It was not the best party of the FC Barcelona of Xavi Hernández, but the team knew to place in front of the adversities and achieve a key victory to follow firm in LaLiga. The culés had to swim to contracorriente after Fidel advanced to the Elche after a 'assistance' of Pedri González, but the history could be very, very distinct for the Barcelona.
The Barça followed, from the beginning of the party, the same dynamics of the last meetings: presionar very up, recover fast after loss and look for generate actions of goal at all times. Dembélé Was monopolising the attack by the right and was appearing constantly, but without clarity in the last metres or in the last pass. Frenkie Of Jong was another of the protagonists, by his desaciertos to the hour to finish.
The tulip could give the advantage to the Barça before the half hour of party, in the action that was, probably, the clearest of all the party. 'Dembouz' Achieved to remain hand manually with Edgar Badía, the one who taponó the shot of the French, but the refuse fell him to Of Jong. It arrived of career and was only front the goal to finish to pleasure, but finished commanding a shot very centreor that allowed to Diego González arrive, also in career, to clear.
Ten minutes afterwards, Frenkie could put to the Barça by in front in the marker (again) with a very clear occasion that could finish in goal to open the marker. It found face to face with Edgar Badía, but the guardameta ilicitano, crecidísimo in front of the culés, covered of wonder the shot crossed of the midfield player neerladés. Four minutes afterwards, the Elche advanced in the marker.
No always it can golear...
The Barça came of three goleadas consecutive (four in all February) and in Elche has not been able to give him loose rein to his effectiveness in the last metres. The two finish of Frenkie of Jong have been the proof of this, although it is not something that concerns too much to Xavi Hernández: "Win with goleada is not normal. Everything is very equalised", stood out the trainer egarense in room of press.