
Barcelona vs Elche 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona's Nico Gonzalez scores late to clinch dramatic win against Elche
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+10 | Real Madrid | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+11 | Barcelona | 8 | 20 | 0 |
+7 | Girona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+11 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 16 | 1 |
Statistics
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ELC![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 17 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
73.4 | Possession | 26.6 |
19 | SHOTS | 5 |
8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
643 | Accurate Passes | 177 |
713 | Passes | 253 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
16 | Crosses | 7 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
48 | Long Balls | 51 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
14 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 7 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
5 | Clearances | 22 |
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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