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Elche's predicted line-up vs Barcelona: Edgar Badia; Jose Carmona, Heliberton Palacios, Gonzalo Verdu; Pedro Bigas, Carlos Clerc; Pere Milla, Omar Mascarell, ...

Tete Morente (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Fidel (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break. Gumbau (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Elche 0, Barcelona 2. Barcelona now have a three-goal lead, as Gavi wins the ball back and feeds Lewandowski, who scores his second of the game.

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Robert Lewandowski will be looking to get on the scoresheet tonight after failing to score in his last three for Barcelona as well as in both games for Poland during the international break. This is Sebastian Beccacece's first match as Elche manager and his first match in Spanish football! Robert Lewandowski scores his 16th La Liga goal of the season!

20' GOAL! Elche 0-1 Barcelona (Lewandowski): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Jordi Alba sends a free-kick into the box, Ronald Araujo wins the first header, and Robert ...

Elche 0-1 Barcelona (Lewandowski): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Elche 0-2 Barcelona (Fati): IT’S TWO!!! Elche 0-4 Barcelona (Ferran): IT’S FOUR!!!

Barcelona came out on top against Real Madrid in their last game before the international break. The Catalan giants are currently sat atop of La Liga with a ...

Barcelona will play archrivals Real Madrid in the second leg of Copa del Rey on 5th April. The Valencia based club haven't won any of their previous 20 matches against Barcelona in La Liga, losing each of their last seven clashes. Elche are currently sat at the bottom of La Liga with just 13 points from 26 games, winning just two games so far in La Liga.

LaLiga leaders Barcelona can go 15 points clear of Real Madrid with a win at bottom club Elche. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m. ET.

26 Here they take on an Elche side desperate for points in a seemingly hopeless battle to avoid the drop. It’s been four long years, but Barcelona look as if they’re finally about to get their hands back on the LaLiga trophy. Over the course of the next 90 minutes, I’ll be bringing you build-up, team news and plenty, plenty more. They are joined on the treatment table for this clash by defender Andreas Christensen. Thanks for that one, guys. He's Elche's fourth (yes, fourth) manager this season after Machín, Jorge Almirón and Francisco. Two wins in 26 league matches, one and home and one away. He looks like he could be the front man in a Nirvana tribute band but this is in fact new Elche boss Sebastián Beccacace. Let's not beat around the bush here. Is that Eric García in midfield? Ronala Araújo is fit to play, Frenkie de Jong isn't.

LaLiga top scorer Lewandowski got back on goal trail after three goalless league games, opening the scoring in the 20th minute with a close-range finish after ...

[Ronald Araujo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270821/Ronald-Araújo) headed the ball down to him in front of goal. A great night for the forwards and players who needed and gained a lot of confidence," Xavi added. "He has the Barcelona profile. It is still early but he is a player I like," Xavi said. "Players that have not participated a lot came in to the side and played at a really good level. [Ousmane Dembele](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/229744/Ousmane-Dembélé), [Pedri](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250465/Pedri), [Raphinha](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231050/Raphinha) and [Frenkie de Jong](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/219022/frenkie-de-jong).

Robert Lewandowski has scored twice in Barcelona's 4-0 win at last-place Elche as the Catalan club opened up a 15-point lead atop the standings in pursuit ...

I am motivated to return the confidence the club has placed in me.” Lewandowski hadn’t scored in five games – three with Barcelona and two with Poland – since his goal against Manchester United in a 2-0 loss in the Europa League on Feb. Given the opponent and his team’s commanding league lead, Xavi allowed himself to experiment with his lineup. Sancet leads the team with eight goals this season. Barcelona will try to beat Madrid again on Wednesday in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal match. Lewandowski’s second goal came after Gavi won possession and played the striker clear.

Goals by Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres carried Barcelona to a rather straightforward 4-0 win against Elche.

Jules Koundé had an opportunity in the final minutes only to see his effort cleared by the defender. The Catalans head into that match with a 1-0 lead. Ronald Araújo set up the goal as his header placed it on the platter for the striker.