If the Saturday had presented moved from the midday when knowing the no announcement of Riqui Puig for the Gamper, and the fact that Ronald Koeman do not have he of face to the present season 2020-21, the true is that the party between Barça and Elche also began with intensity and dynamism. No in vain Antoine Griezmann opened the marker in the minute 2 of meeting, putting quickly the duel of face.
The French star desmarcó to perfection and received in the tip of attack, in career, a pass of the death of Jordi Alba to finish at first at the end of the meshes. Justo before, Leo Messi had planted a sending telegrafiado to the of L'Hospitalet so that it ran the left band until the background line, and from here took out the assistance measured for 'Grizi'.
Like this it was the goal of Griezmann in front of the Elche
Good feelings in the first time of a FC intense Barcelona, with an alignment practically of gala in spite of the absence in the centre of the field of Miralem Pjanic, the one who did not go out of start after having gone in in his first announcement with the group culé. The Barça went out with four attackers like Coutinho, Griezmann, Messi and Ansu Fati, and began to loom from the beginning the goal of Edgar Badía.
After the played of the first goal, in fact, the FC Barcelona well could have marked some goal more in the first time of not being by the stops of Edgar Badía, very attentive to the hour to divert a precise shot of Leo Messi of direct fault. Ppoco Afterwards there were some dangerous approaches of Ansu Fati and Messi that the defence of the Elche attained to repel.
The Elche defended with nails and teeth
And, happened the half hour, a finish of head of Coutinho that left slightly above the goal. The FC Barcelona, without tightening too much the accelerator, went approaching more and more with the will to mark the second and leave the party more than encarrilado to the rest.
The Elche, in spite of the drops, to carry few days training and of have not incorporated to too many reinforcements to face this season 2020-21 in First Division, gave the face during the first 45 minutes of game and showed a high level of game and intensity. This yes, hardly attained to approach to the goal of a Net Walled very very protected backwards.
Griezmann Wants to be important in this team