Barça-Elche match highlights: Fermín is reincarnated as a canary

BarcelonaBarça, without fanfare, has done its job and has beaten Elche (3-1) With goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Marcus Rashford. Here are some immediate highlights of the match:

Pedri's reincarnation. It's an imperfect, temporary reincarnation, but it can do the trick during the month the Canary Islander will have to watch the matches from the stands. Fermín doesn't have the ability to wear the team's watch on his wrist or make the ball disappear before the eyes of his opponents. However, his boundless drive and constant contribution to the attack become even more visible and necessary without Pedri. The day his football career ends, Fermín can send his CV to Abertis because he's an excellent highway builder. Proof of that were his assists for the 2-0 and 3-1 goals.

Four weddings and a funeral. Lamine Yamal's week has been as eventful as this Saturday afternoon movie starring Hugh Grant. Last Sunday, half the Real Madrid squad confronted him after losing the Clásico. During the week, news broke that had ended his relationship with Nicki Nicole And that he's bought Gerard Piqué and Shakira's mansion in Esplugues de Llobregat. Nothing that stopped him from scoring another memorable goal at the start of the match and delivering his most fluid performance since pubalgia entered his life.

Flick finds a coach more daring than himself. Someone who has the courage to correct Leo Messi on football matters He's already mastered every aspect of managing a top-level football team. Winning a Champions League title is a minor achievement compared to this seemingly effortless feat. What makes it even more remarkable is that Eder Sarabia accomplished this when he could walk down Las Ramblas without being recognized – a situation that hasn't changed since. He displayed the same courage with Elche at Montjuïc, where he went toe-to-toe with Barça, as if they were PSG. By the 12th minute, they were already down 2-0.

The fifth Beatle. But from bravery to bravery, and I take my shot because it's my turn. Sarabia, who showed up at Montjuïc wearing a white shirt with the Beatles on it, wasn't fazed by the unfavorable score and stuck to the same approach, a very commendable one. Flick, with the score at 2-0, also didn't drop Barça's defensive line, and Rafa Mir broke through from his own half to reduce the deficit. This meant that logic was definitively banished from Montjuïc in the second half, with Barça showing a worrying fragility, both with and without the ball, despite the victory.