Real Madrid achieved a well-deserved victory over Elche with a score of 4-1 in the 28th round of La Liga, in the match held at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Real Madrid increased their tally to 66 points, placing them in second position and temporarily one point behind Barcelona, while Elche`s tally remained at 26 points in the seventeenth position.

Real Madrid took the lead through their German defender Antonio Rudiger, after a ball was cleared by the defender from inside the penalty area and fell to Rudiger, who fired it into the net in the 39th minute.

In the 44th minute, Real Madrid scored a second goal following a swift attack that ended with a pass from Fran Garcia to Fede Valverde, who unleashed a brilliant shot from the edge of the penalty area that found the back of the net.

Real Madrid scored a third goal through Dean Howson in the 66th minute after a cross from the young player Daniel Yanez, which Howson converted with a brilliant header into the net.

In the 85th minute, Elche reduced the deficit after a mistake by Camavinga, which allowed the ball to reach an Elche player. He then passed it to his teammate, who sent a cross that Manuel Angel inadvertently turned into his own net.

Arda Güler scored a stunning goal after shooting the ball from the middle of Real Madrid`s field in the 89th minute, taking advantage of the goalkeeper being out of his net.

Other results from today`s La Liga matches:

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