In the early morning of April 2, Beijing time, in the 27th round of La Liga, Barça beat Elche 4-0 away, winning four consecutive league games, 15 points ahead of Real Madrid, who had one game less. Lewandowski scored twice and assisted, Ferran Torres scored a pass and Ansu Fati broke the longest goal drought of his La Liga career from distance and Fidel hit the crossbar.
Match highlights
Lewandowski has scored 26 goals in his career, with the last Barca striker to score more than 25 goals in his first season being Eto'o in 2004–05 (29 goals). This season, Lewandowski has won seven league games and is first in La Liga.
Ansu Fathi broke the longest goal drought of his La Liga career (14 consecutive games), having last scored in the league against Villarreal at the end of October. It was also the first time Ferran Torres had scored in the same club match with Fathi.
Wonderful review
In the league away to Elche, Barca won 10 in 23 games, drew 5 and lost 8, with a goal difference of 32 to 21. In the third minute, Mascarel crossed, Bigas nodded the ball to the top, and ter Stegen confiscated the ball.
In the 20th minute, Alva's free-kick was hoisted into the box, Araujo's header swung back, and Lewandowski's shot into a weird arc to make it 1-0.
On 27 minutes, Alva's cross from the left flank was blocked by Lewandowski. On 42 minutes, Ferran Torres crosses from the right flank and Lewandowski's header goes just wide.
On 45 minutes, Gavi's cross from the left side of the box was cleared by a tackle.
On 51 minutes, Sergi Roberto's cross was blocked by the goalkeeper when Alonso's shot from a small angle was blocked by the goalkeeper.
One minute later, Morient passed straight and Carmona almost formed a single knife, but he sprinted too hard and pulled his muscles, and was immediately replaced.
In the 56th minute, Ferran Torres crossed the ball from the back and Ansu Fathi broke through to the box with the ball and scored from a distance shot in front of the box, making it 2-0.
In the 66th minute, Garvey countered in front of the field and Lewandowski fired low from the right side of the penalty area, 3-0.
In the 70th minute, Lewandowski's long pass and Ferran Torres broke through to the top of the arc to make it 4-0.
On 85 minutes, Fidel's header hit the crossbar.
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Line-up
Elche (4-1-4-1): Badia; Palacios, Bigas, Mascarel, Claire; Gombau; Moriente (65' Hawthorne), Fidel, Carmona (54' Raul-Guti), Blanco (65' Mercau); Miria (76' Bonse)
Barcelona (4-3-3): ter Stegen; Conde, Araujo (78' Pablo Torre), Marcos Alonso, Alva; Garvey (68' Casey), Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto; Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati (84' Garrido)