Barcelona vs Elche 2022-23 LaLiga
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
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 85,073
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Real Madrid | 32 | 81 | 1 |
+27 | Barcelona | 32 | 70 | 4 |
+27 | Girona | 32 | 68 | 6 |
+21 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 61 | 9 |
Statistics
ELC | BAR | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
14 | Memphis Depay |
7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Elche (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Edgar Badía (GK) |
5 | Gonzalo Verdú |
6 | Pedro Bigas |
26 | John Donald |
23 | Carlos Clerc |
14 | Helibelton Palacios |
20 | Gerard Gumbau |
8 | Raúl Guti |
16 | Fidel |
11 | José Antonio Morente |
9 | Lucas Boyé |
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