Barcelona ضد Elche

Safe hands from Inaki Pena as he comes out and claims the ball

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Hector Fort successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Robert Lewandowski is blocked

Ball possession: Barcelona: 48%, Elche: 52%.

Eric Garcia from Barcelona intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Jules Kounde relieves the pressure with a clearance

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Adria Pedrosa is leaving the field to be replaced by John Donald in a tactical substitution.

Yago Santiago from Elche is ruled offside

Ball possession: Barcelona: 48%, Elche: 52%.

Goal kick for Barcelona

Rafa Mir from Elche sends an effort wide of target

Rafa Mir goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Rafa Mir but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Rafa Mir finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

The cross by Hector Fort from Elche successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Goal kick for Elche

Lamine Yamal from Barcelona sends an effort wide of target

Lamine Yamal goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Lamine Yamal but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Lamine Yamal finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Ferran Torres creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Ferran Torres makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Inaki Pena could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Ferran Torres from Barcelona is ruled offside

Good effort by Rafa Mir as he directs a shot on target, but Wojciech Szczesny saves it

The cross by Yago Santiago from Elche successfully finds a teammate in the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Marc Casado from Barcelona trips Aleix Febas

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Marc Aguado from Elche intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ball possession: Barcelona: 50%, Elche: 50%.

Goal kick for Barcelona

Andre Silva is leaving the field to be replaced by Alvaro Rodriguez in a tactical substitution.

Alejandro Balde is leaving the field to be replaced by Gerard Martin in a tactical substitution.

Marcus Rashford is leaving the field to be replaced by Robert Lewandowski in a tactical substitution.

Hector Fort fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Rodrigo Mendoza from Elche takes a short corner kick from the left.

Frenkie de Jong successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Hector Fort is blocked

David Affengruber relieves the pressure with a clearance

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The game is restarted

Ball possession: Barcelona: 52%, Elche: 48%.

Pedro Bigas is coming out with a knock and is replaced by Hector Fort.

German Valera is leaving the field to be replaced by Yago Santiago in a tactical substitution.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Good effort by Rafa Mir as he directs a shot on target, but Wojciech Szczesny saves it

Eric Garcia successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Adria Pedrosa is blocked

Fermin Lopez is leaving the field to be replaced by Dani Olmo in a tactical substitution.

The referee signals a free kick as Ferran Torres from Barcelona trips Pedro Bigas

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Barcelona

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Ronald Araujo from Barcelona trips Andre Silva

Fermin Lopez provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Marcus Rashford scores with the left foot!

The cross by Fermin Lopez from Barcelona successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Ball possession: Barcelona: 52%, Elche: 48%.

Andre Silva is penalised for pushing Marc Casado

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Rafa Mir from Elche trips Eric Garcia

The referee signals a free kick as Marc Casado from Barcelona trips Andre Silva

The referee signals a free kick as Andre Silva from Elche trips Eric Garcia

Obstruction as Adria Pedrosa cuts off the run of Marcus Rashford. A free-kick is awarded.

David Affengruber successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Marcus Rashford is blocked

Goal kick for Barcelona

CROSSBAR! A shot from Rafa Mir stings the crossbar!

Ball possession: Barcelona: 52%, Elche: 48%.

Andre Silva creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

A shot by Marcus Rashford is blocked

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Fermin Lopez from Barcelona is ruled offside

Rafa Mir hand-balls

Rafa Mir controls the ball with his hand

Ball possession: Barcelona: 52%, Elche: 48%.

Pedro Bigas relieves the pressure with a clearance

Safe hands from Wojciech Szczesny as he comes out and claims the ball

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

German Valera swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Jules Kounde relieves the pressure with a clearance

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Elche

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona sends an effort wide of target

Marcus Rashford goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Marcus Rashford but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Marcus Rashford finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Fermin Lopez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Martim Neto is leaving the field to be replaced by Rodrigo Mendoza in a tactical substitution.

The second half is underway

It's over! The referee blows for half time

Ball possession: Barcelona: 55%, Elche: 45%.

Lamine Yamal from Barcelona sends an effort wide of target

Lamine Yamal goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Lamine Yamal but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Lamine Yamal finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Fermin Lopez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Fermin Lopez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona is ruled offside

Ronald Araujo is penalised for pushing David Affengruber

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the left.

Oooh... that was a sitter! Ferran Torres should have scored from that position

Good effort by Ferran Torres as he directs a shot on target, but Inaki Pena saves it

Frenkie de Jong creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Pedro Bigas relieves the pressure with a clearance

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Barcelona: 53%, Elche: 47%.

The referee signals a free kick as Martim Neto from Elche trips Frenkie de Jong

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

VAR CHECK OVER - No further actions have been taken after the VAR check.

VAR - GOAL! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential goal for Elche.

Alvaro Nunez provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Rafa Mir scores with the right foot!

Alvaro Nunez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Fermin Lopez from Barcelona trips Aleix Febas

Lamine Yamal from Barcelona is ruled offside

The referee signals a free kick as Marc Casado from Barcelona trips Aleix Febas

Ball possession: Barcelona: 56%, Elche: 44%.

Ferran Torres shoots from outside the box, but Inaki Pena has it under control

Ferran Torres tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of Inaki Pena

A shot by Lamine Yamal is blocked

A shot by Marc Casado is blocked

Jules Kounde wins an air challenge against Alvaro Nunez

Jules Kounde creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona swings in the corner from the left.

David Affengruber successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Marcus Rashford is blocked

The cross by Jules Kounde from Barcelona successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Dangerous challenge by Marc Aguado from Elche. Frenkie de Jong on the receiving end of that.

The referee signals a free kick as David Affengruber from Elche trips Eric Garcia

Yellow card for Martim Neto

Martim Neto is shown a yellow card by the referee

Martim Neto from Elche goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Frenkie de Jong

Ball possession: Barcelona: 53%, Elche: 47%.

Goal kick for Elche

Marcus Rashford fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ronald Araujo wins an air challenge against Rafa Mir

Goal kick for Elche

Fermin Lopez fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Safe hands from Wojciech Szczesny as he comes out and claims the ball

The referee signals a free kick as Fermin Lopez from Barcelona trips Aleix Febas

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Barcelona: 52%, Elche: 48%.

German Valera from Elche goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Alejandro Balde

Rafa Mir is penalised for pushing Jules Kounde

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Elche

The referee signals a free kick as German Valera from Elche trips Alejandro Balde

Ball possession: Barcelona: 54%, Elche: 46%.

Goal kick for Elche

Fermin Lopez fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona swings in the corner from the right.

Aleix Febas relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona swings in the corner from the left.

Marcus Rashford from Barcelona takes a short corner kick from the left.

Alvaro Nunez from Elche is ruled offside

Ball possession: Barcelona: 46%, Elche: 54%.

The referee signals a free kick as Rafa Mir from Elche trips Ronald Araujo

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Rafa Mir from Elche trips Fermin Lopez

Safe hands from Wojciech Szczesny as he comes out and claims the ball

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Jules Kounde relieves the pressure with a clearance

Safe hands from Inaki Pena as he comes out and claims the ball

Marcus Rashford swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Ball possession: Barcelona: 46%, Elche: 54%.

The referee signals a free kick as Jules Kounde from Barcelona trips Marc Aguado

The referee signals a free kick as Marc Casado from Barcelona trips Aleix Febas

Fermin Lopez provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Ferran Torres from Barcelona taps the ball in with the right! An easy finish for Ferran Torres

Fermin Lopez creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Fermin Lopez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Adria Pedrosa could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Elche take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Barcelona: 46%, Elche: 54%.

Alejandro Balde provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Lamine Yamal scores with the left foot!

Alejandro Balde creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Alejandro Balde makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

David Affengruber could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Alvaro Nunez from Elche is ruled offside

Elche are trying to create something here.

Rafa Mir from Elche is ruled offside

Ball possession: Barcelona: 50%, Elche: 50%.

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

David Affengruber relieves the pressure with a clearance

Barcelona take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona is ruled offside

Lamine Yamal creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

German Valera from Elche takes a short corner kick from the right.

Alejandro Balde relieves the pressure with a clearance

Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.

The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play

Barcelona kick-off, and the game is underway.

The referee starts the match

Before we get underway, the players and crowd observe a minute's silence.

Welcome to Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, the match will start in about 5 minutes.

Welcome to Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys where the two teams take the field for the start of this match.

Welcome to Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys where we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two teams

Welcome to Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, where we await the arrival of today's teams.

Welcome to Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, now all we need are the two teams.

Welcome to today's crucial game from Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys. We are awaiting the arrival of both teams, in anticipation of a great match!