FC Barcelona came closer to the La Liga title this Saturday after convincingly thrashing Elche 4-0 to increase their difference with Real Madrid, who is second, to 15 points.
In a great collective performance, Robert Lewandowski stood out to become the hero of FC Barcelona, scoring two great goals to reach 17 goals this season in the league and establish himself as the top scorer in Spain.
Together with Lewandowski, Ansu Fati returned with a goal and the Spanish right winger Ferrán Torres also made the nets hit.
The leading role of the Blaugrana team left DT Xavi Hernández satisfied, who pointed out that it was an almost perfect game even despite the fact that
“It has been a great night in every way. Players outside their usual position have played, the strikers have scored and several of those who needed to gain confidence have obtained it”, said the coach, who added that Barcelona played “a great game”.
In this way, FC Barcelona continues its good run in La Liga after its victory the previous weekend against Real Madrid and there are already four victories in a row that they have accumulated in Spain.