"Dominant win moves defending La Liga champions to second place in the standings, five adrift of archrivals Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford struck for Barcelona as they earned a 3-1 win over Elche in La Liga to bounce back from last weekend's Clasico defeat and move back into second place to trail leaders Real Madrid by five points. Barca continued to struggle in defence and Elche had chances to cause an upset on Sunday, scoring through Rafa Mir, with the striker also twice hitting the woodwork."
"Barca took the lead after nine minutes when Alejandro Balde drove forward and fed Yamal in the area. The winger took a touch to set himself and then whipped a clinical finish past former Barca goalkeeper Inaki Pena, a teammate of his last season. Three minutes later Torres doubled the hosts' advantage, tapping home after Fermin Lopez broke into space down the left and provided an inch-perfect cross."
Barcelona recovered from a Clasico defeat to beat Elche 3-1 and move into second place in La Liga, five points behind Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after nine minutes from an Alejandro Balde pass, Ferran Torres doubled the lead three minutes later, and Marcus Rashford finished the win. Elche pulled one back through Rafa Mir, who also struck the woodwork twice. Barcelona continued to struggle defensively and have failed to keep a clean sheet in six consecutive league games. Several key players were absent through injury, while Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo returned as substitutes.
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