Football results - On a day when the attack was in great form, Barcelona secured an easy victory over Elche in La Liga round 11, narrowing the gap with league leaders Real Madrid.
Right from the kickoff, the Catalan side quickly dominated the match. Within nine minutes, Alejandro Balde delivered a clever assist for Lamine Yamal to score with a one-touch finish, putting Barcelona ahead. The joy continued at the 11th minute when Fermin Lopez accurately passed to Ferran Torres, who headed in close range to double the home team's lead.
Lamine Yamal opens the scoring for Barcelona
Elche did not give up and tried to find an equalizer. At the 42nd minute, Alvaro Nunez provided a key assist for Rafa Mir, who scored a precise low shot to reduce the deficit to 2-1. The first half ended with Barcelona in advantage, although Elche still posed a threat on counterattacks.
After the break, both teams continued to play exciting attacking football. Elche had a chance to equalize in the 55th minute when Rafa Mir hit the crossbar, narrowly missing. However, the turning point came in the 61st minute. Fermin Lopez delivered a perfect lofted pass for Marcus Rashford to strike a powerful shot that hit the crossbar and bounced into the net, extending Barcelona’s lead to 3-1.
Rashford scores the decisive goal for Barcelona
In the remaining minutes, Elche kept pressing forward tirelessly, but their chances went wasted, including a header by John Donald that narrowly missed the post in the 88th minute. Coach Hansi Flick then made several substitutions to control the game tempo, and Barcelona held on to a convincing 3-1 win.
This result helps Blaugrana cut the gap with archrivals Real Madrid to five points, while Elche dropped to ninth place with 14 points.
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