La Liga: Barcelona crush Alavés 6-1
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
FC Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 6-1 in La Liga, with braces from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. The victory keeps the Catalans top of the league, six points ahead of Real Madrid, who still have to play their fixture, according to Seneweb.
FC Barcelona beat Deportivo Alavés 6-1 in La Liga on Saturday 31 October, ending a run of two defeats, against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League (4-2) and then against Real Madrid in the league (1-2). Raphinha opened the scoring in the eighth minute and completed a brace in the 41st, Seneweb reports.
Fermín López scored the second goal in the 23rd minute from a pass by Lamine Yamal, who scored just before half-time and again in the second half. Introduced in place of the Spanish forward, Anthony Gordon added the sixth goal in the 81st minute. The victory leaves Barça six points clear of Real Madrid, who are due to play Racing Santander on Sunday, according to Seneweb.
The win came as FC Barcelona manager Hans-Dieter Flick had praised Lamine Yamal’s reaction after the Ballon d’Or was awarded. Hansi Flick praises Lamine Yamal’s reaction after the Ballon d’Or, in an article published on 31 October.
