On the 17th of September, Barcelona hosts Elche in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Barcelona is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bayern München. Lucas Hernández scored the first goal for Bayern München in the 50th minute, then Leroy Sané added another in the 54th minute In the end, Barcelona was frustrated by Bayern München’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayern München ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while elche sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Athletic Club. Fernandez Mercau scored the first goal for Athletic Club on an own goal in the 9th minute, then Oihan Sancet added another in the 14th minute on a penalty shot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Elche hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Álex Collado and Ezequiel Ponce, and they each have 1 goal. Barcelona is fortunate enough to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals
Xavier Hernández Creus’s squad will be without Sergi Roberto, while Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Fidel and Cacicedo Verdu.