Defeating Elche, Barcelona have risen to third place in Spanish La Liga. Barcelona beat Elche 2-0 at home on Sunday. After the victory, Barcelona has overtaken Sevilla in the points table.
Barसाa scored one goal each in both halves. Frankie de Jong scored in the 39th minute to give Barcelona the lead. Lady Ricky Puiz, the alternate player, scored the second goal in the 89th minute through a pass from De Jong.
After the victory, Barcelona has risen to third place by adding 37 points from 19 games. Barcelona is still seven points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid and Atletico have played two games less. Atletico is at the top with 44 points from 17 games.
Real Madrid is in second place with 40 points from 19 games. Sevilla dropped to fourth place with 36 points from the same game.