The match has ended at the Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium

Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1 and remain top of LaLiga.

71' Goal for Barcelona

 Lamine Yamal reaches the byline. After a rebound, Marcus Rashford makes it 3-1.

Elche missed a chance to equalize

 Neto passed to Boayar, whose shot went well wide.

The second half has begun in Alicante

Halftime is over; there are 45 minutes left in Elche vs. Barcelona.

The first half of the match is over

Elche is losing 1-2 against Barcelona.

40' Goal for Barcelona

De Jong receives the ball in the box and gives a great pass to Ferran Torres, who makes it 2-1.

29' Goal for Elche. 

Álvaro Rodríguez breaks free and finishes past Joan García

6' Goal for Barcelona. 

Lamine Yamal receives a long pass, gets past the goalkeeper and makes it 1-0

The match has kicked off in Alicante

The match has started at the Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium, Elche is facing Barcelona.

Elche's starting

Barcelona's line up

Fresh off securing direct qualification to the Champions League Round of 16, Barcelona return to domestic action with confidence as they take on Elche in eastern Spain.

How do Elche and Barcelona arrive at this LaLiga clash?

Barcelona currently sit top of LaLiga with 52 points, holding a one-point lead over Real Madrid. The Catalans come into the match after a 4-1 Champions League win over Copenhagen and a convincing 3-0 league victory against Real Oviedo.

Elche, meanwhile, are enjoying a solid campaign, sitting 12th in the standings with 24 points, though they are coming off a 3-2 defeat to Levante in their last outing.

Posibles alineaciones de Elche vs Barcelona

Elche: Iñaki Peña; Chust, Affengruber, Pétrot o Bigas; Pedrosa, Neto, Aguado, Diangana, Germán Valera; Álvaro Rodríguez y André da Silva.

Barcelona: Joan García; João Cancelo o Koundé, Cubarsí, Araújo, Balde; Frenkie de Jong, Eric García; Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha y Ferran Torres.

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