Elche 0–5 Barcelona: the second half settled it

FULL TIME — Elche 0–5 Barcelona, LaLiga, Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

Barcelona beat Elche 5–0. Raphinha (15'), Karim Adeyemi (45', assist Raphinha), Raphinha (67', assist Anthony Gordon), Fermín López (71', assist Anthony Gordon) and Fermín López (79', assist Xavi Espart) for Barcelona. Barcelona were on the scoreboard early. The contest tilted after the break. Barcelona's second-half chance creation (2.39 xG) did the decisive work. Shapes: Elche 3-5-2; Barcelona 4-2-3-1.

Barcelona won because the second half produced the chance quality the first half had not. Elche lost because they could not match that post-interval surge (second-half xG 0.23–2.39).

First-half xG 0.49–1.74.

Second-half xG 0.23–2.39.

Barcelona had more of the ball (46%–54%, Elche–Barcelona).

First half xG 0.49–1.74; second half 0.23–2.39 (Elche–Barcelona).

Barcelona won because the second half produced the chance quality the first half had not. Elche lost because they could not match that post-interval surge (second-half xG 0.23–2.39). That is the match in one reading: the scoreboard followed the side that finished the moments that counted.

FotMob.