Barcelona

1st · 7-0-0 · 21 pts · +24

YES!

Barcelona beat Elche

1-0-0 5 – 0

0-1-1

FT · Sun, Aug 23

Match Details

Estadio Martínez Valero (Elche) · 30,704 fans · ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Highlights

Raphinha, Fermín López both score two each as Barcelona open campaign with 5-0 win

Raphinha and Fermín López scored two goals each as Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 victory at Elche.

Recap via ESPN

1:06 Elche vs. Barcelona - Game Highlights

0:45 Barcelona strikes first on Raphinha's penalty kick

1:00 Karim Adeyemi's goal pads Barcelona's lead

1:05 Barcelona goes up 3-0 on Raphinha's 2nd goal

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 5.
90'+3'Second Half ends, Elche 0, Barcelona 5.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
90'Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'Foul by Xavi Espart (Barcelona).
89'Lucas Cepeda (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Lucas Cepeda.
85'Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Fermín López.
84'Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Elche).
83'Handball by Lucas Cepeda (Elche).

Line Score

	1	2	T
BAR	2	3	5
ELC	0	0	0

Match Leaders

Barcelona

R Raphinha · 2Goals
R Raphinha · 3Total Shots
JG Joan García · 2Saves
GM Gerard Martín · 13Defensive Interventions
AC Andreas Christensen · 73Accurate Passes

Elche

FB Facundo Buonanotte · 2Total Shots
MD Matías Dituro · 2Saves
FR Federico Redondo · 12Defensive Interventions
VC Víctor Chust · 55Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	7	7	0	0	+24	21
2	Atlético	7	5	1	1	+9	16
3	Betis	7	5	1	1	+2	16
4	Real Madrid	7	5	0	2	+10	15
5	Sevilla	7	4	1	2	+1	13
6	Alavés	7	3	2	2	+5	11
7	Deportivo	7	2	4	1	+2	10
8	Real Sociedad	7	3	1	3	-4	10
9	Villarreal	7	2	2	3	+1	8
10	Athletic	6	2	2	2	+1	8
11	Getafe	7	2	2	3	-3	8
12	Rayo	7	2	2	3	-5	8
13	Osasuna	7	2	2	3	-7	8
14	Celta Vigo	7	1	4	2	+2	7
15	Espanyol	7	2	1	4	0	7
16	Racing	7	2	1	4	-10	7
17	Levante	6	1	2	3	-4	5
18	Elche	7	1	2	4	-6	5
19	Valencia	7	1	1	5	-9	4
20	Málaga	7	0	3	4	-9	3

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Key Events

81'Substitution, Elche. Pedro Bigas replaces Federico Redondo.

80'Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Raphinha.

80'Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Marc Bernal.

79'Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 5. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Espart.

71'Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 4. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.

69'Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Fer Niño.

67'Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 3. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.

65'Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Karim Adeyemi.

65'Substitution, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon replaces Lamine Yamal.

64'Substitution, Elche. Martim Neto replaces Marc Aguado.

64'Substitution, Elche. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Ali Houary.

64'Substitution, Elche. Lucas Cepeda replaces Tete Morente.

45'+3'Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 2. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.

45'Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gavi because of an injury.

33'Ali Houary (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

14'Goal! Elche 0, Barcelona 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.