Real Madrid vs Elche CF : Lineups and updates

Real Madrid will seek to bounce back in La Liga against a depleted Elche side.

The reigning La Liga champions enter the match needing a victory to keep the pressure on Xavi’s Barcelona after recently winning the Club World Cup for the sixth time in their history. With the competition for the La Liga title heating up, Ancelotti would want to secure victory against Elche.

Real Madrid is presently 11 points behind league leaders Barcelona, but they have a game in hand and might close the gap following their match against Elche.

And, with history on their side, the game might be the ideal occasion for Real Madrid to avenge their past defeat against Mallorca. The Spanish heavyweights won the rematch 3-0, a result they will attempt to duplicate at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Elche picked up their first La Liga win of the season with Pere Milla scoring a spectacular hat trick in a 3-1 thrashing of Villareal. However, Milla’s capture of the match ball is the only bright spot in a terrible season for the Spanish team.

Elche is at the bottom of the standings with 9 points from 20 league games, as well as the joint-worst goal-scoring record (15 goals scored) and the worst defensive record ( 40 goals conceded).

Los Franjiveredas is 12 points from safety, and to make matters worse, they face a team against whom they have conceded 24 goals and have not to win a game in 20 attempts across all competitions.