Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Elche LLDLW 0
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Barcelona WLWLD 3
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona beat Elche, move to third in La Liga

A Lionel Messi brace led Barcelona to a victory over Elche in La Liga on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
34.9
Possession
65.1
6
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
700
405
Passes
772
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
8
0.5
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
36
18
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
6
17
Clearances
6

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 28Óscar MinguezaRB
  6. 8Miralem PjanicCM
  7. 16PedriLM
  8. 21Frenkie de JongRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 9Martin BraithwaiteLF
  11. 17Francisco TrincãoRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Ricard PuigSUB
  2. 7Antoine GriezmannSUB
  3. 19Matheus FernandesSUB
  4. 15Clément LengletSUB
  5. 29Konrad De La FuenteSUB
  6. 26Iñaki PeñaSUB
  7. 2Sergiño DestSUB
  8. 13NetoSUB
  9. 24Junior FirpoSUB
  10. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  11. 5Sergio BusquetsSUB

ELC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Edgar BadíaG
  2. 5Gonzalo VerdúCD
  3. 24JosemaCD-L
  4. 19Antonio BarragánCD-R
  5. 6Nuke MfuluCM-L
  6. 14Raúl GutiCM-R
  7. 25Johan MojicaLM
  8. 23CifuentesRM
  9. 9Lucas BoyéF
  10. 22Emiliano RigoniCF-L
  11. 10Pere MillaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Jonatan Carmona ÁlamoSUB
  2. 32Gerard BarriSUB
  3. 18Helibelton PalaciosSUB
  4. 26John DonaldSUB
  5. 11José Antonio MorenteSUB
  6. 7NinoSUB
  7. 45Lluis AndreuSUB
  8. 21Guido CarrilloSUB
  9. 15LuismiSUB
  10. 1Paulo GazzanigaSUB
  11. 16FidelSUB
  12. 12Dani CalvoSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'
  2. 48' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Goal at 48'
  3. 60' Substitution, Elche. Fidel replaces Cifu.
  4. 60' Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  5. 67' Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Substitution at 67'
  6. 68' Goal! Barcelona 2, Elche 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  7. 72' Guido Carrillo (Elche) Substitution at 72'
  8. 72' Substitution, Elche. Nino replaces Pere Milla.
  9. 73' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Goal at 73'
  10. 76' Substitution, Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  11. 76' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Jordi Alba.
  12. 76' Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué.
  13. 81' Substitution, Elche. Luismi replaces Omenuke Mfulu.

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