Messi returns Barcelona to victories against Elche

Barcelona returned to the road to victories, by winning (3-0) over Elche team, this evening, Wednesday, in a postponed match from the first round of Liga.

Barcelona scored goals, Messi (two goals) in the 48th and 69th minutes, while Jordi Alba scored the third goal in the 73rd minute.

With this victory, Barcelona raises its score to 50 points in third place in the table, while Elche's balance freezes at 21 points in the penultimate position.

Barcelona started the match with an early threat, as the young Trinkau entered the penalty area and hit a ball, which was saved by goalkeeper Elche Badia in the 2nd minute.

The response came quickly from Lucas Puy, the Elche player, who received a ball inside the penalty area, but hit the top goal of Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen in the 5th minute.

Elche goalkeeper Badia starred in blocking a shot by Barcelona striker Trinkau from inside the penalty area in the 20th minute, to prevent Barca from taking the lead.

Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen confronted a shot by Elche's Perry Milla on the edge of the penalty area, twice, in the 44th minute.

The first half ended with a goalless draw, as Barcelona did not succeed in exploiting their control over the course of the game, to shake the opponent's net.

At the start of the second half, Lionel Messi, the star and captain of Barcelona, ​​managed to score the goal for the Blaugrana, in the 48th minute, when he exchanged the ball with Braithwaite, who passed the ball to him with the heel, and shot to the left of Elche goalkeeper Badia.

Messi returned to double the score by scoring the second goal in the 68th minute, when he received a cross inside the area from Frenkie de Jong and dodged the defense and goalkeeper Badia before he was shot on his right.

Jordi Alba scored Barcelona's third goal in the 73rd minute, when he received a header from Braithwaite inside the Elche penalty area, and hit the right of the goalkeeper, Badia, on the bird.

Griezmann missed the opportunity to score the fourth goal, in the 82nd minute, when he received a cross from Alba, and hit the crossbar before it bounced back and shot it above the goal.

Griezmann returned to miss another opportunity, as he pushed into the penalty area and dodged the goalkeeper Badia before he hit the outside net in the 83rd minute.

Barcelona players succeeded in collecting the three points, to return the team to the path of victories, after stumbling against Cadiz the last round, and the Blaugrana keeps its chances in the competition for the title.