| Barcelona vs Elche | |
| SCHEDULE | TIME |
| Match: | Barcelona vs Elche |
| Tournament: | LaLiga Round 6 |
| Match Date: | Saturday, Sep 17 2022 |
| Match Time: | 7:45 p.m. (UTC +5:30) |
| Stadium: | Camp Nou |
| Match Finished | |
FT: Barcelona 2 - 0 Elche |
| Barcelona | Lineup |
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Koundé, Garcia, Balde; Kessie, Frenkie, Pedri; Memphis, Lewandowski, Dembélé.
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| Elche | Lineup |
Elche XI: Badia, Verdu, Bigas, Clerc, Palacios, Gumbau, Nwanko, Guti, Morente, Fidel, Boye | |
Barcelona at its best will look to extend their impressive start when they host Elche at Spotify Camp Nou in Primera Division action on Saturday morning.
Hosts Barcelona is second on 13 points, two behind leaders Real Madrid after five games.
Barcelona won their last Primera Division match 4-0 at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla against Cadiz, extending their unbeaten season to five (W4 D1 L0).
Elche's last league outing saw them beaten 4-1 by Athletic Club at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, extending their winless start to the campaign to five (W0 D1 L4), putting them in 19th place with one point. The previous Primera Division match between the two teams saw Barcelona win 2-1 at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero last season.
Ferran Torres opened the scoring for Barca in the 60th minute. Memphis Depay is also on the scoresheet. Fidel scored for Elche in the 44th minute.
Barcelona has beaten Elche of late, unbeaten in their last eight Primera Division matches (W7 D1 L0).
Elche is looking for their first league win in a match between the two sides since January 2014.
Barca has beaten Elche 19-3 during their unbeaten run. Robert Lewandowski has been the target of Barcelona this season. He is the team's top scorer with six goals, with no other player managing more in the league in 2022/2023, two of which set the tone for the first game.
Elche's main players going forward were Ezequiel Ponce and lex Collado, who scored one goal each. In the previous two Primera División matches at home this season, Barcelona picked up one win and one draw.
Elche was beaten in both previous league games to Estadio Manuel MartÃnez Valero this season. Elche is looking to overturn a four-game losing streak away. The last time they didn't lose away was April 19 against Real Betis. In five league games this season.
Barcelona won four wins and one draw. Elche, meanwhile, has one draw and four losses.