A dark horse to be promoted? Elche ranks fourth in the seven-round unbeaten league in La Liga, with the whole team worth less than 80 million euros

The new season of La Liga has reached the 8th round. In the last round, Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby, and the league was won by a complete victory/unbeaten golden body.

So far, only two teams in La Liga remain unbeaten: one is Barcelona with 6 wins and 1 draw; unexpectedly, the other team that has not been defeated in La Liga so far is Elche, the newly promoted team this season, who is currently ranked fourth in the league with an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 4 draws.

Elche finished second in the Segunda Division last season and advanced to La Liga; the team is currently worth only 79.9 million euros. Their biggest signing deal in the summer window was to sign Argentine young player Redondo Jr. with 2.15 million euros + second transfer, and sign goalkeeper Peña and full-back Ford on loan from Barcelona.

This reminds fans of the 23-24 season of La Liga dark Ma Gerona: they played a very distinctive football style and finally beat Atletico Madrid to finish third in the league.

However, Elche's unbeaten start also seems to be related to the schedule: they have not encountered many strong teams so far, and only drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in the second round. In the 11th round of La Liga in early November, they will challenge Barcelona away.

What kind of results will this newly promoted team achieve this season and whether it will become a real "dark horse" remains to be seen.

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