Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe reacts after suffering an injury during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid in Elche, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Real Madrid's Arda Guler celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid in Elche, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Elche's Abiel Osorio heads teh ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid in Elche, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Real Madrid's Carlos Espi celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid in Elche, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

FILE - Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against the Netherlands in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

FILE - People sing happy birthday to Lionel Messi at a street mural of him in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

A mural of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi covers a building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Real Madrid's head coach Jose Mourinho reacts during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid in Elche, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)