Agency, Nov 1: Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga with a commanding 6-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves on Saturday night.
The emphatic win came after consecutive defeats against arch-rivals Real Madrid (2-1) in La Liga and Paris Saint-Germain (4-2) in the UEFA Champions League.
Playing at home, Barcelona produced an impressive attacking display, with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha scoring twice each. Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon also found the net, while Mariano Diaz scored Alaves’ only goal.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the eighth minute to give Barcelona an early lead. Lopez doubled the advantage in the 23rd minute before Raphinha netted his second goal of the night in the 41st minute.
Yamal added Barcelona’s fourth goal in first-half stoppage time, sending the hosts into the break with a commanding 4-0 lead.
The young winger completed his brace in the 64th minute to make it 5-0. Gordon then extended Barcelona’s lead to 6-0 in the 81st minute before Diaz scored a consolation goal for the visitors three minutes later.
Neither side managed to score again as Barcelona secured a comprehensive 6-1 victory.
With this win, Barcelona remain at the top of the La Liga standings with 30 points from 11 matches. Deportivo Alaves, meanwhile, sit 10th with 12 points from the same number of games.
