Agency, Feb 1: Barcelona secured a victory in the Spanish La Liga with a 3–1 win over Elche on Saturday night.
Playing at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Marcus Rashford guided Barcelona to the win. Álvaro Rodríguez scored the lone goal for Elche.
Barcelona took an early lead in the sixth minute through Yamal. Elche responded in the 29th minute when Rodríguez found the equaliser to make it 1–1. However, Barcelona regained the lead before halftime as Torres converted a pass from Frenkie de Jong in the 40th minute.
Rashford extended Barcelona’s advantage in the 72nd minute, doubling the lead and effectively sealing the result. No further goals were scored as Barcelona wrapped up a comfortable 3–1 victory.
With the win, Barcelona moved to the top of the La Liga standings with 55 points from 22 matches. Elche, who have collected 24 points from the same number of games, remain in 12th position.
