ELCHE, Spain (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman expressed his satisfaction with his midfielders getting among the goals after beating Elche 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday thanks to strikes from Frenkie de Jong and Riqui Puig.
With Barca missing Lionel Messi through suspension, Dutch midfielder De Jong again took more responsibility for attacking and showed real hunger to ensure he got the final touch to give Barca the lead, even though the ball was heading into the net.
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