Elche CF 0 - 5 FC Barcelona — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Defending champions FC Barcelona finished first in the Primera Division last season with 94 points, while Elche placed 13th with 43 points, leaving a massive gap that was mirrored on matchday 2 on 23 August 2026. This away victory leaves Barcelona three points behind the early league leaders, Sevilla FC, while Elche dropped down the standings to 15th place.
Elche arrived at this Primera Division fixture on a run of three unbeaten matches, having scored in nine consecutive matches across all competitions, though their recent sequence included a pair of draws. Barcelona traveled after experiencing a mixed start, having lost to Valencia following a win against Real Betis. In their previous meetings since 2025, Elche had suffered defeats against Barcelona, including a 3-1 scoreline at this venue earlier in the year on 31 January 2026.
Barcelona claimed the win through goals from Raphinha, who earned a standout 9.9 rating, alongside K. Adeyemi, and Fermin, who recorded an 8.7 rating. Raphinha netted from the penalty spot and later assisted K. Adeyemi, while A. Gordon provided assists for both Raphinha and Fermin, with X. Espart supplying the final assist for Fermin. Barcelona registered 7 shots on target from 11 total attempts with 54 percent possession, compared to Elche managing 2 shots on target from 7 attempts.
Elche will next play away at Santander on 28 August, while Barcelona host Athletic on 27 August.
Elche arrived at this Primera Division fixture on a run of three unbeaten matches, having scored in nine consecutive matches across all competitions, though their recent sequence included a pair of draws. Barcelona traveled after experiencing a mixed start, having lost to Valencia following a win against Real Betis. In their previous meetings since 2025, Elche had suffered defeats against Barcelona, including a 3-1 scoreline at this venue earlier in the year on 31 January 2026.
Barcelona claimed the win through goals from Raphinha, who earned a standout 9.9 rating, alongside K. Adeyemi, and Fermin, who recorded an 8.7 rating. Raphinha netted from the penalty spot and later assisted K. Adeyemi, while A. Gordon provided assists for both Raphinha and Fermin, with X. Espart supplying the final assist for Fermin. Barcelona registered 7 shots on target from 11 total attempts with 54 percent possession, compared to Elche managing 2 shots on target from 7 attempts.
Elche will next play away at Santander on 28 August, while Barcelona host Athletic on 27 August.
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Match stats
Elche v Barça
46%
Possession
54%
0.70
Expected goals (xG)
4.38
7
Shots
11
2
Shots on target
7
5
Shots inside the box
10
3
Corners
1
436
Passes
533
80%
Pass accuracy
87%
2
Saves
2
13
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
9.9
Top rated
Raphinha · Barça
80'
· 2 goals · 1 assist
Key moments
- 14' ⚽ Raphinha (pen) · Barça
- 33' 🟨 Ali Houary · Elche
- 45' ⚽ K. Adeyemi · assist Raphinha · Barça
- 67' ⚽ Raphinha · assist A. Gordon · Barça
- 71' ⚽ Fermin · assist A. Gordon · Barça
- 79' ⚽ Fermin · assist X. Espart · Barça
Elche
5-4-1- 1 Matías Dituro (c) 90' 5.6
- 2 Buba Sangaré 90' 4.9
- 22 David Affengruber 90' 5.2
- 23 Víctor Chust 90' 5.6
- 11 Germán Valera 90' 5.5
- 12 Gonzalo Villar 90' 6.3
- 5 Federico Redondo 81' 5.3
- 14 Fernando Niño 69' 6.7
- 20 Tete Morente 64' 6.2
- 8 Marc Aguado 64' 6.3
- 29 Ali Houary 🟨 64' 5.6
- 21 Lucas Cepeda · sub 26' 6.9
- 16 Martim Neto · sub 26' 6.2
- 10 Facundo Buonanotte · sub 26' 6.3
- 9 Ezequiel Ponce · sub 21' 6.9
- 6 Pedro Bigas · sub 9' 6.7
Barça
4-2-3-1- 1 Joan García 90' 7.3
- 24 Eric García 90' 7.9
- 15 Andreas Christensen 90' 7.2
- 18 Gerard Martín 90' 7.5
- 36 Xavi Espart 🅰️ 90' 7.7
- 7 Fermín López ⚽ ⚽ 90' 8.7
- 22 Marc Bernal 80' 7.2
- 11 Raphinha (c) ⚽ ⚽ 🅰️ 80' 9.9
- 10 Lamine Yamal 65' 6.6
- 14 Karim Adeyemi ⚽ 65' 7.7
- 6 Gavi 44' 6.6
- 8 Pedri · sub 46' 6.6
- 20 Dani Olmo · sub 25' 6.3
- 17 Anthony Gordon · sub 🅰️ 🅰️ 25' 7.7
- 23 Jules Koundé · sub 10' 6.9
- 2 João Cancelo · sub 10' 6.7
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work