Soccer Football - LaLiga - Elche v Barcelona - Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain - March 6, 2022 FC Barcelona's Ronald Araujo celebrates after the match REUTERS/Pablo Morano
(Reuters) -Barcelona fought back to earn a 2-1 win in a frantically entertaining match at Elche on Sunday as a late penalty from Memphis Depay ensured they continued their revival after a difficult start to the season.
Having fallen as low as ninth back in November, when former coach Ronald Koeman was fired, Xavi Hernandez's revitalised Barca have climbed into LaLiga's top three with 48 points, leapfrogging Betis in third place.
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