8 points difference! Barcelona s point-chasing battle at 1:30 a.m.: 2 players came back and the goal was to kill the opponent 11 times in a row

At 1:30 a.m. on November 3, in the 11th round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Elche at home. Barcelona, ​​which is eight points behind Real Madrid, cannot afford to make any mistakes. Barcelona has completed 10 consecutive kills against Elche in the past 10 games, and Lewandowski and Olmo have returned from injury. Peña and Ford, who joined Elche on loan this summer, turned against their parent club Barcelona.

[Confrontation History]

The two teams have met 55 times. Barcelona has 34 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses, scoring 114 goals and conceding 41 goals. In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, Barcelona has won them all. In the 2022-23 La Liga season, Barcelona beat their opponents 3-0 at home and 4-0 on the road.

【8 points difference! Barcelona cannot afford any mistakes]

In the 11th round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Valencia 4-0 and topped the list with 30 points in 11 games. Barcelona, ​​which has one game less, ranks third with 22 points from 10 games. Trailing Real Madrid by 8 points, Barcelona cannot afford to make any mistakes, otherwise the gap will become wider and wider. As a newly promoted team, Elche has 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in 10 La Liga games this season, which is a very good result. However, Barcelona still has a lot of experience in playing Elche: the last time they lost to Elche was in December 1974.

[Barcelona’s 2 injured players return]

At the pre-match press conference, Barcelona coach Flick confirmed that Olmo and Lewandowski have returned to training and have the physical conditions to play. Lewandowski tore his left thigh tendon when he played for Poland on October 12 and returned after a 3-week layoff; Olmo injured the soleus muscle of his left leg and rested for 20 days. However, Juan Garcia, Christensen, Rafinha, Pedri, Ter Stegen and Garvey are still recovering from injuries.

[4 old acquaintances turn against Barcelona]

There are many old Barcelona players in the newly promoted Elche team. Goalkeeper Peña joined Elche on loan this summer and made 5 appearances in La Liga; fullback Ford also joined Elche on loan and made 3 appearances in La Liga; 25-year-old Alvaro Nunez also played in Barcelona's youth training for one year. The 44-year-old Elche coach Sarabia briefly served as Barcelona assistant coach (Setien assistant) in 2020.

[Estimated starting lineup]

Barcelona (4231): Szczesny/Konde, Kubasi, Eric Garcia, Balde/Casado, De Jong/Himala, Fermin, Rashford/Ferran Torres