Barcelona continue their dominance in La Liga with a 4-0 win over Elche
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to 15 points with a comfortable 4-0 win over Elche. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, ending his four-match goal drought, while Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres also found the back of the net. Xavi, the Barca coach, took the opportunity to experiment with his team ahead of their Copa del Rey semi-final clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday. Elche, playing under new coach Sebastian Beccacece for the first time, never looked like troubling the runaway league leaders.
Sevilla secure a crucial win over Cadiz in Mendilibar’s first game in charge
New Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar got off to a winning start as his team secured a crucial 2-0 victory over relegation rivals Cadiz. Lucas Ocampos and Youssef En-Nesyri scored the goals to move Sevilla up to 13th in the table, five points above the relegation zone. Cadiz, on the other hand, are 16th, just two points clear of the drop. The win was Sevilla’s first on the road in La Liga since October.
Conclusion
Barcelona’s dominance in La Liga continues as they move closer to their first title since 2019. Xavi’s experimentation with his team paid off as they secured a comfortable win over bottom-of-the-table Elche. Meanwhile, new Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar got off to a winning start with a crucial victory over relegation rivals Cadiz. The win moves Sevilla five points clear of the drop and gives them some breathing space in the battle for survival.
Keywords: Barcelona, La Liga, Robert Lewandowski, Elche, Sevilla, Cadiz, Jose Luis Mendilibar, relegation, Xavi, Copa del Rey.
