The 2-2 draw is not terrible. What is terrible is Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso’s self-criticism after the game.

In the early morning of November 24th, the 13th round of the 25/26 La Liga season continued, ushering in a focus battle! Real Madrid plays Elche away from home. In the first half, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, but neither achieved anything; in the second half, Fabbas scored to open the scoring, Huizen equalized the score and scored the first goal of Real Madrid's career. Rodriguez scored another goal, and then Mbappe assisted Bellingham to score the tie! In the end, Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche in an away game, which was a huge upset! After two consecutive draws in the league, they lead the standings with only 1 point advantage.

Alonso performed some rotations in this game, Rodrigo started, Wyson and Asensio partnered as central defenders, Arnold started, midfielder Valverde took a rest, Ceballos and Guler shouldered organizational tasks, Fran Garcia started as left midfielder, Rodrigo and Mbappe were on the front line, and Bellingham supported behind him.

Looking back at the game, in the first half, after the game started, Real Madrid created many opportunities. In the 21st minute, Arnold took a corner kick and Raul Asensio's header missed the post. In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid passed the ball from the right side of the frontcourt into the penalty area. Mbappe outflanked the shot from close range and was saved by the goalkeeper. After that, neither side made any achievements, and the two sides shook hands with each other 0-0 at halftime.

In the second half, Bian Yi fought again. In the 53rd minute, Varela sent a through ball with his heel. Fabas stepped forward from the left side of the penalty area and scored from a small angle. Elche led 1-0. In the 78th minute, Arnold took a corner kick from the right, Bellingham headed the ball, Huizen shot and scored, and Real Madrid equalized the score 1-1. In the 84th minute, Alvaro Rodriguez dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area, shook off the defense and scored with a low shot, giving Elche a 2-1 lead. In the 87th minute, Bellingham hit the goal in the penalty area and was saved by the goalkeeper. Mbappe knocked back from the bottom line. Bellingham outflanked and pushed the goal, and Real Madrid equalized 2-2. In stoppage time, Cuestra fouled and received a second yellow card and was sent off. In the end, the game ended with Real Madrid drawing 2-2 away from Elche.

This game was really chaotic, with no breakthrough and no ball organization. Elche took the lead twice in the second half. When Real Madrid youth academy player Alvaro scored, I thought Real Madrid was going to lose. Bellingham's close-range supplementary shot saved Alonso's life. Be it Mbappe, Vinicius or Rodrigo, Real Madrid is really doing nothing in this game. It really depends on the stars to make a living. There is absolutely no chance of La Liga this season. After watching Real Madrid games for so many years, I really feel that Real Madrid now has almost no skills and tactics! Alonso, what are the technical and tactical routines in your mind?

Xu Liang, a former national player, commented after the game: "Alonso really can no longer be the head coach of Real Madrid. He is destroying the roots of Real Madrid's defensive counterattack. At his core, he still plays a passing and controlling style. Real Madrid played too much passing and controlling this season. In fact, last season's Real Madrid is not weak at all, it is completely ruined by injuries. Now Brother Long is destroying the foundation of Real Madrid! The only bright spot in this game, Arnold's crosses, are all threatening positions, and Arnold has made several long passes from the backcourt to the frontcourt, preventing the midfielder from flopping around. Find a center quickly, it can't be opened like this. Just let Arnold pass the ball, let the center carry it, don't play back and forth. No matter who you play with, the running distance and enthusiasm are not as good as others. How can we play like this?"

After the game, Real Madrid coach Alonso attended the press conference. He said: "This is football before. The momentum is good, but the results are not satisfactory now. However, we still know our goals and must continue to work hard. We know that the team always pursues victory and cannot be satisfied when we fail to win. There are still many games in this season and we must focus on the next game. Analysis of today's performance. The team never gave up and kept working hard. We know that every game is different. Obviously, there is room for improvement in the results, but our thinking is clear and the team's morale is still good. This is us. The way to deal with adversity. This is Real Madrid, and any unfavorable result will attract criticism."

When talking about the goal conceded after the team equalized, Alonso said: "It's a pity that we should have conceded again after equalizing the score. We fought back, but were scored by our opponents again. This goal was a big blow, but the team still fought hard and not only tied the score but also got a good chance to take the lead. The most regrettable thing is that we failed to continue to press in the opponent's half after the equalizer, which resulted in the goal being conceded. I will conduct a comprehensive review after the game and summarize the gains and losses with the coaching staff. , and told the players what they did well and what they need to improve. After equalizing the score today, we failed to continue the momentum and fell behind again, which made us a little frustrated. However, the team still fought hard to take the lead in the first half, although we failed in the end."