Elche winger Emiliano Rigoni missed a great chance to level for the home side in the second half after a glaring error from Barca defender Oscar Mingueza but was denied by a heroic save from Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The Catalans struggled to find a second to ease their nerves until substitute Puig headed in a cross from De Jong in the 89th minute to score his first La Liga goal and clinch a fourth consecutive win for Barca. Ronald Koeman's side are third in the table on 37 points, seven behind leaders Atletico Madrid who have two games in hand. This was not an easy game but we worked hard and are very happy to have won it. "Scoring goals and providing assists doesn't mean you are playing better necessarily but I'm very happy to have done so."

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2021 18:00 UTC