Spain. Barcelona comes from behind to take a victory against Elche who went ahead on the scoreboard after a goal from Fidel one minute before the break and who dreamed for a good part of the game of giving the surprise.
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The team of Xavi Hernandez ratified their ascending line of results, although their game was not as showy as in other days, partly due to the good tactical approach of the Elche team, which suffers its first defeat at home since Francisco arrived on his bench.
The script of the match was defined from the first minute: Barcelona and Elche dominate, with an advanced defense, waiting for their option to counterattack.
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The goals of Ferran Torres and Memphis Depayafter a protested penalty a few minutes from the end, allowed Barcelona to come back from behind in the second half.
Barcelona unexpectedly found help in the VAR, since the referee Hernández Hernández was warned of a penalty for a handball by Barragán that initially went unnoticed.
Depayfive minutes from the end, scored from the penalty spot the second goal of the Barcelona to the disbelief of the Elche players and the outrage of the fans, who shortly afterwards demanded a maximum penalty in the Catalan area at the hands of Jordi Alba, which the referee did not grant.
The first goal for the culé was from Ferran Torres who picked up a bad shot from Jordi Alba to score at will in the face of the passivity of the local defense.
Goal that put Elche ahead
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In the last moments of the first period, an inaccuracy by Pedri, who cleared a ball into his own field, allowed Fidel, one of Elche’s most active players, to face Ter Stegen, whom he beat with a cross shot.
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