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09/15 17:33 CDT Real Madrid pulls off late La Liga win after squandering 2-goal
lead at Elche. Mbapp scores again
Real Madrid pulls off late La Liga win after squandering 2-goal lead at Elche.
Mbapp scores again
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) --- Carlos Esp scored in stoppage time after a nifty move by Jude
Bellingham and an assist by Kylian Mbapp to help Real Madrid salvage a 3-2 win
at Elche in the Spanish league after it relinquished a two-goal lead on Tuesday.
Bellingham used a neat long touch to get past an opponent near midfield and fed
Mbapp in a breakaway into the area, and the France star quickly set up Esp's
close-range score to give Madrid the victory and move the Spanish powerhouse
even on points with Barcelona. The defending champion can regain the lead when
it hosts promoted Racing Santander on Wednesday.
"We went from having it easy to losing control," Real Madrid coach Jos
Mourinho said. "But in the difficulty of the moment, facing the pressure of
losing points, the team reacted and won the match, which in the end is the most
important thing. The good thing is that nobody gets bored when Real Madrid
plays. The games are always fun."
Madrid had taken the lead against Elche with an own-goal by goalkeeper Matas
Dituro in the 25th after the ball ricocheted off him following a well-struck
free kick taken by Arda Guler. Mbapp added to the lead by scoring from close
range after an assist by Yan Diomande in the 33rd.
Abiel Osorio pulled the hosts closer with a header in the 71st and Fer Nio
netted the equalizer in the 83rd.
There was a bit of a scare immediately after Mbapp scored as he stayed on the
ground in visible pain, but he eventually returned to the field after being
attended by Madrid doctors.
The goal moved him to seven goals in six league matches, one goal more than
Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Sergio Camello and Roberto Fernndez.
Mbapp had scored a brace in Madrid's 4-1 win against Rayo Vallecano in the
previous round.
He had a goal disallowed for offside just before halftime on Tuesday.
Bellingham came into the match by replacing Guler in the 68th.
Madrid's only league setback this season was at Real Betis two rounds ago.
Mbapp and Vincius avoid T-shirt Players from both clubs wore t-shirts showing words of support for Ceuta as they came onto the field before the match. But Madrid players Mbapp, Vincius Jnior and Ibrahima Konat wore the shirt only halfway down their chest, without pulling them down, and obscuring some of the words on it. Mbapp and Vincius removed their shirts before they saluted the other players and the referees. They had not immediately explained why they did that. In July, tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier between Spain's North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco.
Valencia wins after shake-up Valencia won 1-0 at Alaves to end a four-game losing streak and a winless start to the season. The string of poor results had led to the firing of coach Carlos Corbern and soccer CEO Ron Gourlay this weekend. It then appointed Braulio Vzquez as its new sporting director and named B-team coach 0scar Snchez as an interim manager. Luis Rioja scored a 78th-minute winner for Valencia, which had been outscored 10-1 so far. Valencia fans had been protesting and called players "mercenaries" after the 5-0 home loss to Barcelona. They have long called for the exit of owner Peter Lim.
Rayo Vallecano triumphs in Butarque again Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 with first-half goals by Alvaro Garca and Adria Pedrosa in what may have been its last match before returning home to Vallecas Stadium. It was Rayo's third home game played at Butarque Stadium --- which belongs to second-tier club Leganes --- because of unsafe conditions at Vallecas. It also beat Racing Santander 3-2 and drew Alaves 1-1 at Butarque. Roberto Fernndez scored for Espanyol in the second half for his sixth goal in six matches. ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
Mbapp and Vincius avoid T-shirt Players from both clubs wore t-shirts showing words of support for Ceuta as they came onto the field before the match. But Madrid players Mbapp, Vincius Jnior and Ibrahima Konat wore the shirt only halfway down their chest, without pulling them down, and obscuring some of the words on it. Mbapp and Vincius removed their shirts before they saluted the other players and the referees. They had not immediately explained why they did that. In July, tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier between Spain's North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco.
Valencia wins after shake-up Valencia won 1-0 at Alaves to end a four-game losing streak and a winless start to the season. The string of poor results had led to the firing of coach Carlos Corbern and soccer CEO Ron Gourlay this weekend. It then appointed Braulio Vzquez as its new sporting director and named B-team coach 0scar Snchez as an interim manager. Luis Rioja scored a 78th-minute winner for Valencia, which had been outscored 10-1 so far. Valencia fans had been protesting and called players "mercenaries" after the 5-0 home loss to Barcelona. They have long called for the exit of owner Peter Lim.
Rayo Vallecano triumphs in Butarque again Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 with first-half goals by Alvaro Garca and Adria Pedrosa in what may have been its last match before returning home to Vallecas Stadium. It was Rayo's third home game played at Butarque Stadium --- which belongs to second-tier club Leganes --- because of unsafe conditions at Vallecas. It also beat Racing Santander 3-2 and drew Alaves 1-1 at Butarque. Roberto Fernndez scored for Espanyol in the second half for his sixth goal in six matches. ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
