Spanish League: Barcelona strengthens its lead with a win over Elche

And they reaped Barcelona 55 points in 22 games, four points ahead real Madrid The second-placed team will host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, while Elche remain in 12th and 24th place.

Yamal opened the scoring for Barcelona before Alvaro Rodriguez equalized for Elche in a thrilling first half. Ferran Torres then added a second goal when De Jong fed him the ball and fired it into the roof of the goal, before finishing. Marcus Rashford Scored in the 72nd minute after a small pass from Gamal that the defense could not stop.

Yamal scored his thirteenth goal of the season in all competitions when Iñaki Pena rounded off Dani Olmo. Yamal also assisted his team’s second goal, proving his influence in the game.

The game saw a series of missed opportunities, with Olmo’s ball bouncing off the crossbar, and Torres and Rashford missing chances before scoring their goals.

With these results, Barcelona continues to maintain its strong record in the league, strengthening its hopes of staying ahead and progressing to the title.