Result and Goals
On August 19, FC Barcelona opened their LaLiga campaign with a 5‑0 rout of Elche CF at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. Raphinha opened the scoreline at 14 minutes with a penalty after a foul by Víctor Chust inside the box. Karim Adeyemi added the second goal in the first‑half added time (45+3 min). In the second half, Anthony Gordon scored at 64 min and, three minutes later, assisted Raphinha for his second goal (67 min). Fermín López sealed the win with a brace, scoring in the 73rd and 78th minutes. Gavi was forced to leave the field due to injury in the second half.
Table Position
The victory places Barça in fourth place in the standings. Their next match will be on Thursday against Athletic Club, where Rodrigo Hernández "Rodri" is expected to make his debut.
