The former La Liga giants Barcelona, who swept european football in the past, once made fans think that they would be trapped in the reconstruction period for a long time, but what they did not expect was that after the return of the team legend Xavi to Camp Nou, it only took a winter window to make the team show a new look, and Barcelona under Xavi not only successfully advanced to the Europa League knockout round, but also made a great leap into the top four of the table in the domestic arena! In the twenty-seventh round of La Liga, Barcelona away to challenge Elche in the middle of the table, this game against Barca is inevitable, but played very difficult, a very important reason is the new signing Ferrantores wasted opportunities, fortunately he did not play the happy football to the end, in the game or scored his first goal in La Liga, and Depay came off the bench, single-handedly saved the team, won a penalty for Barcelona in the last moment, he personally took charge of the goal to stabilize the shot, Helped Barcelona beat Elche 2-1 and climbed to third place in the table after three consecutive league wins!
After Xavi took charge of the team's coaching seal, Barcelona's offensive end was rejuvenated, in this game with Elche, they still continued their usual passing football, from the beginning of the game firmly controlled the ball under their feet, but the team's midfield performance was not stable enough, but also once again exposed in the game, at the end of the first half, Pedri midfielder return pass error, directly let Federer get a straight-faced goalkeeper single knife ball opportunity, he burst into the box, pushed the far corner to score , helped Elche take a 1-0 lead.
Barcelona, who were behind the score, then made substitution adjustments, the appearance of Ferrantore, Traore and Depay turned the loss for the team, including in the 60th minute, Alba received a pass from Dembele, directly before knocking on the door, Ferrantore flicked lightly and scored his first La Liga goal since joining Barcelona, in the 81st minute Depay used his personal breakthrough to create a handball in the opponent's box, and the Dutch shooter hit a steady shot to help Barcelona win 2-2.
Despite barcelona's victory in this game, But Ferrantores wasted the opportunity of the happy football, once again made it the object of criticism by fans after the game, the Spanish striker missed too many opportunities to rewrite the score in the game, in the 51st minute Alves' cross, let Ferrantores get the opportunity to get up in front of the goal, his shot released the anti-aircraft cannon to help the opponent successfully break the siege, the same plot was staged again in the 61st minute, Ferrantores used a kick in front of the opponent to defuse Barca's attack, In the 76th minute, Ferran missed two more opportunities to score in one minute, and in the 80th minute, Alba's picky pass directly penetrated Elche's defense, but unfortunately, Ferrantores' small angle broke through the side-netting, repeatedly squandering good opportunities, and also let the fans ridicule Ferrantores after the game, if the goal is one meter higher, he can stage a big four!
After winning the match, Barcelona are in third place with 48 points, but the point gap between Real Betis and Real Sociedad behind them is not large, so Xavi and his disciples must not take it lightly, once the record rises and falls, they are likely to fall out of the Champions League again!