Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Elche 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 34': Robert Lewandowski
  • 41': Memphis Depay
  • 48': Robert Lewandowski
FT
3 - 0
  • Red Card 14': Gonzalo Verdú
  • Red Card 45':

Barcelona cruise past Elche as Lewandowski scoring spree continues

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski continued his insatiable run in front of goal by scoring twice in a 3-0 win at home to Elche in LaLiga.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Franck Kessie (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) is shown the red card.
  • 28': Fidel (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Goal! Barcelona 1, Elche 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
  • 41': Goal! Barcelona 2, Elche 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Elche 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Elche 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Franck Kessie.
  • 48': Goal! Barcelona 3, Elche 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Substitution, Elche. Nicolás Fernández Mercau replaces Raúl Guti.
  • 53': Substitution, Elche. Domingos Quina replaces Fidel.
  • 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Bellerín replaces Eric García.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 68': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Tete Morente.
  • 68': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Lucas Boyé.
  • 70': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 73': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Elche. Diego González replaces Pedro Bigas because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 85,073

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+47 Real Madrid 31 78 1
+28 Barcelona 31 70 3
+24 Girona 31 65 6
+23 Atlético Madrid 31 61 8
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
0 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 1
22.8 Possession 77.2
1 SHOTS 25
1 ON GOAL 9
1.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
143 Accurate Passes 642
213 Passes 708
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
3 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 38
25 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 1
19 Clearances 1

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García
4 Ronald Araújo
28 Alejandro Balde
23 Jules Koundé
21 Frenkie de Jong
8 Pedri
19 Franck Kessié Yellow Card
9 Robert Lewandowski
14 Memphis Depay
7 Ousmane Dembélé

ELC Elche (5-4-1)

No. Name
13 Edgar Badía (GK)
5 Gonzalo Verdú Red Card
6 Pedro Bigas
26 John Donald
23 Carlos Clerc
14 Helibelton Palacios
20 Gerard Gumbau
8 Raúl Guti
16 Fidel Yellow Card
11 José Antonio Morente
9 Lucas Boyé

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