Week 27 brings us a match on Mar 6th, where Elche plays host to Barcelona in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 14th placed Elche is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Levante. Morales struck first for Levante in the 37th minute, then Jorge De Frutos added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Mickael Malsa In the end, Elche couldn’t muster any offence and Levante ran away with the shutout win. Elche is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while barcelona sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Athletic Club. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck first for Barcelona in the 37th minute, then Ousmane Dembélé added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Frenkie de Jong In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 18th of December, Barcelona hosted Elche at the Camp Nou in their last match together. Barcelona won by a score of 3 to 2. Ferran Jutglà struck first for Barcelona in the 16th minute on a feed from Ousmane Dembélé, then Pablo Martin Paez Gaviria added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Clément Lenglet.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Barcelona. Pere Milla has been the most effective weapon for Elche lately. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Elche will be without Lucas Boyé and Helibelton Palacios, while Barcelona will be without Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Balde Martinez.