Fidel pulls the ball back to Pere Milla and Marc-Andre ter Stegen produces a brilliant stop to push the ball over the bar.

Good response by Elche.

Ferran Torres should have another! The former Manchester City player blazes over the bar with the goal at his mercy.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is through on goal, but he tries to cut the ball back to a team-mate instead of taking on the shot.

The angle was perhaps not ideal but it was a decent chance.

Ousmane Dembele has been much quieter in the second half so far and gets a yellow card for dissent after the referee decides not to award a free-kick as the Barca forward is brought to the ground.

Antonio Barragan gets a yellow card for a big challenge in the middle of the pitch and Barcelona will patiently build another attack.

Lots of defending for Elche to do at the moment.

Johan Mojica puts the ball out to safety and Dani Alves heads over to take the corner. The hosts manage to scramble it clear but they remain penned in their own half.

Jordi Alba whips a free-kick towards the back post. It evades everyone but the ball is sent back in from the right and Ferran Torres hits a first-time strike over from close range. That really was a good chance for the substitute.

Ronald Araujo receives a booking for a foul just outside the box and Elche will have the chance to create something with a nicely positioned free-kick.

Ah. Straight at the wall from Lucas Boye.

A chance for Barcelona early in the second half as Elche struggle to clear, but Pedri's shot is off target.

A confident start in possession by Elche, as a pirouette from Raul Guti takes him clear of the encircling Barcelona players. The home support enjoyed that.

There's one change for Barcelona at the break.

Ferran Torres is on for the second half, replacing Gavi.

Away we go again!

So far, so very good for Elche.

Fidel's fine finish has Francisco's side on course for a huge home win.

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Defeat would leave Barcelona fourth, one point behind Real Betis, in third, and level on points with fifth-placed Atletico Madrid, with Real Sociedad, in sixth, one point behind.

Barcelona: 10 shots, four shots on target, 67.4% possession, expected goals 1.32.

Elche: Four shots, one shot on target, 32.6% possession, expected goals 0.18.

Elche 1-0 Barcelona. Football.

Well, well, well.

Elche go into the break with the lead.

Gerard Pique races across to beat Fidel to a long ball forward and Barcelona can build another attack.

Gavi does well to keep the ball in play on the left, but there's no way through the Elche defence.

A lively end to the first half. Dani Alves whips a free-kick into the box after Elche halt a Barcelona attack, but it's headed away.

Big, big chance for Elche to take the lead!

The ball drops to Tete Morente in the Barcelona box but he goes for power and smashes a first-time shot over.

Barcelona break down the other end, but Frenkie de Jong's strike is saved by Edgar Badia and Ousmane Dembele can't get into the box quick enough to follow it up.