Barcelona continued their steady climb up the La Liga table, defeating Elche 3-1 at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium on November 2, 2025, to move within five points of league leaders Real Madrid, who yesterday saw off Valencia 4-1 in their own fixture. The win also marked Barca's ninth straight victory over Elche and stretched their unbeaten record in this fixture to 22 matches W18, D4.
The game kicked off with intensity, and it didn't take long for Lamine Yamal to light up the night. The 18-year-old prodigy pounced on a loose ball from Alejandro Balde's press, slotting home in the 8th minute to give Barcelona the lead. Just moments later, Fermin Lopez took advantage of a slip by Adria Pedrosa, setting up Ferran Torres to make it 2-0 inside 12 minutes. Barcelona posted a video of Lamine Yamal celebrating and kissing the badge on their official X account.
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