Barcelona defeated Elche 3–1 in a mature performance to keep up their pursuit of Real Madrid atop the La Liga standings.
After a poor performance in El Clásico that saw Barcelona lose to their bitter rivals for the first time in the Hansi Flick era, the Catalans were obligated to collect all three points against Elche.
Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres scored inside 15 minutes to ignite Barcelona’s win. Rafa Mir pulled one back for the visitors on the verge of halftime, but a second half goal from Marcus Rashford allowed the Blaugranas to cruise to the finish line.
Although it was far from a brilliant showing, the result is all that matters and it will help lift the mood inside the La Liga champions’ dressing room ahead of a trip to Belgium to face Club Brugge in the Champions League.






