Real Madrid’s comeback, Rashford’s redemption, Alisson MVP for Liverpool Weekend Review

The European weekend didn’t disappoint with late goals the dominant theme: Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid completed dramatic comebacks in LaLiga, while Manchester United needed a 93rd-minute goal to get victory. Elsewhere, Liverpool’s goalkeeper was the hero in a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace that could have gone a lot differently.

Here are Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and James Tyler with what you need to know from around Europe.

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Four talking points

Real Madrid win in 2-2 draw

Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw with Elche on Sunday felt like both a missed opportunity — second-place Sevilla’s dropped points a day earlier had handed them the chance to extend their lead at the top — and yet another reminder that this team never knows when it’s beaten.

Pretty much everything had gone against them once the game kicked off. Karim Benzema skied a penalty, his first-ever miss for Madrid after 16 successful spot-kicks, opposing keeper Edgar Badia made a series of acrobatic saves, and defensive lapses allowed Elche to score with their only two shots on target. Madrid kept going, though: Vinicius Junior ran tirelessly at the Elche defence, and when another penalty — put away this time by Luka Modric — made it 2-1 Elche with 82 minutes gone, an equaliser felt almost inevitable. Eder Militao, now the team’s most dangerous aerial threat, played the Sergio Ramos role with a towering header in added time.

It’s still difficult to say quite how good this Real Madrid team are. Draws with Cadiz and now Elche in the past month, coupled with a defeat at Getafe, have highlighted their issues in beating so-called “lesser teams” that look to sit back and keep it tight. Madrid’s lead at the top is just four points, and Sevilla would be level with them now if they hadn’t drawn their…