Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish 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

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Tete Morente (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clerc.
  • 1': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 2': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Gavi.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Omar Mascarell with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
  • 3': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Gumbau (Elche).
  • 5': Offside, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
  • 10': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 14': Foul by Gumbau (Elche).
  • 14': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Edgar Badia (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 18': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
  • 18': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Gumbau (Elche).
  • 19': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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.
  • 21': Offside, Elche. Tete Morente tries a through ball, but Pere Milla is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
  • 23': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Offside, Elche. Gumbau tries a through ball, but Pere Milla is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 28': Pedro Bigas (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Fidel (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gumbau with a cross.
  • 33': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Clerc (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 34': Hand ball by Tete Morente (Elche).
  • 35': Hand ball by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 36': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
  • 37': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
  • 37': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
  • 38': José Ángel Carmona (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 41': Clerc (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
  • 43': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Elche. Omar Mascarell tries a through ball, but José Ángel Carmona is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Elche 0, Barcelona 1.
  • 48': Foul by José Ángel Carmona (Elche).
  • 48': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Omar Mascarell.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury José Ángel Carmona (Elche).
  • 54': Substitution, Elche. Raúl Guti replaces José Ángel Carmona because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 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.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Gumbau (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fidel.
  • 60': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 60': Gumbau (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Gumbau (Elche).
  • 61': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 65': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 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.
  • 71': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Ansu Fati.
  • 73': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gumbau with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Pedro Bigas (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
  • 74': Fidel (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
  • 74': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Offside, Elche. Josan tries a through ball, but Fidel is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Pere Milla.
  • 77': Offside, Barcelona. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Ronald Araújo.
  • 78': Foul by Pablo Torre (Barcelona).
  • 78': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Josan (Elche) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Clerc (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 83': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 83': Pedro Bigas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Garrido replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 85': Fidel (Elche) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josan with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fidel with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 87': Pedro Bigas (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Guti.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Josan (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fidel with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 4.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

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

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
Full Standings

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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