Elche vs Barcelona, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAFerran Torres, Memphis Depay strike as Barcelona rally to narrow win over Elche
Second-half goals from Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay helped Barcelona come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory away to Elche on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 1': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
- 4': Offside, Elche. Pere Milla tries a through ball, but Fidel is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 16': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 17': Foul by Antonio Barragán (Elche).
- 17': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Hand ball by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 19': Foul by Fidel (Elche).
- 19': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
- 20': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 29': Offside, Elche. Lucas Boyé tries a through ball, but Fidel is caught offside.
- 30': Hand ball by Antonio Barragán (Elche).
- 33': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
- 35': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 37': Attempt missed. Tete Morente (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 38': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 41': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 41': Hand ball by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 44': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 44': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 0. Fidel (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Elche 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Gavi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 49': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 49': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 52': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 56': Foul by Antonio Barragán (Elche).
- 56': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Antonio Barragán (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
- 58': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 60': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 64': Attempt saved. Pere Milla (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fidel.
- 64': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fidel with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Elche. Guido Carrillo replaces Lucas Boyé.
- 65': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Tete Morente.
- 67': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Elche).
- 67': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Fidel with a cross following a fast break.
- 71': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
- 71': Johan Mojica (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
- 72': Guido Carrillo (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Enzo Roco.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 78': Johan Mojica (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Fidel.
- 79': Substitution, Elche. Iván Marcone replaces Raúl Guti.
- 80': Attempt missed. Iván Marcone (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Antonio Barragán (Elche) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 82': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 84': Goal! Elche 1, Barcelona 2. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Dani Alves.
- 85': Substitution, Elche. Kike Pérez replaces Omar Mascarell.
- 86': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego González.
- 87': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 88': Javier Pastore (Elche) is shown the red card.
- 90': Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kike Pérez.
- 90'+2': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Josan (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Guido Carrillo (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Barragán with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Enzo Roco (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 90'+5': Offside, Elche. Diego González tries a through ball, but Guido Carrillo is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Offside, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Elche 1, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
BAR |
ELC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 67.6 | Possession | 32.4 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 494 | Accurate Passes | 184 |
| 574 | Passes | 265 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 25 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 7 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 30,146
Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 30,146
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | +20 | 42 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | +17 | 37 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 16 | +16 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Elche (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Edgar Badía (GK) |
| 4 | Diego González |
| 3 | Enzo Roco |
| 22 | Johan Mojica |
| 19 | Antonio Barragán |
| 21 | Omar Mascarell |
| 8 | Raúl Guti |
| 16 | Fidel |
| 11 | José Antonio Morente |
| 10 | Pere Milla |
| 9 | Lucas Boyé |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 8 | Dani Alves |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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