Barcelona vs Elche 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona's Nico Gonzalez scores late to clinch dramatic win against Elche
Youngster Nico Gonzalez came off the bench to score an 85th-minute winner as Barcelona beat Elche 3-2 at Camp Nou on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Barcelona 1, Elche 0. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Goal! Barcelona 2, Elche 0. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 45': Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Josan.
- 45': Substitution, Elche. Gerard Gumbau replaces Iván Marcone.
- 59': Substitution, Elche. Raúl Guti replaces Omar Mascarell.
- 60': Substitution, Elche. Pere Milla replaces Fidel.
- 62': Goal! Barcelona 2, Elche 1. Tete Morente (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 63': Goal! Barcelona 2, Elche 2. Pere Milla (Elche) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tete Morente with a cross.
- 71': Pere Milla (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias replaces Ferrán Jutglà.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 77': Gerard Gumbau (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Elche. Josema replaces Johan Mojica because of an injury.
- 85': Goal! Barcelona 3, Elche 2. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gavi.
- 86': Enzo Roco (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Balde replaces Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Elche 2.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 41,664
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Barcelona | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +32 | Real Madrid | 26 | 60 | 4 |
| +20 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 51 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.6 | Possession | 73.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 177 | Accurate Passes | 643 |
| 253 | Passes | 713 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 22 | Clearances | 5 |
Barcelona (3-4-3-d)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 29 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 33 | Abde Ezzalzouli |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Elche (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Edgar Badía (GK) |
| 4 | Diego González |
| 3 | Enzo Roco |
| 22 | Johan Mojica |
| 14 | Helibelton Palacios |
| 21 | Omar Mascarell |
| 23 | Iván Marcone |
| 16 | Fidel |
| 17 | Josan |
| 9 | Lucas Boyé |
| 12 | Lucas Pérez |
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