TotalBound Football
Elche
FT
0–5
HT 0–2
Barcelona
La Liga Sun 23 Aug, 20:30London Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche Alejandro Quintero González 30,704 attendance

Timeline

  1. 33' Ali Houary Yellow Card
  2. 45' Pedri for Gavi
  3. 45'+3' Karim Adeyemi assist Raphinha
  4. 64' Lucas Cepeda for José Antonio Morente
  5. 64' Facundo Buonanotte for Ali Houary
  6. 64' Martim Neto for Marc Aguado
  7. 65' Anthony Gordon for Lamine Yamal
  8. 65' Dani Olmo for Karim Adeyemi
  9. 67' Raphinha assist Anthony Gordon
  10. 69' Ezequiel Ponce for Fer Niño
  11. 71' Fermín López assist Anthony Gordon
  12. 79' Fermín López assist Xavi Espart
  13. 80' Jules Koundé for Marc Bernal
  14. 80' João Cancelo for Raphinha
  15. 81' Pedro Bigas for Federico Redondo

Match stats

45.6% Possession 54.4%
7 Shots 11
2 On target 7
13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Saves 2
349 Accurate passes 466

Lineups

Elche 5-4-1
1 Dituro
11 Valera 23 Chust 5 Redondo 22 Affengruber 2 Sangaré
29 Houary 8 Aguado 12 Villar 20 Morente
14 Niño
Barcelona 4-2-3-1
1 García
36 Espart 18 Martín 15 Christensen 24 García
6 Gavi 22 Bernal
14 Adeyemi 7 López 10 Yamal
11 Raphinha
Elche 5-4-1
  1. 1 Matías Dituro G
  2. 5 Federico Redondo ▼ CD
  3. 23 Víctor Chust CD-L
  4. 22 David Affengruber CD-R
  5. 11 Germán Valera LB
  6. 2 Buba Sangaré RB
  7. 8 Marc Aguado ▼ CM-L
  8. 12 Gonzalo Villar CM-R
  9. 29 Ali Houary ▼ LM
  10. 20 José Antonio Morente ▼ RM
  11. 14 Fer Niño ▼ F

Came on

  1. 6 Pedro Bigas ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Ezequiel Ponce ▲ SUB
  3. 16 Martim Neto ▲ SUB
  4. 21 Lucas Cepeda ▲ SUB
  5. 10 Facundo Buonanotte ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 30 Álvaro Padilla Escribá SUB
  2. 17 Josan SUB
  3. 36 Umaru SUB
  4. 47 Javier Morcillo SUB
  5. 43 Alejandro Iturbe SUB
  6. 19 Grady Diangana SUB
  7. 26 Matia Barzic SUB
Barcelona 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Joan García G
  2. 18 Gerard Martín CD-L
  3. 15 Andreas Christensen CD-R
  4. 36 Xavi Espart LB
  5. 24 Eric García RB
  6. 7 Fermín López AM
  7. 6 Gavi ▼ LM
  8. 22 Marc Bernal ▼ RM
  9. 11 Raphinha ▼ F
  10. 14 Karim Adeyemi ▼ AM-L
  11. 10 Lamine Yamal ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 17 Anthony Gordon ▲ SUB
  2. 8 Pedri ▲ SUB
  3. 23 Jules Koundé ▲ SUB
  4. 20 Dani Olmo ▲ SUB
  5. 2 João Cancelo ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 33 Jordi Pesquer SUB
  2. 5 Pau Cubarsí SUB
  3. 29 Hamza Abdelkarim SUB
  4. 31 Eder Aller SUB
  5. 13 Wojciech Szczesny SUB
  6. 28 Brian Fariñas SUB
  7. 26 Álvaro Cortés SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 5.
  2. 90'+3' Second Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 5.
  3. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  4. 90' Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  5. 90' Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  6. 89' Foul by Xavi Espart (Barcelona).
  7. 89' Lucas Cepeda (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 86' Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Lucas Cepeda.
  9. 85' Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Fermín López.
  10. 84' Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 84' Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Elche).
  12. 83' Handball by Lucas Cepeda (Elche).
91 earlier entries
  1. 82' Offside, Elche. Buba Sangaré is caught offside.
  2. 82' Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  3. 82' Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  4. 81' Substitution, Elche. Pedro Bigas replaces Federico Redondo.
  5. 81' Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 81' Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Elche).
  7. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Raphinha.
  8. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Marc Bernal.
  9. 79' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 5. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Espart.
  10. 76' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 76' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  12. 75' Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
  13. 74' Attempt missed. Martim Neto (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Germán Valera.
  14. 73' Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 73' Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Elche).
  16. 71' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 4. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  17. 70' Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
  18. 70' Attempt saved. Facundo Buonanotte (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
  19. 69' Facundo Buonanotte (Elche) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Germán Valera.
  20. 69' Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Fer Niño.
  21. 67' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 3. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  22. 66' Attempt missed. Lucas Cepeda (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Redondo.
  23. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  24. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon replaces Lamine Yamal.
  25. 64' Substitution, Elche. Martim Neto replaces Marc Aguado.
  26. 64' Substitution, Elche. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Ali Houary.
  27. 64' Substitution, Elche. Lucas Cepeda replaces Tete Morente.
  28. 64' Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
  29. 64' Federico Redondo (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  30. 59' Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
  31. 58' Offside, Elche. Germán Valera is caught offside.
  32. 55' Foul by Buba Sangaré (Elche).
  33. 55' Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 53' Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  35. 53' Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
  36. 53' Gerard Martín (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  37. 47' Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
  38. 47' Marc Aguado (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 47' Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  40. 45' Second Half begins Elche 0, Barcelona 2.
  41. 45'+6' First Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 2.
  42. 45'+6' Attempt missed. Marc Bernal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
  43. 45'+5' Foul by Víctor Chust (Elche).
  44. 45'+5' Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  45. 45'+3' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 2. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
  46. 45'+2' Fer Niño (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  47. 45'+2' Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  48. 45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  49. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gavi because of an injury.
  50. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  51. 44' Delay in match because of an injury Gavi (Barcelona).
  52. 44' Corner, Elche. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
  53. 43' Fer Niño (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  54. 43' Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
  55. 42' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  56. 41' Delay in match (Elche).
  57. 41' Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
  58. 41' Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  59. 39' Gonzalo Villar (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  60. 39' Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  61. 38' Foul by Buba Sangaré (Elche).
  62. 38' Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 37' Gonzalo Villar (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  64. 37' Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  65. 35' Attempt missed. Ali Houary (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar with a through ball.
  66. 33' Ali Houary (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  67. 33' Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 33' Foul by Ali Houary (Elche).
  69. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  70. 30' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  71. 30' Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  72. 30' Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 29' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Germán Valera.
  74. 25' Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 25' Foul by Fer Niño (Elche).
  76. 24' Corner, Elche. Conceded by Eric García.
  77. 21' Handball by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
  78. 20' Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 20' Foul by Marc Aguado (Elche).
  80. 19' Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
  81. 18' Attempt missed. David Affengruber (Elche) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar with a cross following a corner.
  82. 17' Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marc Bernal.
  83. 14' Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  84. 13' Penalty Barcelona. Raphinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
  85. 13' Penalty conceded by Víctor Chust (Elche) after a foul in the penalty area.
  86. 6' Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eric García.
  87. 5' Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  88. 5' Gonzalo Villar (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  89. 2' Offside, Elche. Ali Houary is caught offside.
  90. First Half begins.
  91. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Elche D W D W L

  • L at Real Betis 2-1 LALIGA
  • W Getafe 1-0 LALIGA
  • D at Girona 1-1 LALIGA
  • W Toulouse 3-0 Club Friendly
  • D at Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 LALIGA

Barcelona W W L L W

  • W Real Betis 3-1 LALIGA
  • L at Valencia 3-1 LALIGA
  • L at Birmingham City 2-2 Club Friendly
  • W at FC Basel 5-2 Club Friendly
  • W Al Ahly 2-1 Trofeo Joan Gamper

Head to head

BAR leads series 5-0

  • 31 Jan 2026 Elche 1–3 Barcelona 2025-26 LALIGA
  • 2 Nov 2025 Barcelona 3–1 Elche 2025-26 LALIGA
  • 1 Apr 2023 Elche 0–4 Barcelona 2022-23 LaLiga
  • 17 Sep 2022 Barcelona 3–0 Elche 2022-23 LaLiga
  • 6 Mar 2022 Elche 1–2 Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga

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