Barcelona 6-1 Alavés: Goals, Result and La Liga Table

Barcelona beat Alavés 6-1 at the Camp Nou on Saturday, October 31, and took back first place in La Liga with 30 points. The result ended a short spell of two defeats for Hansi Flick’s team.

The goals

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal each scored twice, while Fermín López and Anthony Gordon got the others. The order was:

• 8’ Raphinha opens the scoring
• 23’ Fermín López makes it 2-0
• 41’ Raphinha scores his second
• 45+1’ Lamine Yamal makes it 4-0 on the stroke of half-time
• 65’ Lamine Yamal scores his second
• 81’ Anthony Gordon makes it 6-0
• 84’ Mariano pulls one back for Alavés

Fermín had a standout game, adding two assists to his goal.

Key stats

• Possession: Barcelona 77%, Alavés 23%
• Shots: Barcelona 13 (7 on target), Alavés 5 (3 on target)
• Cards: Barcelona 2 yellow cards, Alavés 3

Bouncing back from the Clásico

Barcelona had lost 2-1 to Real Madrid at home on October 25. This win put that setback behind them and restored their place at the top. With Real Madrid winning at Racing Santander on Sunday, the gap between the two stays at three points.

Our take: Four goals before half-time meant the second half was a formality. For Flick, the more important sign is how quickly his side recovered its sharpness after the Clásico defeat.

La Liga table (top five)

Table as of Sunday evening, before Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad.

Alavés are 10th with 12 points, level with several mid-table sides. Their next game is away at Sevilla on Friday, November 6.