"Looking to bounce back to winning ways after the defeat to Real Madrid in La Liga, Barcelona took to the field on Sunday night at Montjuic to take on Elche as part of Matchday 11. Despite having the home advantage, Barcelona were under pressure for a decent part of the opening 15 minutes, but two lethal moves capitalising on the opponents' errors helped them take a 2-0 lead."
"The Polish goalkeeper did not have a very busy night in terms of shot-stopping but was regularly put under pressure by the opposition's high press and did well to adjust to it. Not much he could do about Elche's opener as it was precisely curled around him. Alejandro Balde: 8.5 The youngster was electric on Barcelona's left wing and was rock-solid in defence and a dynamo in the final third."
Barcelona recovered from a La Liga defeat by beating Elche 3-1 at Montjuic on Matchday 11. Barcelona faced early pressure but converted two lethal moves into a 2-0 lead. Elche pulled one goal back later in the first half to revive the contest. Marcus Rashford restored the two-goal cushion and secured the win. Wojciech Szczesny was rated 7, coping with opposition high press though unable to stop the curled opener. Alejandro Balde was rated 8.5 for electric wing play and an assist. Eric Garcia was rated 8 for ball-playing defending and Ronald Araujo 7.5 for pace and offside organisation.
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