3-1! Yamal made great achievements, the 200 million giant responded to doubts, Barcelona blossomed more, and beat the newly promoted team

This weekend, the 11th round of the 2025-26 La Liga season begins. The defending champion Barcelona will face the newly promoted Elche at home. Yamal broke the deadlock in this campaign. Ferran Torres and Rashford each made a contribution. Barcelona defeated their opponents 3-1 and got out of the shadow of the El Clasico defeat.

Barcelona's record this season has been ups and downs. After the first 10 rounds, they were temporarily ranked third with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the El Clasico last weekend, the Red and Blues lost 1-2 away from home. Elche had 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the same period, ranking 8th with 14 points, 9 points higher than the relegation zone, and the relegation situation is relatively optimistic.

Pedri, Rafinha and Juan Garcia are all exempt from the game. Barcelona sent Yamal, Rashford and Ferran Torres to join the striker. Casado, Fermin and De Jong sat in the midfield. Araujo and Eric Garcia led the defense. Lewandowski and Olmo returned from injury and were on standby on the bench.

In the 8th minute, Balde stole the ball from the left and launched a counterattack. Then he cut inside and sent a wonderful pass. Yamal stopped the ball and got rid of it in one go. He calmly volleyed into the dead corner. Barcelona broke the deadlock, 1-0!

Yamal made a lot of noise before the national derby, and then did nothing when facing Real Madrid, which made him worth 200 million euros a flood of doubts. Now he has announced his return with goals.

In the 12th minute, Elche made a mistake in backcourt cooperation. Fermin easily entered the penalty area and sent a low ball to the goal. Ferran Torres succeeded in pushing the shot. Barcelona won two consecutive games in 4 minutes, 2-0!

In the 32nd minute, Yamal knocked on the right side. Fermin drove the ball forward and shot hard from the front of the penalty area. It hit the opponent's defender and was refracted. Peña flew to save the ball.

In the 43rd minute, Nunez sent a wonderful pass, Rafa Mir scored the ball with a single push, and Elche got back one, 1-2!

In the 52nd minute of the rematch, Yamal passed the ball in the air, and Fermin stepped in at high speed. He passed the ball in front of the goal to assist Rashford, but the former was offside.

In the 55th minute, Aguado knocked across the front of the penalty area, Rafa Mir followed up and shot, but Szczesny was beyond his reach. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out, and Barcelona escaped.

In the 61st minute, Casado made a long pass from the backcourt. Fermin passed in from the right. Rashford forced a breakthrough and succeeded in a shot from a small angle. Barcelona sealed the victory, 3-1!

In the 68th minute, Rashford fell to the ground during the breakthrough. The referee signaled that the game should continue. Elche quickly counterattacked, and Rafa Mir shot from a small angle on the right side, hitting the door frame again. In the 74th minute, Lewandowski returned from injury and replaced Rashford. Barcelona received thunderous applause at home.

In the 78th minute, Ferran Torres actively counterattacked and passed a low ball from the left. Yamal's unmarked shot missed, wasting an excellent opportunity.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1 and quickly rebounded from the defeat in the El Clasico and returned to second place in the standings.