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Barcelona v Elche - as it happened

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Barcelona v Elche, La Liga 2021/22, matchday 18, 18/12/2021, line-ups. BeSoccer
Barcelona v Elche, La Liga 2021/22, matchday 18, 18/12/2021, line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Elche at the Camp Nou stadium. Barca are still struggling in La Liga, coming from a draw against Osasuna and are 8th with 24 points. Elche are in 16th position with 15 points.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Ferran Jutglà
16'
1 - 0
Gavi
19'
2 - 0
2 - 1
62'
Tete Morente
2 - 2
63'
Pere Milla
Nico González
85'
3 - 2
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: Barca 3-2 Elche! Match ends in Barcelona! Barca went into the break with the game under control but Elche came out after the break to eat Barca. The visitors scored two goals in two minutes and tied the game against the run of play. However, Nico scored the third goal to give Barca the three points and the victory.
  • 95'
    Foul by Gumbau on Jordi Alba.
  • 90'
    6 minutes added on!
  • 90'
    Foul by Roco on Gavi.
  • 88'
    Barca sub: Alex Balde on for Abde.
Card

Yellow card

a Elche
  • 86'
    Enzo Roco is yellow carded.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 85'
  • 85'
    GOAL for Barca! Gavi was the best player of the match. Once again he managed to get into Barca's box and assisted for Nico who scored a great goal.
Substitution

Substitution

at Elche
  • 82'
    Elche sub: Josema on for Mojica due to injury.
Card

Yellow card

a Barcelona
  • 79'
    Eric Garcia is booled for a foul on Lucas Perez.
Card

Yellow card

a Elche
  • 77'
    Gumbau is cautioned for a bad foul on Dembele.
Substitution

Substitution

at Barcelona
  • 76'
    Barca sub: Riqui Puig on for Frenkie De Jong.
Substitution

Substitution

at Barcelona
  • 72'
    Barca sub: Ferran Jutgla is replaced by Nico.
Card

Yellow card

a Elche
  • 71'
    Pere Milla is booked for a bad foul on Araujo.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Elche en el 63'
  • 63'
    GOAL for Elche! Two goals in two minutes for Elche to tie the game! Unbelievable how Barca have fallen asleep at the Camp Nou. They were 2-0 up and after Francisco's changes for Elche, they equalised 2-2. A great goal by Pere Milla with a header and a serious mistake by the Barca defence.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Elche en el 62'
  • 62'
    GOAL for Elche! A great move by Boye who assisted for Tete Morente who was on the right flank and managed a great shot impossible to stop for Ter Stegen.
Substitution

Substitution

at Elche
Substitution

Substitution

at Elche
  • 60'
    Elche double sub: Pere Milla and Raul Guti on for Mascarell and Fidel.
  • 52'
    Gavi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50'
    Corner awarded to Barca.
  • 48'
    Two chances in a row for Elche! The break and the changes seem to have done them good. Elche are trying to score a goal to keep fighting for the game.
  • 46'
    Barca get us going again.
  • 45'
    Elche HT sub: Tete Morente and Gumbau on for Josan and Boye.
  • 45'
    HT: Barca 2-0 Elche! Great first half by Barca. In 3 minutes they managed to take the lead on the scoreboard, first Jutgla in the 16th and then Gavi in the 19th, both homegrown players scored to make the fans happy.
  • 44'
    Gavi right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abde.
  • 43'
    Lucas Boye wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39'
    Gavi is penalised for handball.
  • 37'
    Enzo Roco is flagged for offside.
  • 36'
    Foul by Eric Garcia on Lucas Perez.
  • 34'
    Typical Abde play on the left flank, he goes deep to the goalkeeper's line, cuts back and shoots.
  • 32'
    Dembele's left-footed shot went wide.
  • 30'
    Foul by Mojica on Dembele.
  • 27'
    This time it was Jutgla again who had a great chance to score. Good save by Edgar.
  • 24'
    What a failure by Enzo Roco! The Elche centre-back could have scored a goal for his team but sent it over the crossbar.
  • 23'
    Foul by Lenglet on Lucas Boye.
  • 21'
    Once again Gavi almost scored after trying to surprise the goalkeeper. He is on fire.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 19'
  • 19'
    GOAL for Barca! IN CRE DI BLE! What a goal Pablo Gavi has just scored, he went past Omar Mascarell with a great dribble and also another Elche defender. He shot from the edge of the box and his right-footed shot was impossible for Edgar Badia.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 16'
  • 16'
    GOAL for Barca! Ferran Jutgla scores his first goal for Barca in an official match. Great headed goal after a good cross from a corner.
  • 15'
    Abde earns a corner for Barca.
  • 14'
    Foul by Marcone on Abde.
  • 11'
    Foul by Abde on Josan.
  • 10'
    Foul by Palacios on Abde.
  • 8'
    Corner awarded to Barca, conceded by Enzo Roco.
  • 6'
    Mojica is flagged for offside.
  • 3'
    Foul by Lucas Boye on Busquets.
  • 2'
    Jutgla is flagged for offside.
  • 1'
    Elche get us going in white from right to left while Barca are in their usual colours!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Busquets and Fidel, the two captains, come together for the coin toss and we're about to start!
  • PRVW
    The teams make their way out here!
  • PRVW
    Alberola Rojas is the referee for this one while Sanchez Martinez is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    It's 12 degrees and clear in Barcelona for this one.
  • PRVW
    This is how the home side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to win with the support of their home crowd?
  • PRVW
    Xavi has made more changes compared to the 2-2 tie against Osasuna. The two centre-backs in defence have been changed and Jutgla, a home-grown player, is in the starting line-up.
  • PRVW
    Francisco Rodriguez introduces two changes from the defeat against Valencia. He leaves Tete Morente and Barragan on the bench and Josan and Mojica start.
  • PRVW
    Elche has had a slightly better last month. They beat Cadiz and lost to Valencia, but have played two Copa del Rey games and won both.
  • PRVW
    Barca have had a month to forget in December. They started with a loss against Betis, then they were eliminated from the Champions League after the defeat at the Allianz Arena and last week they tied against Osasuna. A difficult challenge for Xavi.
  • PRVW
    Elche bench: Werner (GK); Josema, Barragan; Pastore, Guti, Gumbau, Jony, Chetauya; Piatti, Tete Morente, Pere Milla, Carrillo.
  • PRVW
    Barca bench: Iñaki Peña (GK), Neto (GK); Jaime, Balde, Umtiti, Mingueza; Riqui Puig, Alvaro Sanz, Nico, Coutinho, Luuk De Jong.
  • PRVW
    Elche XI: Edgar Badia (GK); Mojica, Gonzalez, Roco, Palacios; Fidel, Mascarell, Marcone, Josan; Boye and Lucas Perez.
  • PRVW
    Barca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Lenglet, Eric Garcia, Araujo; Jordi Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Gavi, Abde; Dembele, Jutgla.
Info

Pre-match

18 December 2021, 18:30

Referee: Alberola Rojas | VAR: Sánchez Martínez

Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of La Liga match between Barcelona and Elche! Any predictions?