Elche 0-5 Barcelona: Raphinha and Fermín López Braces Power a Ruthless Attacking Display
Raphinha and Fermín López each scored twice as FC Barcelona ran riot at Elche (0-5), with Karim Adeyemi also getting off the mark in an emphatic attacking display.
Elche CF
FC Barcelona- 90'Final score: Elche CF 0 - 5 FC Barcelona
- 81'Substitution: ↑ P. Bigas / ↓ F. Redondo Solari (Elche CF)
- 80'Substitution: ↑ J. Cancelo / ↓ Raphinha (FC Barcelona)
- 80'Substitution: ↑ J. Kounde / ↓ M. Bernal (FC Barcelona)
- 79'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (Fermin)
- 71'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (Fermin)
- 69'Substitution: ↑ E. Ponce / ↓ F. Nino (Elche CF)
- 67'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (Raphinha)
- 65'Substitution: ↑ A. Gordon / ↓ Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona)
- 65'Substitution: ↑ D. Olmo / ↓ K. Adeyemi (FC Barcelona)
- 64'Substitution: ↑ F. Buonanotte / ↓ A. Houary (Elche CF)
- 64'Substitution: ↑ M. Neto / ↓ M. Aguado (Elche CF)
- 64'Substitution: ↑ L. Cepeda / ↓ Tete Morente (Elche CF)
- 45'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (K. Adeyemi)
- 45'Substitution: ↑ Pedri / ↓ Gavi (FC Barcelona)
- 45'Half-time
- 33'Yellow card: A. Houary (Elche CF)
- 14'⚽ Penalty goal for FC Barcelona (Raphinha)
- 0'Kick-off
FC Barcelona put on a one-sided attacking show against Elche (5-0), in La Liga matchday 2.
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Match summary
Raphinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 14th minute, before Karim Adeyemi doubled the lead just before half-time (45'), sending both sides in at the break with Barça already 2-0 up.
The first of many, Karim 💜 #LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/8qyNBBU6rV
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 23, 2026
In the second half, the Catalans kept up the pressure: Raphinha struck again for his second of the night in the 67th minute, before Fermín López joined the party with a brace of his own in just eight minutes (71' and 79'), capping off a top-class attacking display and sealing a 5-0 final score for the visitors.
The match also saw a single yellow card, shown to Elche's Ahmed Houary (33'), with the home defence never able to contain Barcelona's relentless attacks.
Key takeaways
- Raphinha and Fermín López each scored a brace in the same match.
- Karim Adeyemi netted his first goal in Barcelona colours.
- FC Barcelona kept a clean sheet in the win.
