Sanchez nets hat trick as Barca pounds Elche
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Alexis Sanchez netted his first hat trick for Barcelona to spark its 4-0 win over Elche at Camp Nou on Sunday, setting up a highly anticipated showdown with Atletico Madrid next week between the top two teams in the Spanish league.
With Lionel Messi watching from the stands and Neymar waiting in the dugout, Barcelona turned to Alexis and its core of Spain internationals for a second straight victory without its star forwards.
Alexis opened the scoring in the seventh minute and struck twice more in the 63rd and 69th after Pedro Rodriguez had doubled the advantage and Xavi Hernandez had missed a penalty kick.
“The holidays were good for me,” said Alexis, who also credited first-year coach Gerardo Martino for improving his scoring rate. “I think Martino gave me the confidence I needed as a player.”
Barcelona’s victory was its ninth in as many league games at home this season, and it remained tied on points with Atletico atop the standings. The pressure is now on Real Madrid as it was to host Celta Vigo late yesterday. Real trails the pacesetters by eight points.
Alexis and Pedro lead the team with 11 goals each in league play.
Elsewhere, Real Sociedad downed Athletic Bilbao 2-0, Sevilla beat Getafe 3-0, and Osasuna edged Espanyol 1-0.
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