Yamal, Torres and Rashford on target as Barca restore confidence and stay within five points of Real MadridFC Barcelona defeat Elche to recover from El Clasico loss and reclaim second place in La

Goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford guided hosts Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Elche, propelling football’s defending La Liga champions to second place in the standings with 25 points, five adrift of leaders Real Madrid.

Barcelona reacted promptly following their loss in El Clásico. Flick’s men, unable to afford another setback, entered their clash with Elche with the right mindset —

Barcelona defeated Elche 3–1 in a mature performance to keep up their pursuit of Real Madrid atop the La Liga standings.

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Barcelona host Elche at the Olympic Stadium.

Barcelona face Elche tonight at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Barcelona are second in the table, eight points behind leaders Real Madrid

Having seen Madrid temporarily go eight points clear following their thrashing of Valencia on Saturday, Barca hit back in an entertaining encounter at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys

Last night had it all for Elche CF. First, they suffered a 3–1 defeat against FC Barcelona and, to make matters worse, they were unable to return home as planned,

Barcelona Predicted Lineup vs. Elche (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Koundé, Araújo, Cubarsí, Balde; Casadó, De Jong; Yamal, López, Rashford; Torres. Elche were triumphant midweek in their Copa del Rey season debut to snap a three-game winless streak. The visitors will likely make wholesale changes to the side that took the pitch on Wednesday.

Barcelona return to La Liga action on November 2 at home to Elche a week after losing their first El Clasico of the season at Real Madrid.