Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Barcelona 2022-23 LaLiga

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  • 20': Robert Lewandowski
  • 56': Ansu Fati
  • 66': Robert Lewandowski
  • 70': Ferran Torres

Lewandowski double helps Barcelona thrash Elche and move closer to title

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as leaders Barcelona won 4-0 at bottom side Elche on Saturday to go provisionally 5 points clear of Real Madrid.

Match Commentary

  • 20': Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronald Araújo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Elche 0, Barcelona 1.
  • 54': Substitution, Elche. Raúl Guti replaces José Ángel Carmona because of an injury.
  • 56': Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 2. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres following a fast break.
  • 60': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Elche. Nicolás Fernández Mercau replaces Lautaro Blanco.
  • 65': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Tete Morente.
  • 66': Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi with a through ball.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Gavi.
  • 70': Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 4. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 74': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Pere Milla.
  • 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Ronald Araújo.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Garrido replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 87': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 4.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 28,142

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 1
59.4 Possession 40.6
12 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
453 Accurate Passes 253
521 Passes 332
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 51
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 9
35 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

ELC Elche (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
13 Edgar Badía (GK)
21 Omar Mascarell
6 Pedro Bigas
23 Carlos Clerc
14 Helibelton Palacios
20 Gerard Gumbau
40 José Ángel Carmona
2 Lautaro Blanco
11 José Antonio Morente
10 Pere Milla
16 Fidel

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
17 Marcos Alonso
4 Ronald Araújo
18 Jordi Alba
23 Jules Koundé
24 Eric García
20 Sergi Roberto
30 Gavi Yellow Card
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Ansu Fati
11 Ferran Torres

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