Football Daily | Madrid endure an awkward night after T-shirt trouble and Elche scare
The Guardian · Barry Glendenning · 16 Sept 2026
Momentum
Real BetisElche
0′HT90′
Timeline
CommentaryReal BetisElche
- 4'Nabil Fekir — yellow card
- 16'Pere Milla — yellow card
- 16'John Donald — red card
- 22'Aitor Ruibal — yellow card
- 28'GBorja Iglesias (assist: N. Fekir)
- 30'Gerard Gumbau — yellow card
- 39'GJuanmi
- 45+4'Fidel — yellow card
- 46'Diego González → E. Roco
- 46'Tete Morente → Fidel
- 60'GJuanmi
- 64'Roger Martí — yellow card
- 64'Róber → N. Fekir
- 65'E. Ponce → Roger Martí
- 65'Josan Ferrández → Pere Milla
- 76'Alejandro Alfaro → Gumbau
- 78'Juanmi — yellow card
- 79'Loren Morón → Borja Iglesias
- 79'Fran Delgado → Aitor Ruibal
- 81'Josan — yellow card
- 87'P. Akouokou → G. Rodríguez
- 87'Juan Miranda → Rodri
- 89'Johan Mojica — yellow card
Lineups
Pitch viewReal Betis4-2-3-1
Coach: M. Pellegrini
Starting XI
- 13Rui SilvaG
- 24Aitor RuibalD
- 16G. PezzellaD
- 3Edgar GonzálezD
- 15Álex MorenoD
- 5G. RodríguezM
- 14William CarvalhoM
- 28RodriM
- 8N. FekirM
- 7JuanmiM
- 9Borja IglesiasF
Substitutes
Elche3-4-3
Coach: Francisco
Starting XI
- 13Edgar BadiaG
- 26John NwankwoD
- 3E. RocoD
- 6BigasD
- 14H. PalaciosM
- 21Omar MascarellM
- 20GumbauM
- 22J. MojicaM
- 10Pere MillaF
- 18Roger MartíF
- 16FidelF
Substitutes
- 4Diego GonzálezD
- 11Tete MorenteM
- 19E. PonceF
- 17Josan FerrándezM
- 32Alejandro AlfaroM
- 1A. WernerG
- 28JesúsG
- 23ClercD
- 15Álex ColladoM
- 24Pol LirolaD
Head to head
All meetingsKey players
Goalkeeper
8.31Rating6.34
7Apps7
630Minutes630
4.43Saves /902.57
0.86Conceded /902.29
73%Pass acc.64%
Defender
7.58Rating6.86
6Apps4
333Minutes266
2.70Tackles /901.02
1.08Interceptions /901.69
1.35Blocks /900.68
5.68Duels won /904.06
Midfielder
7.25Rating6.82
6Apps7
416Minutes573
0Goals0
1Assists1
0.87Key passes /901.26
93%Pass acc.88%
0.22Dribbles won /900.94
Forward
7.14Rating7.28
4Apps7
244Minutes470
1Goals5
0Assists0
1.11On target /901.72
2.58Dribbles won /901.15
From 14 matches this season.
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