"Barcelona took the lead within six minutes when Dani Olmo played Yamal through on goal, and the 18-year-old rounded goalkeeper Inaki Pena to score his 13th goal of the season in all competitions. Olmo struck a shot against the crossbar midway through the first half, and within a minute, Elche were level. German Valera slipped former Real Madrid forward Rodriguez in behind the Barcelona defence, and he raced clear to score."
"The visitors should have retaken the lead when Torres struck the crossbar again from six yards out with a poor miss. The ball rebounded to him, and he then steered it against the post in a comical sequence of play. Torres got his goal in 40 minutes when de Jong found space in the box and, rather than shoot himself, laid the ball back for the forward to fire into the roof of the net from 15 yards."
Barcelona moved to 55 points from 22 matches after a 3-1 victory over Elche. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring within six minutes by rounding goalkeeper Inaki Pena for his 13th goal of the season. Alvaro Rodriguez equalised following a swift Elche counter supplied by German Valera. Ferran Torres restored Barcelona's lead on 40 minutes after a composed layback and finish. Marcus Rashford added a third to seal the win. Barcelona produced 30 efforts on goal and created numerous chances despite missing several close opportunities.
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