Barcelona reacted after the blow in El Clásico and beat Elche with authority

Barcelona He left the defeat against Real Madrid behind and smiled again at Montjuic. Hansi Flick’s team won 3-1 against Elche on the 11th of LaLiga 2025/2026, with a solid performance and prominence from Lamine Yamal, Fermín López and Marcus Rashford.

At 8 minutes, Lamine Yamal He opened the scoring after a great play by Alejandro Balde, who took advantage of an error in the opponent’s start to assist him. The Barça “10” controlled it and scored with his left foot to make it 1-0. It was Yamal’s second goal in his last three games, after a streak of five without scoring between Barça and the Spanish team.

Three minutes later, the Catalan team extended the lead: Fermin Lopez He pressed high, recovered a loose ball and assisted Ferran Torres, who pushed the ball into the goal for 2-0.

When it seemed that the third was coming, Rafa Mir scored for Elche with a right cross that beat Wojciech Szczęsnyleaving the score 2-1 before the break.

In the second half, the visiting forward warned again with a shot that hit the post, but Barça responded forcefully: in the 60th minute, Fermín López enabled Marcus Rashford, who headed towards the area and finished with class with his left foot for the final 3-1.

The English striker scored or assisted in 9 of his 11 games as a starter for Barcelona this season (6 goals, 5 assists).

With this victory, Barcelona recovers after the blow suffered in El Clásico and remains as the runner-up in LaLiga, remaining 5 points behind Real Madrid. The match also marked the return from injury of Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski.

The next match for those led by Hansi Flick will be the visit to Bruges, in a duel of UEFA Champions League.