Barcelona kicks off La Liga with a 5-0 clean sheet against Elche
Barcelona began their defense of the Spanish Football League title with a resounding 5-0 victory over their host Elche on Sunday, in the second round of "La Liga" competitions, marking the Catalan team's first appearance in the competition this season.
Barcelona's opening match against Athletic Bilbao had been postponed, so the defending champions began their campaign away at Elche with a big victory that earned them their first three points of the season.
Brazilian Raphinha opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 14th minute from a penalty kick, before the new German signing Karim Adeyemi added the second goal in first-half stoppage time, scoring his first official goal in the team's jersey.
In the second half, Raphinha returned to score his second personal goal and Barcelona's third in the 67th minute, before Fermín López added the fourth goal four minutes later.
Fermín concluded the goal-fest in the 79th minute, scoring his second personal goal and his team's fifth, sealing a clean 5-0 victory for Barcelona.
With this win, Barcelona secured their first three points in the league, while Elche suffered their first loss of the season.
المصدر: Al-Mahriah Net + Open sources
