In the 22nd round of the Spanish championship, Barcelona played away against Elche and, as fans expected, secured a convincing 3-1 victory.
The Catalans opened the match very quickly: Lamin Yamal scored from the very first minutes, giving his team an early lead. Towards the end of the first half, Ferran Torres also capitalized on his opportunity to make the score even more advantageous.
The pace of the game didn't seem to slow down in the second half: as soon as Marcus Rashford entered the field, he brought the team to life and scored a goal in the 72nd minute, almost closing the three-point gap. At the same time, Rafinha was unable to continue after the break due to injury and was substituted before the 2nd half - this was negative news for Hansy Flick's team.
The hosts didn't give up at all either: in the 29th minute, Rodriguez seemed to "revive" the intrigue with a single goal, but in the overall picture, Barcelona kept control of the game and reached the goal.
Elche - Barcelona 1:3
Goals: Rodriguez 29 - Yamal 6, Torres 40, Rashford 72
Elche: Penya, Donald, Affengruber (Petrot, 74'), Chus, Pedrosa, Hermann, Mendoza, Aguado (Solari, 56'), Gradi (Neto, 60'), da Silva, Alvaro.
Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Balde, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Kounde (Araujo, 84), Olmo (Bernal, 62), De Jong, Ferran (Levandowski, 62), Rafinha (Rashford, 46), Yamal, Fermin (Casado, 85).
Following this result, Hansi Flick's team increased their points tally to 55, further strengthening their lead in the championship race. Elche remains in 12th place with 24 points.
In short, this victory isn't just a simple 3 points for "Barca" - it's a strong signal to leadership that "I'm still here." Now only one question: how serious is Raphinha's injury? For fans, the coming days will make them wait for this news too.
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