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- 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.
- Looking to bounce back after their 2-1 loss to Real in last weekend’s El Clasico, Barcelona wasted no time in asserting their dominance at Montjuic Olympic Stadium.
- They made the most of two defensive errors by Elche in the opening minutes to grab a two-goal lead with strikes by Yamal and Torres in the ninth and 11th minutes.
- Rafa Mir reduced the deficit, scoring from a quick counter right before the break, but Rashford extended the home side’s lead with a great finish from inside the box in the 61st minute, securing three valuable points.
- Elche, who had a strong start to the season but have struggled of late, drop to ninth place with 14 points from 11 games.
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