"If Barcelona's game against Real Sociedad was frustrating in terms of the team not converting chances, last night's clash against Elche trumped it with some margin. The Catalans took to the field away against Eder Sarabia's men and had enough chances to have scored over ten goals on the night, yet, they simply struggled to convert and kept the game tight until the very end."
"Joan Garcia: 8.5 The goalkeeper popped up with some good saves, runs out of the area, and interceptions to sweep with perfection and deny Elche clear-cut chances but could not do much more than he did for the hosts' equaliser. Came up with some critical saves towards the end of the second half when Elche pushed high for a way back into the game."
Barcelona dominated chance creation away at Elche and produced openings that could have yielded more than ten goals but repeatedly failed to convert. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring before Elche quickly found a neat equaliser. Ferran Torres restored a 2-1 lead that Barcelona struggled to extend through the second period. Rashford ultimately scored the third goal to seal the result. Joan Garcia produced crucial saves and sweeping interventions, Alejandro Balde drove many transitions down the left, Eric Garcia led defensive reads and distribution, and Pau Cubarsi had a positive night with minor tracking-back issues.
Read at Barca Universal
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