Barcelona beat Elche 0-5 in the Spanish La Liga, and kept a clean sheet.
Raphinha found the net for Barcelona from the penalty spot on 14 minutes. Karim Adeyemi got on the scoresheet for Barcelona on 45 minutes, set up by Raphinha.
Barcelona had 11 shots to the home side's 7, 61% of the 18 attempts in the match. Barcelona had 4 off target and 0 blocked, the home side 5 off target and 0 blocked. The visitors had 10 attempts from inside the box, to Elche's 5. That left 1 from outside the area for Barcelona, and 2 for Elche.
The visitors put 7 on target to Elche's 2, an on-target rate of 64% against 29%. Elche did not score from their two on target. Barcelona scored with five of their seven on target.
Ali Houary was booked for Elche on 33 minutes.
Barcelona led 2-0 at half time. The second half produced three goals.
Elche are fifteenth on one point from two matches. Their record reads 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with a goal difference of -5. Barcelona are fourth on three points from one match. Their goal difference is +5.
The match was played at Estadio Martínez Valero on matchday 2.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Elche 0-5 Barcelona
- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Matchday: 2
- Date: 23 August 2026
- Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Elche | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 7 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside the box | 5 | 10 |
