{"id":65002,"date":"2025-11-03T00:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T23:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/this-is-how-inaki-pena-and-hector-fort-return-to-montjuic-went_315180_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:34:09","slug":"this-is-how-inaki-pena-and-hector-fort-return-to-montjuic-went_315180_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/this-is-how-inaki-pena-and-hector-fort-return-to-montjuic-went_315180_102.html","title":{"rendered":"I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a and H\u00e9ctor Fort: this is how the Bar\u00e7a loanees returned to Montju\u00efc"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a and H\u00e9ctor Fort played again at Montju\u00efc on Sunday in the Bar\u00e7a-Elche match (3-1). The goalkeeper could not prevent his team’s defeat, while the full-back was a substitute<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona defeated Elche (3-1)<\/a> in matchday 11 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26. Eder Sarabia’s<\/strong> team had two of their main reinforcements for the season, I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a<\/a> and H\u00e9ctor Fort<\/a>, both loaned by Bar\u00e7a without a mandatory purchase option.<\/p>

The match, however, was not positive for either the Bar\u00e7a youth players or the Elche team. Bar\u00e7a was headed for victory very early, thanks to goals from Lamine Yamal<\/a> and Ferran Torres<\/a> in the first 12 minutes. Both goals were the product of Bar\u00e7a’s high pressure and errors in the visiting team’s exit.<\/p>

Although Rafa Mir<\/strong> scored for Elche before halftime, Marcus Rashford<\/a>, with a great goal in the 61st minute, dashed the ‘franjiverde’ comeback hopes. Next, we review Pe\u00f1a and Fort’s performance in their return to Montju\u00efc.<\/p>

I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a was not responsible for Bar\u00e7a’s goals<\/h2>
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Barcelona 3-1 Elche: Flick’s team doesn’t fail in Montju\u00efc and recovers 2nd place in LaLiga<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Despite conceding 3 goals, I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a put in a good performance against his former club. The Alicante native made two saves<\/strong>, one of them a brutal stop from a Ferran Torres volley before halftime, preventing a more resounding defeat for Elche. The first two goals stemmed from errors in the buildup, while the third was the product of a remarkable collective action by Barcelona.<\/p>

Pe\u00f1a began the 25\/26 season as a substitute for the experienced Mat\u00edas Dituro, but he took over the starting position from matchday 8 of the League. In total, he has conceded 8 goals in 6 matches<\/strong>, keeping a couple of clean sheets.<\/p>

On Sunday, he recovered 6 balls, in addition to completing 31 of 44 passes (70%)<\/strong>. If the Elche team manages to stay in the first division, the 25-year-old goalkeeper has a good chance of staying with the ‘franjiverdes’. After the signing of Joan Garc\u00eda, the Alicante native was left without a place at Can Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>

H\u00e9ctor Fort played 20 minutes in his return to Montju\u00efc<\/h2>

H\u00e9ctor Fort, meanwhile, came on in the 70th minute for Pedro Bigas<\/strong>. The right-back was quite precise in his distribution, with only 1 misplaced pass in 19 attempts. In addition, he tried a couple of shots, one of them deflected and another blocked by an opponent.<\/p>

At the end of the Bar\u00e7a-Elche match, H\u00e9ctor greeted Hansi Flick<\/a><\/strong> and some of his former teammates in a friendly manner. In addition, he spoke with ‘DAZN’ about his feelings on returning home and the extra motivation with which he evidently took to the field.<\/p>

“I’ve been with Lamine for many years and we’re friends. I was especially excited to have him in front of me<\/strong>. I didn’t come out of it too badly. I caught him a bit tired already, luckily,” the 18-year-old defender joked. So far this season, Fort has 169 minutes of action spread over 5 games (he only started against Osasuna).<\/p>