ELCHE. FC Barcelona was capable to reverse the score against Elche to win 2-1. It was Elche to strike first with a goal of Fidel at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Depay gave the win to FC Barcelona in the 84′ minute with a penalty. FC Barcelona was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

J. Pastore received a red card (88′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Elche lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 30,146 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the assistance of José Luis Martínez Serrato and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Francisco Sáez Vital. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Elche

1 - 2

FC Barcelona

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 13 Total 20
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 10 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 78 Attack 137
  • 40 Dangerous attack 65
  • 94 Ball safe 118
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 68% while Elche was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.​

Elche shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Elche received 2 yellow cards (A. Barragan and E. Ponce). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 6 yellow cards (R. Araujo, O. Dembele, D. Alves, Nico, G. Pique and M. Depay).

(Elche) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (88′).

Match Timeline

44'
46'
Ferran Torres- sub ->Gavi
49'
Ronald Araujo- Yellow
56'
58'
60'
Ferran Torres(goal)J. Alba
65'
65'
67'
69'
71'
73'
75'
75'
Josan- sub ->Fidel
78'
79'
82'
84'
85'
85'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this match, Elche will stay with 29 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 48 points like Atlético Madrid to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Granada on the 12th of March with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Granada (8 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Osasuna on the 13th of March with a 17-4 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
7.2
D
A. Barragán Fernández 19.Spain
6.3
56'
D
E. Roco 3.Chile
6.9
D
Johan Mojica 22.Colombia
6.9
D
Diego González 4.Spain
7.1
M
Fidel 16.Spain
7.4
78' 44'
M
Omar Mascarell 21.Spain
6.4
85'
M
Raúl Guti 8.Spain
6.6
79'
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
5.8
65'
F
Pere Milla 10.Spain
6.6
F
Lucas Boyé 9.Argentina
6.6
65'
Substitutes
G
Kiko Casilla 1.Spain
G
Lluis Andreu 28.Spain
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
D
Lucas Olaza 12.Uruguay
M
Javier Pastore 15.Argentina
88'
M
Kike Pérez 24.Spain
6.5
85'
M
Iván Marcone 23.Argentina
6.8
79'
M
Josan 17.Spain
6.2
78'
F
Pablo Piatti 20.Argentina
F
Ezequiel Ponce 18.Argentina
6.6
65' 67'
F
Guido Carrillo 7.Argentina
6.2
65'

Elche started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Edgar Badia (7.2), Antonio Barragán (6.3), Enzo Roco (6.9), Diego González (7.1), Johan Mojica (6.9), Tete Morente (6.3), Raúl Guti (6.6), Omar Mascarell (6.4), Fidel (7.4), Lucas Boyé (6.6) and Pere Milla (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Javier Pastore, Gonzalo Verdú, Kiko Casilla, Pablo Piatti, Kike Pérez (6.5), Lluis Andreu, Ezequiel Ponce (6.4), Lucas Olaza, Iván Marcone (6.8), Guido Carrillo (6.4) and Josan (6.3).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: Tete Morente for E. Ponce (66′), L. Boye for G. Carrillo (66′), R. Guti for I. Marcone (79′), Fidel for Josan (79′) and O. Mascarell for Kike (85′).

Best player: Fidel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Fidel.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 24 passes (54% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.6
D
D. Alves da 8.Brazil
7.3
85' 71'
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
7.3
82'
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
8.0
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
6.9
49'
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
8.1
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
6.5
69'
M
Pedri 16.Spain
6.7
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
6.8
75' 58'
F
Gavi 30.Spain
6.6
46'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 25.Gabon
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Neto 13.Brazil
G
Lazar Carevic 27.Montenegro
D
C. Lenglet 15.France
D
Sergiño Dest 2.United States
6.7
85'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 22.Spain
M
Riqui Puig 6.Spain
M
Nico González 14.Spain
6.6
69' 73'
F
Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands
7.2
75' 90' 84'
F
Luuk de Jong 17.Netherlands
F
Adama Traoré 11.Spain
6.9
75'
F
Ferran Torres 19.Spain
6.5
46' 60'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.6), Dani Alves (7.3), Ronald Araújo (6.9), Gerard Piqué (7.3), Jordi Alba (8.0), Pedri (6.7), Sergio Busquets (8.1), Frenkie de Jong (6.4), Ousmane Dembélé (6.8), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7.0) and Gavi (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Neto, Riqui Puig, Memphis Depay (7.2), Clément Lenglet, Sergiño Dest (6.7), Nicolás González (6.9), Luuk de Jong, Eric García, Adama Traoré (6.9), Óscar Mingueza, Lazar Carević and Ferran Torres (6.5).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gavi for F. Torres (46′), F. de Jong for Nico (69′), P. Aubameyang for M. Depay (75′), O. Dembele for A. Traore (75′) and D. Alves for S. Dest (85′).

Best player: Sergio Busquets​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Sergio Busquets even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 59 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​