Elche 0-5 Barcelona Player Ratings: Five-Star Performance From Flick's Men Gets Their La Liga Title Defence Off to a Splendid Start

The current La Liga holders, FC Barcelona, took the field against Elche in their first game of the La Liga 2026/27 season. Hansi Flick's side had a few new faces this time around, who were ready to make an immediate impact in their first-ever official game for the club.

FC Barcelona were in the mood from the first minute itself, despite having less possession than the hosts. The Blaugranas were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute when Raphinha was tripped in the box by Víctor Chust.

The Brazilian stepped up and finished in the right-hand bottom corner, despite Matías Dituro guessing it right. What impressed us was that, despite lesser possession than Elche CF, Flick's men didn't let go of their effective press, which we have been seeing for the past two seasons now.

The lead was doubled just before halftime when Elche lost the ball in the buildup, and Lamine Yamal was on hand to react first. The Spaniard played Raphinha into the space in front, who later set up Karim Adeyemi, and the German made no mistake to bag a goal on his debut.

Tete Morente had his shot come off the post in the 52nd minute, which was the closest the hosts came in this game. Before Elche could manage another big chance, Raphinha put himself on the scoresheet once again, as a quick move on the right found Anthony Gordon a lot of room in front of him to run into, and the Englishman played the Brazilian through on goal for his second of the night.

There seemed to be no stopping as Anthony Gordon went through on goal once again, but selflessly passed it to Fermín López, who scored the fourth for the Blaugranas.

The Spanish midfielder was on hand to score the fifth as well, as he received a ball from Xavi Espart and turned effortlessly to thwart two defenders before finishing it at the far bottom corner.

Learn the Elche vs Barcelona Player Ratings below, that paints a picture of how each player performed.

Key Takeaways

• Marc Bernal won the most ground duels in this game (8).
• Raphinha recorded the most number of key passes in this match (3).
• Xavi Espart had the most successful tackles (6).

Elche Player Ratings vs Barcelona

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Barcelona Player Ratings vs Elche

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Man of the Match

Raphinha was adjudged Sportsdunia's man of the match from Elche vs Barcelona.

Worst Performer

Víctor Chust was the worst of the lot in this La Liga encounter.