Elche 1-3 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 31 January 2026
Result
Elche 1-3 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Saturday 31 January 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-2
Elche 1-3 FC Barcelona: match report
Elche lost to FC Barcelona 1-3 in La Liga on Saturday 31 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-2.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Elche's goal came from Álvaro Rodríguez (29'). FC Barcelona scored through Lamine Yamal (6'), Ferran Torres (40') and Marcus Rashford (72').
Discipline: Elche received 3 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Elche were 12th on 24 points from 21 and FC Barcelona 1st on 52 points from 21. Elche went on to finish that season 13th with 43 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 94.
Elche lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona (9.3), ahead of Frenkie de Jong (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Elche wins, 1 draw and 9 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Lamine Yamal
- 29'Goal · Álvaro Rodríguez
- 38'Yellow card · John Donald
- 40'Goal · Ferran Torres
- 72'Goal · Marcus Rashford
- 74'Yellow card · Eder Sarabia
- 76'Yellow card · Rodrigo Mendoza
- 90'Yellow card · Frenkie de Jong
Head-to-head
Team news
Elche line-up (3-4-1-2)
Iñaki Peña, David Affengruber, Víctor Chust, John Donald, Adrià Pedrosa, Rodrigo Mendoza, Marc Aguado, Germán Valera, Grady Diangana, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
Joan García, Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Eric García, Alejandro Balde, Fermín López, Frenkie de Jong, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha