La Liga

Season 2025/2026

La Liga

Elche vs Barcelona – Lineups & Match Details

Barcelona beat Elche 3-1. Goals: Lamine Yamal (6'), Á. Rodríguez (29'), Ferran Torres (40'), M. Rashford (72'). Elche had 39% possession against Barcelona's 61%. Shots on target: 3-8.

La Liga · Regular Season - 22

Saturday, 31 January 2026

ElcheElche

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

BarcelonaBarcelona

Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz, Spain

Lineups

ElcheElche3-4-1-2
I. Pena13I. PenaG
D. Affengruber22D. AffengruberD
V. Chust23V. ChustD
J. Donald18J. DonaldD
A. Pedrosa3A. PedrosaM
R. Mendoza30R. MendozaM
M. Aguado8M. AguadoM
G. Valera11G. ValeraM
G. Diangana19G. DianganaF
A. Rodriguez20A. RodriguezF
Andre Silva9Andre SilvaF

Substitutes

1M. DituroG
45A. IturbeG
5F. Redondo SolariM
7Y. SantiagoF
16M. NetoM
21L. PetrotD
24L. CepedaF
31D. DelgadoD
32A. BoayarF
36N. SalvadorD
38A. SanchezF
43A. HerraizM
BarcelonaBarcelona4-3-3
J. Garcia13J. GarciaG
J. Kounde23J. KoundeD
P. Cubarsi5P. CubarsiD
E. Garcia24E. GarciaD
A. Balde3A. BaldeD
Fermín16FermínM
F. de Jong21F. de JongM
D. Olmo20D. OlmoM
Lamine Yamal10Lamine YamalF
F. Torres7F. TorresF
Raphinha11RaphinhaF

Substitutes

25W. SzczesnyG
31D. KochenG
2J. CanceloD
4R. AraujoD
9R. LewandowskiF
14M. RashfordF
17M. CasadoM
18G. MartinD
19R. BardghjiF
22M. BernalM

Match Events

6'G

Lamine Yamal

Assist: Dani Olmo

29'G

Á. Rodríguez

Assist: Germán Valera

38'Y

John Nwankwo

40'G

Ferran Torres

Assist: F. de Jong

46'S

Raphinha

Substitution 1

56'S

Marc Aguado

Substitution 1

60'S

G. Diangana

Substitution 2

60'S

André Silva

Substitution 3

62'S

Ferran Torres

Substitution 2

62'S

Dani Olmo

Substitution 3

72'G

M. Rashford

74'S

D. Affengruber

Substitution 4

74'S

Á. Rodríguez

Substitution 5

76'Y

Rodrigo Mendoza

84'S

J. Koundé

Substitution 4

85'S

Fermín

Substitution 5

90'Y

F. de Jong

Statistics

Elche
39%61%
Barcelona
1Expected Goals (xG)6.44
9Total Shots30
3Shots on Target8
2Corners8
15Fouls9
5Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Elche host Barcelona on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Elche go into the match 16th in the table; Barcelona sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Elche have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Barcelona have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Nov 2025: Elche 1-3 Barcelona; 1 Apr 2023: Elche 0-4 Barcelona; 17 Sept 2022: Elche 0-3 Barcelona. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Barcelona beat Elche 3-1. Elche scored through Á. Rodríguez 29'. Barcelona replied with Lamine Yamal 6', Ferran Torres 40', M. Rashford 72'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 72 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Elche held 39% of the ball against 61% for Barcelona. Shots on target finished 3-8. Expected goals read 1.00 for Elche, 6.44 for Barcelona.

Verdict

Barcelona take the three points; Elche look at a thin night for the home crowd. Elche sat 16th and Barcelona 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.