Barca are determined to return to winning ways when they face Elche in the La Liga postponed match
Lineups of Players
Barcelona XI: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Oscar Mingueza, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Miralem Pjanic, Pedri; Trincao, Lionel Messi, Martin Braithwaite.
Elche XI: Edgar Badia; Antonio Barragan, Gonzalo Verdu, Josema; Cifu, Omenuke Mfulu, Raul Guti, Johan Mojica; Emiliano Rigoni, Pere Milla; Lucas Boye.
Summary
Barca vs Elche – Curated tweets by GOAL_ID
The course of the match
3′ – Badia was made troubled by Trincao’s shot which made use of Messi’s pass.
6′ – REFINED !! Rigoni gets past Mingueza and pushes the ball to Boye. But the player’s shot from inside the penalty box went up!
10′ – Braithwaite tumbled in the forbidden box. But the referee rejected the penalty claim and VAR confirmed it.
15′ – Elche are now going deep to make it difficult for Barca to score and surprise them with a counter-attack.
21′ – FAILED!! Badia managed to read the direction of Trincao’s shot, who managed to trick two players before firing a shot from very close range.
27′ – Mingueza falls after dueling with Josema. The medical team rushed in to check his condition.
33′ – Guti’s shot took advantage of a wild ball from a corner kick situation that still bounced off Ter Stegen’s goal.
45′ – Milla’s shot in a counterattack situation flies right into Badia’s arms.
HT: Barcelona 0-0 Elche
48′ – GOAL! Messi, who was snaking past the Elche rearguard, was helped by Bratihwaite to find space in the penalty box. Badia failed to stop the shot!
50′ – Boye’s shot from inside the penalty box took advantage of an imperfect sweep, still wide of Ter Stegen’s goal.
53′ – Messi’s ambitious shot from distance still bounced off target.
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