Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Elche
    FT
    0 - 4
    Barcelona
    • 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 Timeline

    • 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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    11 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    2 Saves 1
    59.4 Possession 40.6
    12 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    453 Accurate Passes 253
    521 Passes 332
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 31
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 51
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    11 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 7
    35 Effective Clearances 9
    35 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

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

    LALIGA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Real Madrid 32 +48 81
    2 Barcelona 32 +27 70
    3 Girona 32 +27 68
    4 Atlético Madrid 32 +21 61
    Full Table

    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
    Elche Substitutes:
    Gonzalo Verdú, John Donald, Alex Collado, Josan, Raúl Guti, Lisandro Magallán, Nicolás Fernández, Axel Werner, Diego González, Ezequiel Ponce, Pol Lirola.

    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
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Pablo Torre, Arnau Tenas, Marc Casadó, Iñaki Peña, Sergio Busquets, Aleix Garrido, Franck Kessié, Ángel Alarcón, Estanis Pedrola, Alejandro Balde.

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