La Liga: FC Barcelona defeats Elche 3-2
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona topped Elche.
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona beat Elche. FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was David Cambronero González. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 74% while Elche was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (E. Garcia). On the other side, Elche received 3 yellow cards (P. Milla, G. Gumbau and E. Roco).
After playing this encounter, FC Barcelona will have 24 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Elche will stay with 15 points like Deportivo Alavés to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
F. Jutgla
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19'19'
Gavi
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46'46'
G. Gumbau
I. Marcone
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46'46'
Tete Morente
Josan
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60'60'
R. Guti
O. Mascarell
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60'60'
P. Milla
Fidel
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62'62'
Tete Morente
L. Boye
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63'63'
P. Milla
Tete Morente
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71'71'
P. Milla
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72'72'
Nico
F. Jutgla
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76'76'
R. Puig
F. de Jong
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77'77'
G. Gumbau
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79'79'
E. Garcia
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83'83'
Josema
J. Mojica
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85'85'
Nico
Gavi
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86'86'
E. Roco
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89'89'
A. Balde
A. Ezzalzouli
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89'89'
A. Balde
A. Ezzalzouli
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, FC Barcelona will play away against Sevilla on the 21st of December with a 26-6 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).
Elche will host Granada on the 2nd of January with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Granada (1 draw).
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a 3-3-1-3 line-up (3-3-1-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Ronald Araújo , Eric García , Clément Lenglet , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Jordi Alba , Gavi , Ousmane Dembélé , Ferran Jutglà and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: F. Jutgla for Nico (72′), F. de Jong for R. Puig (76′) and A. Ezzalzouli for A. Balde (89′).
Top player: Gavi
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Gavi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Elche: Formation and Lineups
Elche started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Edgar Badia , Helibelton Palacios , Enzo Roco , Diego Gonzalez , Johan Mojica , Josan , Iván Marcone , Omar Mascarell , Fidel , Lucas Pérez and Lucas Boyé .
Substitutes
Elche made 5 changes: I. Marcone for G. Gumbau (46′), Josan for Tete Morente (46′), O. Mascarell for R. Guti (60′), Fidel for P. Milla (60′) and J. Mojica for Josema (83′).
Top player: Jose Morente
The player who no doubt impressed Elche the most was Jose Morente.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
