Barcelona made it five La Liga victories in a row with a three-goal triumph over Elche to move top of La Liga ahead of Sunday night’s Madrid derby.
Robert Lewandowski netted twice for the home side with Memphis Depay also on target in a comfortable win over the league’s basement side, who played the majority of the game with 10 men after Gonzalo Verdu’s red card in the 14 th minute.
This was a routine victory for the Blaugrana after their midweek Champions League disappointing loss at Bayern Munich, with the visiting side not managing a shot on goal throughout the match. Here are five talking points from a very comfortable afternoon at the Camp Nou.
