Summary

  • Ferran Torres restores Barcelona's lead at Elche

  • Alvaro Rodriguez had levelled for hosts after Lamine Yamal opener

  • Barca are one point clear of second-placed Real Madrid in table

  • Elche are 12th in La Liga and winless in last four games

Live Reporting

Marissa Thomas

  1. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    What a miss.

    Adam El Mokhtari wastes a golden opportunity to equalise against Barcelona, arrowing his shot high over the bar instead of finding the top corner.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONS

    Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Barcelona make a double change.

    On: Robert Lewandowski and Marc Bernal.

    Off: Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres.

  3. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Elche make their first change of the match as Federico Redondo replaces Marc Aguado.

  4. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Alvaro Rodriguez fires a shot just wide of the post.

    A warning to Barcelona that Elche are still in this match.

  5. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Barcelona have had 18 shots in this match.

    Just five of them have been on target.

  6. KICK-OFF

    Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    The second half begins.

  7. SUBSTITUTION

    HT: Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Barcelona make a change at the break.

    Marcus Rashford comes on for Raphinha.

  8. HT: Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Elche's Alvaro Rodriguez is the third player to score against both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga this season, after Mikel Oyarzabal and Cucho Hernandez.

    Alvaro RodriguezGetty Images

  9. HALF-TIME

    Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    A very entertaining first half comes to an end.

  10. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Off the line!

    Inaki Pena is beaten and Ferran Torres just has to find the back of the net.

    Along comes Victor Chust as the last line of defence to save Elche's blushes.

  11. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Another shot over the bar from Fermin Lopez.

    If Barcelona don't win this game, they will look back on a host of missed chances.

  12. Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Fermin Lopez fires over the bar.

    Barcelona are ahead but they have been rather wasteful.

  13. goal

    GOAL - Elche 1-2 Barcelona

    Ferran Torres

    He makes up for his earlier miss.

    Frenkie de Jong cuts the ball back to Ferran Torres who fires high into the roof of the net from close range.

    Ferran TorresGetty Images

  14. YELLOW CARD

    Elche 1-1 Barcelona

    The first yellow card of the game goes to John Donald for a foul on Lamine Yamal.

  15. Elche 1-1 Barcelona

    It looked harder to miss than score but Ferran Torres manages it not once but twice!

    He should fire home from close range but hits the crossbar.

    Then the rebound hits him on the head and finds the post.

    Remarkable.

    Ferran TorresGetty Images

  16. Elche 1-1 Barcelona

    Instead of going 2-0 up in the 29th minute, Barcelona find themselves back on level terms.

    Things can change in the blink of an eye.

  17. goal

    GOAL - Elche 1-1 Barcelona

    Alvaro Rodriguez

    Just like that, it is 1-1!

    Alvaro Rodriguez gets in behind Eric Garcia and he still has a fair distance to run but he keeps going and slots into the bottom corner.

    Huge goal for Elche.

  18. HITS THE WOODWORK

    Elche 0-1 Barcelona

    That should have been 2-0!

    Raphinha weaves in between the Elche defence, it finds Lamine Yamal who lays it off from Dani Olmo and the Spaniard whacks an effort off the crossbar.

  19. Elche 0-1 Barcelona

    Lamine Yamal is fouled by John Donald and Barcelona have a free-kick which Raphinha takes.

    He tries to be clever and catch the Elche defence out but it is easily caught by Inaki Pena.

  20. Elche 0-1 Barcelona

    Alvaro Rodriguez slips as he tries to get a shot away in the box.

    Alejandro Balde had hold of his arm but there was not enough contact for a penalty.