Yamal strikes again as Barca extends advantage
Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of LaLiga after a dominant 3-1 victory over Elche on Saturday.
Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford sealed the points for Barcelona, who had to rally after being pegged back by Alvaro Rodriguez in the first half.
Yamal opened the scoring just six minutes in with a composed finish as he rounded the goalkeeper after being fed by Dani Olmo, before slotting into an empty net.
Olmo crashed a curling shot against the crossbar before Rodriguez went straight down the other end to slot his low finish into the bottom-right corner to level the score 29 minutes in.
Torres then incredibly poked a first-time shot against the bar from close range before the rebound ricocheted off his shoulder and against the right post on the follow-up.
But Torres made up for his miss by restoring Barca's lead five minutes before the break, rifling Frenkie de Jong's pull-back into the roof of the net.
Torres also had an effort cleared off the line on the stroke of half-time, and Barcelona were initially less clinical in the second half, with substitute Rashford curling wide while one-on-one with Inaki Pena.
However, Rashford made it three in the 72nd minute, firing Yamal's half-blocked cross in, with Barca's teenage star then wasting a chance to add a fourth shortly after, blazing over under no pressure.
