner kick and Real Madrid equalized the score. However, Real Madrid's defense soon made another mistake, allowing their opponents to take the lead again.

In the 87th minute, Real Madrid, in desperate situation, violently attacked the opponent's goal. In the penalty area, Bellingham shot and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Later, Vinicius tried to take a follow-up shot. He did not touch the ball, but hit the opponent's goalkeeper's nose, which caused blood to flow from his nose on the spot. Real Madrid's offense continued, Mbappe passed back from the bottom line, Bellingham shot again, and the ball went in!

The referee determined that the goal was valid! This goal caused huge controversy. The slow motion showed that Vinicius was suspected of colliding with the goalkeeper. He did not touch the ball at all, but hit the opponent's nose to bleed.

In the end, Real Madrid could only regretfully score 1 point. In this campaign, Elche's goalkeeper contributed 5 wonderful saves, which made the Real Madrid superstars sigh with regret. It is worth mentioning that this goalkeeper is Peña, the Barcelona player who joined Elche on loan from Barcelona this summer. As a Barcelona player, he worked particularly hard against Real Madrid.

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