At 11:15 p.m. Beijing time on March 6, Barcelona away to Elche. In this seemingly strong and weak match, Barcelona first fell into trouble, and then through the backhand substitution, with the goals of Ferran Torres and Depay, reversed the opponent to take all three points, continue to consolidate the position in the Champions League qualification zone, showing a long-lost championship temperament.
In this game, Barcelona coach Xavi lined up a different frontcourt lineup than before, sending a new combination of Aubameyang, Garvey and Dembele respectively, which made people feel confused for a while, and arranged a "Centennial Mountain" combination in the back line, voluntarily giving up defensive space.
Due to the tight schedule in the past two months, coupled with Xavi's honey arrangement, Barcelona were beaten consecutively by the opponent in the first half and conceded a goal in the final stages of the first half.
Just when we thought Barcelona were in a difficult situation, Xavi chose to save his mistakes in the starting arrangement with his own substitution. He was replaced by Ferran Torres, Depay and Nico Gonzalez, strengthening midfield interceptions and improving the finishing ability of the frontcourt.
In the 59th minute of the match, Alba made the ball to the substitute Ferran Torres, who scored in front of the theoretical empty goal to help the team equalize. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first La Liga debut goal since Ferran Torres joined Barcelona at a high price.
Counting the goals scored in this game, After Joining Barcelona, Ferran Torres scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists for the team in 10 games, giving a good frontcourt attack efficiency. However, it is criticized that the Spain international's grasp is too poor, scoring only 1 goal in 6 shots and missing 3 excellent scoring opportunities, which seems to infect the happy physique of former teammate Sterling.
In the 83rd minute of the match, substitute Depay broke through to cause a handball in the opponent's penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty after watching the VAR, and then Depay scored his second goal after returning. Counting this goal, Depay has scored 10 goals for the team since joining the club, the most goals scored by Barcelona at present. Although he has been injured for a long time, Depay, who has returned from injury, has scored two consecutive bench games, once again proving his worth to his teammates and managers, and also firmly locking in the position of the team's top scorer.
However, what is even more exciting is that compared with the situation of falling behind and losing, Barcelona in the second half of the season has found its former self, found the Red and Blue Army with the confidence to win, and found the feeling of the past championship.