Barcelona 's usual neat passing was disrupted by a dogged Elche side in the first 20 minutes .
Lionel Messi fired a free kick inches wide of the top corner as the Catalonians slowly got up to speed .
Barcelona 's usual neat passing was disrupted by a dogged Elche side in the first 20 minutes , but Lionel Messi fired a free kick inches wide of the top corner as the Catalonians slowly got up to speed .