Elche vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGALamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford all score as Barcelona overpower Elche
Marcus Rashford scored from off the bench, as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 3-1 win against Elche.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 6': Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball following a fast break.
- 7': Attempt missed. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 8': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche).
- 9': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 11': Offside, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 13': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Elche).
- 16': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 20': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 20': Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Elche).
- 23': Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
- 25': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Silva.
- 25': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
- 26': Foul by John Donald (Elche).
- 26': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 29': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 1. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Germán Valera with a through ball.
- 31': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 32': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 32': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 35': Handball by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 36': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
- 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Victor Chust.
- 37': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by John Donald (Elche).
- 38': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': John Donald (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 40': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 2. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 42': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 43': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 44': Adrià Pedrosa (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 44': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by John Donald.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by André Silva.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Elche 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Raphinha because of an injury.
- 46': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Adrià Pedrosa.
- 46': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 47': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Germán Valera following a fast break.
- 51': Offside, Elche. Rodrigo Mendoza is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 55': Offside, Elche. André Silva is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, Elche. Federico Redondo replaces Marc Aguado.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 59': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche).
- 60': David Affengruber (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 60': Substitution, Elche. Adam El Mokhtari replaces André Silva.
- 60': Substitution, Elche. Martim Neto replaces Grady Diangana.
- 61': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 61': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bernal replaces Dani Olmo.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 63': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 63': Attempt missed. Adam El Mokhtari (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martim Neto.
- 64': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
- 64': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Marc Bernal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David Affengruber.
- 66': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Federico Redondo (Elche).
- 68': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
- 68': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 69': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
- 69': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Adam El Mokhtari.
- 72': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 3. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 74': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 74': Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Elche. Léo Pétrot replaces David Affengruber.
- 75': Substitution, Elche. Lucas Cepeda replaces Álvaro Rodríguez.
- 76': Foul by Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche).
- 76': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Federico Redondo (Elche).
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by John Donald.
- 80': Foul by Federico Redondo (Elche).
- 80': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 81': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Eric García.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 83': Attempt saved. Lucas Cepeda (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Rodrigo Mendoza with a through ball.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Jules Koundé because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Fermín López.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bernal.
- 87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Victor Chust.
- 90': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 90': Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Adam El Mokhtari (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Offside, Elche. Adrià Pedrosa is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Offside, Elche. Lucas Cepeda is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Martim Neto (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 3.
- 0': Match ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
 BAR |
ELC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
| 30 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 289 |
| 548 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 15 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 31,233
Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 31,233
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | +46 | 67 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | +33 | 63 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | +21 | 54 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 27 | +18 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Elche (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 23 | Víctor Chust |
| 18 | John Donald  |
| 22 | David Affengruber |
| 8 | Marc Aguado |
| 30 | Rodrigo Mendoza |
| 19 | Grady Diangana |
| 11 | Germán Valera |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 9 | André Silva |
| 20 | Álvaro Rodríguez |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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