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  "id": 2912374,
  "title": "Barcelona make flying La Liga start with 5-0 rout of Elche",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/barcelona-make-flying-la-liga-start-with-5-0-rout-of-elche",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:32:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/08/24/barcelona-make-flying-la-liga-start-with-5-0-rout-of-elche/232454"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish champions Barcelona began their La Liga season with a commanding 5-0 victory over Elche at the Martinez Valero stadium. Raphinha and Fermin Lopez each scored twice in the match, while Anthony Gordon set up two goals on his debut. Earlier, Atletico Madrid managed a 2-2 draw against Villarreal despite Robin Le Normand's red card. The Barcelona display serves as a warning to Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho that the Catalans will not easily relinquish their title. Karim Adeyemi also scored on his debut for Barcelona, as the team continued to come together following their World Cup campaign. Barcelona's high line defense showed some signs of frailty, but goalkeeper Joan Garcia kept the clean sheet.",
  "summary": "BARCELONA, Aug 24 — Spanish champions Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 win over Elche yesterday in their...",
  "key_points": [
    "Barcelona starts La Liga with 5-0 win over Elche",
    "Raphinha and Fermin Lopez score twice each",
    "Anthony Gordon sets up 2 goals on debut"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Barcelona's dominant performance serves as a warning to rivals, particularly Atletico Madrid's coach, that they will fiercely defend their La Liga title and are coming together strongly after the World Cup.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Barcelona launch LaLiga title defence with five-star Elche demolition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/barcelona-launch-laliga-title-defence-with-five-star-elche-demolition",
        "published": "2026-08-23T21:40:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Raphinha and Lopez score braces as Barcelona trounce Elche 5-0",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/raphinha-and-lopez-score-braces-as-barcelona-trounce-elche-5-0",
        "published": "2026-08-23T21:45:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Raphinha, Lopez hit braces as Barcelona trounce Elche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/raphinha-lopez-hit-braces-as-barcelona-trounce-elche-2883904",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:12:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Raphinha, Lopez hit braces as Barcelona trounce Elche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/raphinha-lopez-hit-braces-as-barcelona-trounce-elche",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:20:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Barcelona Open La Liga Title Defense With 5-0 Rout Of Elche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/world-barcelona-open-la-liga-title-defense-with-5-0-rout-of-elche",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:50:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Gordon makes two assist on debut as Barcelona thrash Elche 5-0",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/gordon-makes-two-assist-on-debut-as-barcelona-thrash-elche-5-0",
        "published": "2026-08-23T23:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Gordon makes two assists on debut as Barcelona thrash Elche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gordon-makes-two-assists-on-debut-as-barcelona-thrash-elche",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:23:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Warning to Real Madrid: Barcelona beat Elche 5-0 as Adeyemi and Gordon get off to a brilliant start in La Liga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/warning-to-real-madrid-barcelona-beat-elche-5-0-as-adeyemi-and-gordon",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:10:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}