La Liga · Sun, 23 Aug 2026 ·
Elche vs Barcelona — 0 - 5
Estadio Martínez Valero · Referee: Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain
Match report
Barcelona beat Elche 5-0 as Raphinha scores twice
Elche were beaten 5-0 by Barcelona at Estadio Martínez Valero on Sunday, 23 August 2026 in La Liga matchday 2. Raphinha (14' pen, 67'), K. Adeyemi (45') and Fermin (71', 79') scored for Barcelona. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Elche had 46% of the ball and 7 shots (2 on target) against Barcelona’s 11 (7 on target). Raphinha (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Elche 18th in the La Liga table on 5 points and Barcelona 1st on 21.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Match events
- 14'penaltyRaphinhaPenalty
- 33'yellow cardAli HouaryYellow Card
- 45'substitutionGaviOff: Pedri
- 45'goalK. AdeyemiAssist: Raphinha
- 64'substitutionM. AguadoOff: M. Neto
- 64'substitutionA. HouaryOff: F. Buonanotte
- 64'substitutionTete MorenteOff: L. Cepeda
- 65'substitutionK. AdeyemiOff: D. Olmo
- 65'substitutionLamine YamalOff: A. Gordon
- 67'goalRaphinhaAssist: A. Gordon
- 69'substitutionF. NinoOff: E. Ponce
- 71'goalFerminAssist: A. Gordon
- 79'goalFerminAssist: X. Espart
- 80'substitutionM. BernalOff: J. Kounde
- 80'substitutionRaphinhaOff: J. Cancelo
- 81'substitutionF. Redondo SolariOff: P. Bigas
Lineups
Elche
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Martin Anselmi
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 2Buba SangareD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 5F. Redondo SolariD
- 23V. ChustD
- 11G. ValeraD
- 20Tete MorenteM
- 12G. VillarM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 29A. HouaryM
- 14F. NinoF
Substitutes
- 43A. IturbeG
- 26M. BarzicD
- 6P. BigasD
- 19G. DianganaF
- 16M. NetoM
- 47J. MorcilloM
- 10F. BuonanotteM
- 9E. PonceF
- 17JosanM
- 21L. CepedaF
- 36U. KonareF
- 30A. PadillaF
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 1J. GarciaG
- 24E. GarciaD
- 15A. ChristensenD
- 18G. MartinD
- 36X. EspartD
- 22M. BernalM
- 6GaviM
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 7FermínM
- 14K. AdeyemiM
- 11RaphinhaF
Substitutes
- 13W. SzczesnyG
- 31E. AllerG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 26A. CortesD
- 2J. CanceloD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 33J. PesquerD
- 8PedriM
- 28B. FarinasM
- 20D. OlmoM
- 17A. GordonF
- 29H. AbdelkarimF
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 0.70Expected goals (xG)4.38
- 7Total shots11
- 2Shots on target7
- 5Shots off target4
- 0Blocked shots0
- 5Shots inside the box10
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners1
- 3Offsides3
- 13Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 436Passes533
- 349Accurate passes463
- 80%Pass accuracy87%
- 0.26Goals prevented0.26
Player statistics
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 2Buba SangaréD | 90 | 4.9 | ||
| 5Federico RedondoD | 81 | 5.3 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraD | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Tete MorenteM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Ali HouaryM | 64 | 5.6 | ||
| 14Fernando NiñoF | 69 | 6.7 | ||
| 43Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Matia BarzićD | – | – | ||
| 10Facundo BuonanotteM | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| 17JosanM | – | – | ||
| 47Javi MorcilloM | – | – | ||
| 9Ezequiel PonceF | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | – | – | ||
| 21Lucas CepedaF | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Alvaro PadillaF | – | – | ||
| 36Umaru Konare TounkaraF | – | – |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Andreas ChristensenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Eric GarcíaD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 36Xavi EspartD | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 6GaviM | 44 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Fermín LópezM | 90 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| 10Lamine YamalM | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Karim AdeyemiM | 65 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 22Marc BernalM | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| 11RaphinhaFTop rated | 80 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 |
| 13Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 31Eder AllerG | – | – | ||
| 2João CanceloD | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | – | – | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Álvaro CortésD | – | – | ||
| 33Jordi PesquerD | – | – | ||
| 8PedriM | 46 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Dani OlmoM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Brian FariñasM | – | – | ||
| 17Anthony GordonF | 25 | 7.7 | 2 | |
| 29Hamza AbdelkarimF | – | – |
