Elche 1-3 Barcelona (Jan 31, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Elche v Barcelona 2025-26 LALIGA Elche Elche ELC 5-9-8 , 24 PTS 1 5-9-8 , 24 PTS FT Barcelona Barcelona BAR 18-1-3 , 55 PTS 3 18-1-3 , 55 PTS Álvaro Rodríguez – 29' Lamine Yamal – 6' Ferran Torres – 40' Marcus Rashford – 72' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Videos Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford all score as Barcelona overpower Elche By PA Jan 31, 2027, 05:37 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images Marcus Rashford came off the bench to round off the scoring as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of LaLiga with a 3-1 win over Elche at the Estadio Martinez Valero. The in-form Lamine Yamal put Barca in front early on but Elche, who have not beaten their visitors since 1974, equalised through Alvaro Rodriguez’s composed finish in the 29th minute. Ferran Torres put Barcelona back in front before the interval and second-half substitute Rashford, who came on for Raphinha , netted from close range in the 72nd minute after Adam Boayar wasted a golden chance to draw Elche level again. Barcelona, who came from behind to beat Copenhagen in midweek and book their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League, gave themselves a cushion over Real Madrid although their arch rivals can narrow the gap back to one point when they take on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. It seemed like Barcelona would cruise here as Yamal scored for the third game in a row in the sixth minute, the 18-year-old latching on to Dani Olmo’s ball through the middle, rounding Iñaki Peña and tucking into an empty net. Torres drilled wide and Olmo then grazed the crossbar following Yamal’s lay-off, but Barcelona were pegged back before the half hour when Rodriguez got in behind Eric García and coolly finished past goalkeeper Joan García . Barcelona poured forward once more and Torres saw a shot cannon off the crossbar and unwittingly rebound into his face before remarkably hitting the post. Torres, though, rifled high into the net in the 40th minute after a cutback from Frenkie de Jong , who rounded Elche goalkeeper Pena only to find his route to goal blocked by a couple of covering defenders. Barcelona’s lead was kept to one goal at half-time as a sliding Víctor Chust cleared off the line to deny Torres a second, although Elche showed they remained a threat after the restart as Rodrigo Mendoza had the ball in the back of the net, only to be flagged for offside. Boayar spurned a glorious chance after blazing over when off-balance, having been teed up by Martim Neto , who showed some deft footwork inside the area before laying the ball off. It proved a costly miss as Rashford, moments after shooting narrowly wide, fired into the roof of the net following a low cross from Yamal, who did excellently to control a high ball on the right before jinking his way into the area and providing an assist for the England forward. Game Information Estadio Martínez Valero 3:00 PM , January 31, 2026 Coverage : ESPN Deportes/ESPN+ Elche , Spain Attendance : 31,233 Spanish LALIGA Standings Team GP W D L GD P Barcelona 22 18 1 3 +37 55 Real Madrid 21 16 3 2 +28 51 Atlético Madrid 22 13 6 3 +21 45 Villarreal 21 13 3 5 +16 42 Espanyol 22 10 4 8 -1 34 Real Betis 21 8 8 5 +7 32 Celta Vigo 21 8 8 5 +6 32 Real Sociedad 21 7 6 8 0 27 Osasuna 22 7 5 10 -1 26 Alavés 22 7 4 11 -7 25 Girona 22 6 7 9 -15 25 Elche 22 5 9 8 -2 24 Sevilla 21 7 3 11 -5 24 Athletic Club 21 7 3 11 -10 24 Valencia 21 5 8 8 -11 23 Rayo Vallecano 21 5 7 9 -11 22 Getafe 21 6 4 11 -11 22 Mallorca 21 5 6 10 -9 21 Levante 21 4 6 11 -10 18 Real Oviedo 22 3 7 12 -22 16 Full Table LALIGA News Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford all score as Barcelona overpower Elche Marcus Rashford scored from off the bench, as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 3-1 win against Elche. Garcia: Barcelona 'played with fire' by not putting Elche away Luis Garcia says Barcelona should've won their match with Elche by a much larger margin than 3-1. Lamine Yamal & Marcus Rashford score in Barcelona's 3-1 win over Elche Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford give Barcelona a 3-1 win over Elche in LaLiga. All LALIGA News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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