“El Clasico” is simply a bitter memory for Barça, with Hansi Flick’s team reacting quickly by returning to victory after the 3-1 success against Elche. Thanks to this triumph, Barça does not allow Real to “escape” by narrowing the difference to -5 points.
At the height of the debate about him, missing in “El Clasico”, the problems with pubalgia, Lamine Yamal responds on the field by scoring a very beautiful goal in the 9th minute. Barça was irresistible in this start of the game as two minutes later Ferran Torres doubled the numbers after a clean assist from Fermin Lopes.
Two quick goals did not put Elche to the mat, with the guests reacting at the end of the first half by narrowing the numbers with Rafa Mir. Elche put Barça’s victory in danger as Rafa Mir again threatened the Shezni box at the start of the second half, but the Spanish striker’s shot hit the crossbar.
Marcus Rashford was the one to bring calm to Barça’s ranks, with the English striker scoring a powerful shot from inside the area in the 61st minute. With a two-goal lead, Hansi Flick and his men calmly managed the rest of the match.
After the match, the media was very interested in Lamine Yamal’s condition, with Flick confirming his pubalgia injury: “For now, Lamine has to manage the injury. He has trained and is following the treatments, he has made positive steps forward, but I can’t say that the injury is gone. He is doing well, but it needs to be managed carefully,” said Hansi Flick.
