BARCELONA :Goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford guided Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Elche on Sunday, propelling the defending LaLiga champions to second place in the standings with 25 points, five adrift of leaders Real Madrid.

Looking to bounce back after their 2-1 loss to Real in last weekend's El Clasico, Barcelona wasted no time in asserting their dominance at Montjuic Olympic Stadium.

They made the most of two defensive errors by Elche in the opening minutes to grab a two-goal lead with strikes by Yamal and Torres in the ninth and 11th minutes.

The first came when David Affengruber's errant pass was intercepted by Alejandro Balde. The left back surged forward and delivered a precise through ball to Yamal, who showed exceptional composure, cutting inside bef

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