Barcelona continued their regular climb up the La Liga desk, defeating Elche 3-1 on the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on November 2, 2025, to maneuver inside 5 factors of league leaders Actual Madrid, who yesterday noticed off Valencia 4-1 in their very own fixture. The win additionally marked Barça’s ninth straight victory over Elche and stretched their unbeaten document on this fixture to 22 matches (W18, D4).
The sport kicked off with depth, and it didn’t take lengthy for Lamine Yamal to gentle up the night time. The 18-year-old prodigy pounced on a unfastened ball from Alejandro Balde’s press, slotting dwelling within the eighth minute to provide Barcelona the lead. Simply moments later, Fermín López took benefit of a slip by Adrià Pedrosa, establishing Ferran Torres to make it 2-0 inside 12 minutes. Barcelona posted a video of Lamine Yamal celebrating and kissing the badge on their official X account.
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Elche, although, refused to fold; Rafa Mir halved the deficit earlier than halftime with a curling strike after slipping by a shaky Barça offside lure. Softfootball reported that the crew could be with out Pedri, because the Spanish midfielder suffered an damage after the El Clasico loss to Actual Madrid, and with out him, Barcelona struggled to manage the sport, with Elche surprisingly edging the Spanish champions in possession.
After the break, Barcelona steadied themselves. Marcus Rashford, who had earlier seen one aim disallowed and one other effort blocked by the submit, lastly received his reward smashing in a thunderous shot that took a depraved deflection off the woodwork to seal the win.
Elche gave a superb battle, with Mir twice rattling the crossbar, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient. The end result leaves them winless of their final 4 league outings (D1, L3), whereas Barça notch up six wins from seven dwelling matches this season.
With Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo each returning to full health, Hansi Flick’s aspect look well-poised for a important November full of league and Champions League challenges.
