Continuation of the 22nd day of La Liga this Saturday evening with the trip of FC Barcelona to the Elche pitch. Hansi Flick’s men had to win to consolidate their first place in the standings and put pressure on Real Madrid. Opposite, an Elche team, in the soft underbelly of La Liga and renowned for being playful. And this was further confirmed in this match as the locals played very high, allowing Barça to create a multitude of chances in this match.
After only a minute of play, Lamine Yamal appeared on the counter-attack in a 3 against one. But the young Spaniard did not target the first shot of the match. The first strike in a very long series, as the Barcelona attackers multiplied the opportunities. Opposite, Elche played counterattacks and tried to take advantage of Barça’s high defense to gain depth. But it was logically the Barcelona side who opened the scoring in this match through Lamine Yamal. Thrown behind the defense by Olmo, he raced towards goal, dribbled past the goalkeeper and pushed the ball into the back of the net (6th).
Barça were clumsy in front of goal
In the process, Olmo, Raphinha then Ferran Torres missed the break goal. And Elche took the opportunity to equalize. Behind the Barcelona defense, former Real Madrid striker Álvaro went deep and beat Joan Garcia (29th, 1-1). But with Barça’s numerous chances, we wondered how long the score would stay like this. Ferran Torres made numerous huge misses, including a double miss on the bar (32nd). The former City striker put on a hideous performance in front of the cage, with a series of blunders. But by pushing, he ended up giving his team the advantage thanks to good work from Olmo (2-1, 40th).
Returning from the locker room, in the same mood as in the first period, the Catalan club, led by a very good Lamine Yamal, had a series of chances and misses in front of the cage. Even Rashford, who had replaced Raphinha who was injured in the thigh, did not target his shot on his face-to-face (65th). But the English international ended up definitively sealing his team’s victory by being at the conclusion of a great collective action (3-1, 72nd). The score will no longer move. A logical victory as Lamine Yamal’s teammates dominated (31 shots, 8 on target). FC Barcelona has another success and is now 4 points ahead of the Madrid rival. Elche remains three points from the red zone.
