Lamine Yamal scored early as Barcelona rebounded from its clasico defeat by beating Elche 3-1 at home to regain second place in the Spanish league on Sunday.
Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford also scored for Barcelona, a week after it lost 2-1 at Real Madrid in the first clasico of the season.
Barcelona is five points behind league leader Madrid, which routed Valencia 4-0 at home on Saturday. Barcelona entered the match in third place, one point behind Villarreal, which defeated Rayo Vallecano 4-0 on Saturday.
“I saw many things we did well, but I also saw some we didn’t do well,” Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said. “It was a tough match, but it meant the three points were earned. We have to improve. We are more confident with this victory, it is another step, but we have to continue. I am happy and we have to think positively about
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