Barcelona 6-1 Alavés: Raphinha and Lamine Yamal Score Twice as Barça Return to Top of LaLiga

Barcelona answered last weekend’s El Clásico loss in emphatic fashion on Saturday, Oct. 31, routing Deportivo Alavés 6-1 at Spotify Camp Nou in LaLiga Matchday 11. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal each scored twice, Fermín López had a goal and two assists, and substitute Anthony Gordon added a sixth before Mariano Díaz pulled one back for the visitors.

The win sent Barcelona back to the top of the table, according to BBC Sport, moving above Atlético Madrid, which had briefly gone first after beating Levante 2-0 earlier in the day.

What was the final score of Barcelona vs. Alavés?

Barcelona won 6-1. The match kicked off at 4 p.m. ET (9 p.m. in Spain), and the home side led 4-0 at halftime.

Here is how the goals came, per BBC Sport and LaLiga’s official match report:

Lamine Yamal’s second goal, a chip over Alavés goalkeeper Antonio Sivera, was awarded after a VAR review, according to LaLiga’s match commentary.

How did Barcelona take control so quickly?

Raphinha opened the scoring after eight minutes, tapping in a fizzing delivery from Fermín López. López then turned finisher, slamming a shot across Sivera for 2-0, and the pair combined again for Raphinha’s second before the break. Lamine Yamal made it 4-0 just before halftime with a drilled half-volley at the end of a team move, BBC Sport reported.

After the break, Lamine Yamal chipped Sivera for the fifth, and Gordon, on as a substitute, finished a through ball from Rodri with a similar touch 17 minutes later. Alavés got its consolation in the 84th minute when Mariano Díaz pounced on a loose back pass from Rodri and beat goalkeeper Joan García.

Why does this result matter?

Barcelona came in off a defeat to Real Madrid at Camp Nou last weekend, when two goals from Kylian Mbappé ended Barcelona’s nine-game winning run at home. A heavy home win was the cleanest possible response, and it put the Blaugrana back in first place, at least for now.

It also padded two individual races. BBC Sport noted that Raphinha now has 15 league goals this season, four more than Mbappé in second, while Lamine Yamal is third with 10. Lamine Yamal was named the third-best men’s player in the world at the Ballon d’Or ceremony earlier in the week.

Who is Fermín López?

Fermín López is a Barcelona midfielder who came through the club’s academy. Against Alavés, he was involved in three of the first three goals: assisting Raphinha twice and scoring one himself, which made him one of the standout performers of the night.

What do the LaLiga standings look like after Barcelona vs. Alavés?

With the win, Barcelona moved above Atlético Madrid into first place, per BBC Sport. Real Madrid’s result this weekend and the remaining Matchday 11 fixtures could still shift the top of the table, so check the official LaLiga standings for the latest order.

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