The Spanish football leader comfortably beat the Elche side 4-0, who made their first appearance under former assistant Jorge Sampaoli’s command.
A clash of extremes took place on the 27th day of La Liga in Spain. Elche, the bottom team and practically relegated to the second category of Hispanic football (barring a real miracle), against Barcelona, the leader and great candidate for the title. Logic prevailed at the Martínez Valero stadium. The Catalan side comfortably beat the Elche team 4-0, which didn’t have the presence of Chilean defender Enzo Roco, out through injury.
The duel meant Sebastián Beccacece’s debut in Spanish football. The Argentinian arrived in Elche at the hands of his representative, Christian Bragarnik, who is also the main shareholder of the institution. This is the return to activity of the former assistant to Jorge Sampaoli, after his recent stage at Defense and Justice.
From the first half, the engagement was favorable to the asses. Within 20 minutes, Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Xavi Hernández’s men. In the complement, the victory is passed to be beaten. At 56′, it was 2-0 thanks to Ansu Fati, who was involved in a controversy following his father’s acid statements, calling into question the few minutes he has in the Barça first team.
Ten minutes later, the Pole Lewandowski made it 3-0, assisted by the young Gavi. The fourth and definitive objective of the visit was in the 70s, the work of Ferrán Torres.
Indeed, the clash of extremes was evident on the ground. Barcelona are leaders in La Liga with 71 points after 27 games (23 wins, two draws and two losses). Moreover, the culé store stands out as they only conceded nine goals in the goal defended by Marc-André ter Stegen. He takes a gap of 15 units at Real Madrid, his escort, who plays tomorrow with Valladolid.
On the other hand, Elche are last in the competition with just 13 points (two wins, seven draws and 18 falls). The descent is getting closer for the casting of Beccacece.
This Sunday, the Betis of Manuel Pellegrini and Claudio Bravo have no less challenge. They will travel to Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid, in a key duel for the beticos’ claims to access the next Champions League. The Andalusians are in fifth place with 45 points, three behind fourth-placed Real Sociedad. Mattresses are third, with 51.
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Source: Latercera
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