Elche 2-2 Real Madrid recap - La Liga result as visitors go top after Jude Bellingham rescues point in 87th minute

Jude Bellingham's close-range strike in the 87th minute denied Elche a first victory over Real Madrid in 47 years.

In a match which saw Xabi Alonso's side frail at the back throughout, Elche twice took the lead in the second half with a fantastic back-heel from German Valera setting up skipper Aleix Febas to put them in front eight minutes after the break.

Madrid's first equaliser came when Bellingham won an aerial challenge from a corner delivered by Trent Alexander-Arnold, starting his first league game since August, and the ball dropped for defender Dean Huijsen to poke home.

It looked like the visitors would go on to take all three points but former Madrid striker, Alvaro Rodriguez, minutes after coming on, restored the home side's advantage with a fine run and shot, though Thibaut Courtois will be disappointed to let in an effort which was a good distance from the corner of the net.

But the lead would only last three minutes as Bellingham, after seeing his initial effort parried, ran on to turn home the ball which Kylian Mbappe had just managed to keep in play.

The draw puts Madrid a point clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga, while Elche rise to 11th.

Real Madrid could easily have lost but fought well to steal a point which their defensive frailty made it look like they might not get.

He clears away Alexander-Arnold's inswinging free kick.

He had to pull Mbappe back really on the edge of his own box, but it sees him go off with two minutes of injury time remaining.

Gonzalez Garcia gets a stud on Vinicius Jr's low cross but he can't divert it home.

Real allow him to shoot from ten yards out but he skews it horribly wide.

Great desire from Bellingham. His initial effort was blocked well by Pena and heading out of play before Mbappe just kept the ball in play and the England man kept running and converted from a couple of yards out.

What a strike! The former Real Madrid player took the ball near the centre circle ran to the edge of the box, then turned inside Asencio and hit a firm effort from the edge of the area that you would usually expect Courtois to save, but it flew into the net instead.

The Elche goalscorer is replaced.

But two defenders converge on the Real winger and his effort is blocked.

Bellingham won the first header from Alexander-Arnold's corner and the big centre back then stuck out his long leg and pokes the ball into the bottom corner of the net

Alexander-Arnold drilled a low ball into the centre and it was deflected by Aguado onto his own crossbar and over.

He put in a sliding tackle just when Andre Silva was about to shoot.

But Nunes maanged to get across and block his effort at goal.

Diangana and Fort go off, replaced by Pedrosa and Neto.

Very little in it but it gives the hosts some rest bite.

A fourth Real Madrid substitution.

He controlled a firm through-ball and took it forward in his stride but then faced with a narrow angle squared it blind across the six-yard box but no team-mates were there.

But no one is there for Real and Chust can clear.

He clutches his head but there was no contact at all from Fort.