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Five talking points from Elche 0-4 Barcelona

Ansu Fati was finally back in the goals for Barcelona after a tough week which had seen his father publicly criticise Xavi and the club for not playing his son regularly this season.

A start against Elche always looked likely, with Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele out, and Ansu shook off a disappointing first half showing to end his long wait for a La Liga goal.

The youngster hadn’t scored in the Spanish top flight since October but made it 2-0 with a fine strike.

A cute pass from Ferran Torres sent him running through on goal, and he came up with the goods, firing a clinical shot across goal and into the far corner.