Madrid has fun at the expense of Elche's sadness and is again eight points behind Barça

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Infected by the '

' and taking advantage of the inertia of their victory in the

,

enjoyed the most comfortable game of the season.

A 4-0 against the football sadness of an Elche sunk in the standings.

on two occasions, both from the penalty spot, and

kept the Whites

's lead

.

The people from Alicante landed in

with the impetus of having won their first match of the course last weekend against Villarreal

but reality hit them incessantly.

The worst bottom team in the big leagues (

) together with the

(8 in 22), on the way to one of the worst seasons in the history of

, let Madrid breathe and enjoy as it begins to fuel towards its next big goal: the Champions League tie against

.

Without

in the starting eleven, some due to injury, others due to technical decision and one, the Brazilian, due to suspension, some difficulties could be expected for Madrid in the creation, but the defensive weakness and the low intensity of his rival in pressing made things easier for

's men .

drew a low block on the pitch, with three center-backs, five defenders and two defensive midfielders trying to

a few days ago, but his squad lacks bite like Aguirre's do.

In the 8th minute and after a timid approach after a good combination of Rodrygo and Benzema,

received in three quarters of the rival field, between the lines of the fragile Alicante wall, he covered several meters without opposition, zig

over

and

's right post

, who couldn't do anything.

The Spaniard scored his second goal in the last three league games and accelerated the triumph of his team, which found no opposition.

Elche gave away possession and

became the owner of the midfield, next to a

who recovered his natural position and a Valverde who was successful in the short pass.

Between the three of them, who together with

are the future of Madrid in creation (waiting for what happens with

), they made the win in the first 45 minutes.

Benzema

was able to score with a header after a good cross from Rodrygo and Badía saved the second after a left-footed shot from

, but it was a matter of time before the whites touched the net again from an Elche too cornered and without the necessary bellows to build some dangerous play.

In minute 29, Carvajal won the end line and hung the ball over

's hand

.

, the Elche footballers did not protest and the French striker beat Badía from eleven meters with a shot to the right corner.

The blow enraged the people from Alicante a bit, who then had their best chances of the night.

First

with a header that went high and then

, with a shot from the top of the area that went wide.

The Bernabéu was already focusing on the break when

received with space inside the area, faced and cut González and he blocked him.

, which was resolved to the left of Badía, and third by Madrid.

With the score sentenced and while Elche was already thinking about more peaceful days to try the miracle of salvation, Ancelotti's team dedicated itself to

.

The whites dominated possession until eternity and created enough chances to end the night with a festival of goals, but they found themselves again and again

despite the defeat.

The Catalan goalkeeper stopped two consecutive chances from Rodrygo, a fairly clear shot from Benzema and a volley from Asensio.

An extraordinary effort until

, who had entered the final stretch, found his right corner to score the fourth and earn

a standing ovation .

Saturday,

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