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At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 19, the 18th round of La Liga ushered in a match, and Barca faced Elche at home. Barca's record this season has been very bad, the double line collapsed, the Champions League was out of the group stage, can only play in the Europa League, the league ranking is even more miserable. Barca have won only 6 of their first 17 league games. Although the head coach was replaced by Harvey, the team's situation has not been qualitatively improved. Barca have not won four of their last matches in all competitions, first losing at home to Real Betis in the league, then losing three goals away to Bayern in the Champions League, returning to the league to be forced to draw by Osasuna, and then losing to Boca Juniors in a friendly. Barca need a win to get their players back in confidence. This time against relegation team Elche, it was a good chance for Barca to win, and as a result, Barca won, although the process was very thrilling.
Harvey was out of 433 formations for the game. Ter Stegen served as the starting goalkeeper. Araujo, Garcia, Lenglet and Alba are paired at 4 backs. Frankie De Jong, Busquets and Garvey make up the 3 midfield. The attacking combination of Abd, Dembele and Hutgra joined forces. Luc De Jong, Coutinho, Mingeza and Umtiti sit on the bench. Depay, Pedro and Fati are out with injuries.
Barca scored shortly after the start, only to be blown offside. However, the first goal did not last long, with Hutgra scoring for Barca in the 16th minute. Immediately after, Garvey also scored. Barca scored two goals in three minutes and was pretty fast. But Elche was even more fierce, scoring two goals in the second half in just 93 seconds, with Morient and Miria scoring goals. They are all players who come off the bench. It shows how good Elche's substitution of coach Francisco is. However, Xavi also showed a substitution skill, he replaced Hutegra with Nico Gonzalez, and Nico Gonzalez scored a killer goal to help Barca beat Elche 3-2.
Although Barca won, it is difficult to praise Barca's performance, after all, they have conceded 2 goals against a team like Elche, and it is still at the Camp Nou at home. You know, this is the first time since 1978 that Barça has been scored by Elche, and suddenly conceded 2 goals, which shows how bad Barça's defense is. Now Barca's backline is the level of bullying. Ter Stegen has largely lost his poker skills, it is difficult to see his brilliant saves in a game, and his decline is one of the reasons for barca's increase in the number of goals conceded.
In this match, Barca came out again in another 1 day. The 17-year-old genius Garvey performed very well, scoring 4 shots on goal, 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 key passes, and a game-high 8.2 points. Harvey was full of praise for Garvey after the game, saying he was exciting and there was no ceiling.