On the evening of October 30, Beijing time, the 12th round of La Liga took the lead in a game, and Real Madrid won 2-1 away from home, unbeaten against Elche for 43 consecutive years. After winning, Real Madrid reached 24 points, relying on the goal difference advantage to surpass Real Sociedad and reach the top of the table.
As the 34th la liga champion, Real Madrid has been unstable recently, losing points in a row. After being forced to draw 0-0 at home in the last round of the league, he missed 12 consecutive home wins over Osasuna, which was also a missed opportunity to return to the top of the table.
Real Madrid currently have 21 points alongside Sevilla and Real Betis, with Real Madrid ranking 2nd with goal difference and Real Sociedad ranking 1st with 24 points in a round. Real Madrid's opponent Elche accumulated 10 points in 11 rounds, ranking 14th in the table.
In the 21st minute of the first half, when Real Madrid pressed in front of the field, Elche made a mistake in the back, Casemi Roma instigated a counterattack, Mariano heels to do the ball, Vinicius inserted into the box and pushed a shot to help Real Madrid lead 1-0.
The goal, Vinicius' sixth La Liga goal of the season, tied with Suarez, De Thomas and Oyazavar, tied for second place in the top scorers list, three points behind the top-up Benzema. In addition, Vinicius's last 11 La Liga goals are equal to his previous 54 goals, and Vinicius, known as the "new Big Luo", finally ushered in a crazy outbreak.
Mariano, who provided an assist for Vinicius, made his first appearance this season and was also Mariano's second assist during his second time for Real Madrid, the last time he contributed an assist to Real Madrid was in the 2016-17 season.
In the second half, the 73rd minute, Real Madrid broke the ball in midfield, Modric went straight into the box, Vinicius swung the defender and then poked into the net to help Real Madrid extend the score 2-0. In the 85th minute, Real Madrid made a mistake and Elche pulled a goal back.
In the end, Real Madrid maintained a 2-1 score until the end of the game, reaching 24 points, equaling Real Sociedad, Real Madrid relied on goal difference to dominate the first place, and one more round to shake off Atletico 5 points and lead Barca by 9 points.
In addition, this victory allowed Real Madrid not to lose to Elche for 43 consecutive years, the last loss was in 1978, when the away defeat was 1-3.