Having used up two confrontations but still unable to stop the progress of arch-rival Barcelona , Real Madrid can only wait and hope that the remaining opponents will "tear apart" the points of "La Blaugrana" in the final stage of La Liga this season. Of course, not every team is strong enough to make it difficult for Barcelona, the latest is Elche, a team that is "drowning" at the bottom of the rankings, just waiting for the day to play in the First Division...
Robert Lewandowski scored his 15th and 16th goals this season in La Liga
Denied a penalty in the 19th minute after being fouled by the home defender in the penalty area, Robert Lewandowski "atoned" just a few dozen seconds later with the opening goal. Jordi Alba took a free kick and hung the ball deep into the middle, Ronald Araujo jumped high to head the ball back for Lewandowski to quickly finish.
Ansu Fati scores a masterpiece, ending the goal drought since October 2022
Home team Elche responded rather weakly to the opponent's attacks and only luck could help them not concede any more goals in the remaining minutes of the first half. After the break, striker Ansu Fati, who is on the verge of leaving, dribbled from the home field, powerfully escaping the marking of all Elche defenders before shooting past goalkeeper Edgar Badia.
Conceding too quickly and too easily, Elche's resistance ran out after conceding the second goal and then… conceded two more goals after goals from Robert Lewandowski in the 66th minute and Ferran Torres in the 70th minute.
Barcelona solidifies top spot in La Liga
With a 4-0 win at Elche, Barcelona continues to solidify their lead at the top of La Liga with 71 points, 15 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid and having played one more match. If they maintain their current impressive form until the end of the season with 11 rounds remaining, coach Xavi Hernandez's team will certainly usurp the La Liga title from Real Madrid.
Barcelona failed to get out of the Champions League group stage and were even knocked out of the Europa League play-offs by Manchester United, but the Catalan women's team have fared much better. Last season's European runners-up beat AS Roma 5-1 in the second leg, winning 6-1 on aggregate over the two quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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