Sevilla are really lucky this week. They were nearly losing to Celta Vigo home but they made a great comeback and drew with them by 2-2. And after that, they hoped for Real Madrid to lose points against Elche somehow. And this really happened. Real Madrid experienced the same thing Sevilla did. They also were 2-0 behind home and this was really shocking. But they still managed to draw with them by the same score Sevilla had. And Sevilla kept the gap with Real Madrid thanks to it.
The rivalry between the two will continue from both Sevilla and Real Madrid who are in unlucky conditions. The score was drawn and the problem was that Elche, who was so far below Real Madrid's performance, also in terms of scores. Benzema's ideal is still not recovered. Here they are struggling to continue to maintain their rankings and on the other hand, Sevilla is still not going to give up on pushing Real Madrid faster for the next match.
Sevilla still remains in the championship race and the unexpected draw of Real Madrid in the match with Elche also contributed to this. Who would have thought that Real Madrid would have to escape from defeat in the time added by the referee in a home match from a team that is a couple of places away from the relegation zone from La Liga. Also, the good news for the intrigue in the championship is that Betis, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have won their matches and if they are not yet able to compete with Real Madrid in the fight for the championship, they may well impose a struggle on Sevilla for second place in the championship.
Real Madri really missed a great opportunity to maintain the difference in points from Sevilla, even though Sevilla were held to a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo and Madrid also drew 2-2 against Elche, with this result Sevilla still has the potential to overtake Madrid's current position which is in in first place with a difference of only 4 points. Even surprisingly Madrid had to go 2-0 down first to Elche before a goal from Modric's penalty in the 82nd minute and Militao's goal in the last minute of the match saved Madrid from defeat.
Real Madrid should have learned when they beat Elche in the Copa del Rey, at that time Real Madrid also had difficulty facing Elche.
Even Real Madrid had to beat Elche in extra time, so Real Madrid should have defended them well. Because if they focus too much on attacking,
it will give Elche room to make counter-attack. Some people blamed Benzema for failing to score a goal through a penalty and it must be admitted
that Benzema was not in his best form. But it is impossible to expect Benzema to play well in every game, because Benzema is also only human,
so it's natural to sometimes play badly. Elche should have a chance to beat Real Madrid, if they don't lose concentration at the end of the game.
But with the draw that Real Madrid got, it did open up opportunities for Sevilla to catch up with Real Madrid's points. It's still very interesting
to see La Liga's rivalry this season, not just the fight for the top spot between Real Madrid and Sevilla. However, the struggle for the top 4 position is
also very interesting, because Betis, Atletico and Barcelona also managed to win. So everything is still possible.
