FC Barcelona wipes out Elche with 2 goals from R. Lewandowski. HIGHLIGHTS

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was finally too much to handle for Elche with the goal of R. Lewandowski was the key player of the match after he scored in the 34th and 48th minute.

By
Mark Hall
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FC Barcelona wipes out Elche with 2 goals from R. Lewandowski. HIGHLIGHTS

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was in the end too much to handle for Elche with the goal of R. Lewandowski was the key of the match after he scored in the 34th and 48th minute. R. Lewandowski (34′), M. Depay (41′) and R. Lewandowski (48′). FC Barcelona was much superior in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, Elche had 2 players sent off: G. Verdu (14′ for a red card) and F. Rodriguez (45′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the help of Ignacio Alonso López and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Barcelona

3 - 0

Team 1

Elche

  • ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
  • 26 Total 1
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 16 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 166 Attack 47
  • 126 Dangerous attack 8
  • 80 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 0
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 77% while Elche was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 126 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 26 times, 10 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (F. Kessie and F. Torres). On the other side, Elche received 2 yellow cards (P. Bigas and N. Mercau).

Also, Elche didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

5'
14'
28'
Pedro Bigas- Yellow
Robert Lewandowski (goal)A. Balde
34'
41'
Pedri(var)
41'
Gavi- sub ->F. Kessie
46'
Robert Lewandowski (goal)
48'
53'
Nicolás Fernández Mercau- sub ->R. Guti
53'
59'
59'
Raphinha- sub ->O. Dembele
60'
68'
Josan- sub ->Lucas Boyé
68'
70'
Nicolás Fernández Mercau- Yellow
Ferran Torres- sub ->R. Lewandowski
72'
Ferran Torres- Yellow
73'
77'
Diego González- sub ->P. Bigas

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 16 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Elche will stay with 1 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Mallorca on the 1st of October with a 18-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).

Elche will play away agasint Rayo Vallecano on the 3rd of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Elche (4 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
7.3
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
7.2
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
6.9
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.8
59'
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
8.3
M
Pedri 8.Spain
8.4
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
6.1
46' 5'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
8.4
F
Robert Lewandowski  9.Poland
8.6
72' Goals34', 48'
F
Memphis Depay 14.Netherlands
7.3
59' Goals41'
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
7.3
60'
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 26.Spain
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
7.3
59'
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
M
Gavi 30.Spain
7.1
46'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
7.0
60'
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
6.2
72' 73'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.6
59'

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

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.3), Jules Koundé (7.2), Ronald Araújo (6.9), Eric García (6.8), Alejandro Balde (8.3), Franck Kessié (6.1), Frenkie de Jong (8.4), Pedri (8.4), Ousmane Dembélé (7.3), Robert Lewandowski (8.6) and Memphis Depay (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marcos Alonso, Gerard Piqué, Raphinha (7.0), Ferran Torres (6.2), Sergio Busquets, Gavi (7.1), Ansu Fati (6.6), Iñaki Peña, Héctor Bellerín (7.3), Jordi Alba, Andreas Christensen and Arnau Tenas.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: F. Kessie for Gavi (46′), M. Depay for A. Fati (59′), E. Garcia for H. Bellerin (59′), O. Dembele for Raphinha (60′) and R. Lewandowski for F. Torres (72′).

Best player: Robert Lewandowski​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
6.9
D
Pedro Bigas 6.Spain
6.8
77' 28'
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
3.1
14'
D
H. Palacios 14.Colombia
6.3
D
Carlos Clerc 23.Spain
6.6
D
John Donald 26.Spain
5.9
M
Fidel 16.Spain
6.3
53'
M
Gerard Gumbau 20.Spain
6.3
M
Raúl Guti  8.Spain
6.2
53'
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
6.4
68'
F
Lucas Boyé 9.Argentina
6.5
68'
Substitutes
G
Axel Werner 1.Argentina
D
Federico Fernández 2.Argentina
D
Diego González 4.Spain
6.4
77'
D
Nicolás Fernández Mercau 22.Argentina
6.3
53' 70'
D
E. Roco 3.Chile
M
Domingos Quina 12.Portugal
6.2
53'
M
Josan 17.Spain
6.4
68'
M
Álex Collado 15.Spain
M
Javier Pastore 7.Argentina
F
Ezequiel Ponce 19.Argentina
6.2
68'
F
Roger Martí 18.Spain

Elche started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Édgar Badía (6.9), Helibelton Palacios (6.3), John Donald (5.9), Gonzalo Verdú (3.1), Pedro Bigas (6.8), Carlos Clerc (6.6), Tete Morente (6.4), Raúl Guti (6.2), Gerard Gumbau (6.3), Fidel (6.3) and Lucas Boyé (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Federico Fernández, Domingos Quina (6.2), Diego González (6.4), Nicolás Fernández (6.3), Enzo Roco, Jesus Lopez, Axel Werner, Ezequiel Ponce (6.2), Josan (6.4), Alex Collado, Javier Pastore and Roger Martí.

Elche could not rely on the presence of D. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: R. Guti for N. Mercau (53′), Fidel for D. Quina (53′), Tete Morente for E. Ponce (68′), L. Boye for Josan (68′) and P. Bigas for D. Gonzalez (77′).

Best player: Édgar Badía​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was the goalkeeper: Édgar Badía. His rating is 6.92. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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