Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, August 23, 2026
Barcelona WLLWW 5
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Elche LWDWD 0
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Estadio Martínez Valero · 30,704 att. · ABC

Match Report

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Raphinha, Fermín López both score two each as Barcelona open campaign with 5-0 win

Raphinha and Fermín López scored two goals each as Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 victory at Elche.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
54.4
Possession
45.6
11
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
466
Accurate Passes
349
534
Passes
435
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
3
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
35
Long Balls
67
20
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
11
34
Effective Clearances
7
34
Clearances
7

Highlights

01:06 Elche vs. Barcelona - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:45 Barcelona strikes first on Raphinha's penalty kick Watch on ESPN 01:00 Karim Adeyemi's goal pads Barcelona's lead Watch on ESPN 01:05 Barcelona goes up 3-0 on Raphinha's 2nd goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

ELC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Matías DituroG
  2. 5Federico RedondoCD
  3. 23Víctor ChustCD-L
  4. 22David AffengruberCD-R
  5. 11Germán ValeraLB
  6. 2Buba SangaréRB
  7. 8Marc AguadoCM-L
  8. 12Gonzalo VillarCM-R
  9. 29Ali HouaryLM
  10. 20José Antonio MorenteRM
  11. 14Fer NiñoF

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 36Xavi EspartLB
  5. 24Eric GarcíaRB
  6. 7Fermín LópezAM
  7. 6GaviLM
  8. 22Marc BernalRM
  9. 11RaphinhaF
  10. 14Karim AdeyemiAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 30' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 30'
  4. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 32'
  6. 33' Ali Houary (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 41' Delay in match (Elche).
  8. 41'
  9. 42' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 42'
  11. 44' Delay in match because of an injury Gavi (Barcelona).
  12. 44'
  13. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 45'
  15. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gavi because of an injury.
  16. 45'+3' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 2. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
  17. 64' Substitution, Elche. Lucas Cepeda replaces Tete Morente.
  18. 64' Substitution, Elche. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Ali Houary.
  19. 64' Substitution, Elche. Martim Neto replaces Marc Aguado.
  20. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon replaces Lamine Yamal.
  21. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  22. 67' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 3. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  23. 69' Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Fer Niño.
  24. 71' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 4. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  25. 76' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  26. 76'
  27. 76' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 76'
  29. 79' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 5. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Espart.
  30. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Marc Bernal.
  31. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Raphinha.
  32. 81' Substitution, Elche. Pedro Bigas replaces Federico Redondo.

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