With the absence of Dembele, Pedri, and Raphinha, Xavi made some unique changes in the lineup. Garcia started as the pivot in CDM with Gavi and Roberto. Araujo, Alonso, Alba, and Kounde are in the defense and Lewandowski, Fati, and Ferran are in the attack.
Elche made a bright start but soon reverted to backtracking and sitting deep. In the 20th minute, Barcelona opened the scoreline when Araujo rose to head a free-kick from Alba to Lewandowski who then steered a close range into the bottom left corner.
Lewandowski got the chance to double the lead when he received the cross but he sent the ball over the bar. In the second half, Elche had the chance to equalize but their midfielder stumbled and missed the chance to fire at goal. In the 56th minute, Fati doubled the lead with a shot from outside the area into the back of the net.
Ten minutes later, Gavi pressured the opposition and won the ball before releasing Lewandowski to score his second goal of the match.
Torres then made it 4 when he received the ball from Lewandowski, cut inside and curled his shot into the bottom left corner to allow him to bury the game. Ferran Torres capped off a superb individual performance by drilling home his first La Liga goal since October 2022. The 23-year-old put in the sort of display that will undoubtedly give him confidence going forward in a Blauagrana shirt.
Elche: BadÃa; Palacios, Bigas, Mascarell, Clerc, Blanco (Fernández 65’); Morente (Josan 65’), Carmona (Guti 54’), Gumbau, Fidel; Milla (Ponce 76’)
Goals: None
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo (Torre 77’), Alonso, Alba; Gavi (Kessie 68’), Eric, Roberto; Ferran, Lewandowski, Fati (Garrido 84’)
Goals: Lewandowski (20’, 66’), Fati (56’), Ferran (70’)
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