In Pedri s absence, Barcelona s ball possession rate is not as good as the underdogs in La Liga. The three top forwards all scored and rose to second place in La Liga.

At 01:30 in the morning on November 3, in the 11th round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Elche at home.

In the first half, Balde assisted Yamal to break the deadlock, Fermin assisted Ferran Torres to score and expand the score, Rafa Mir regained a victory for Elche, and Barcelona led 2-1 at halftime; in the second half, Rashford scored, Fermin assisted twice, and Olmo and Lewandowski returned from injury at the same time.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1 and rose to second place in La Liga, but it was still as many as 5 points behind the top spot, Real Madrid.

Barcelona faced Elche at home. Flick formed a 4231 formation. Ferran came forward, Fermin behind him, Yamal and Rashford on both sides, Casado and De Jong partnered as a midfielder (Peira Delhi red card suspension), Konde, Araujo, Garcia, and Balde form a back four, with Szczesny in goal. The starting price is 611 million euros; for Elche, the 4141 formation, the starting price is only 39.4 million euros.

This campaign really reflects the importance of Pedri to the Barcelona system. In the absence of midfield master Pedri, Barcelona's ball possession rate at home is actually not as good as La Liga underdog Elche. Barcelona's ball possession rate in this campaign is 49%. With Pedri here, Barcelona can take advantage of the ball possession rate against any giant. Fortunately, Barcelona's three top forwards scored together. Yamal, Ferran, and Rashford scored in the same field, helping Barcelona defeat Elche 3-1 at home, scoring 3 points and rising to second place in La Liga, 5 points behind the leader Real Madrid.

In this campaign, Barcelona had a total of 17 shots, 5 of which were on target; Elche had a total of 9 shots, of which 3 were on target. Yamal is still in poor form in this campaign. Apart from a goal and an overhead pass, there is basically nothing outstanding. His obsession with women at a young age has led to a serious decline in competitive form. The same goes for Ferran. Although he also scored goals, Barcelona's offensive end was a big shortcoming. Both he and defender Konde were the terminators of Barcelona's offense. They lost the ball too many times in the game. This Barcelona's passing and control ability may be the worst in history. De Jong is still stable and handles the ball very reasonably. Without Pedri, Barcelona's midfield relies entirely on De Jong's single-core processor. Fermin is in great shape and passes the ball very accurately; Rashford is an outcast at Manchester United and a big player at Barcelona, ​​continuing to produce outstanding output.