Kickoff: 16:15 CET / 15:15 GMT / 10:15 AM ET / 7:15 AM PT
Venue: Estadi Olimpico Lluis Companys
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Lineups:
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen - Joao Cancelo, Inigo Martinez, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo - Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan, Fermin Lopez - Joao Felix, Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal
Subs: Inaki Pena, Ander Astralaga, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu, Marc Casado, Ferran Torres, Raphinha
Alaves: Antonio Sivera, Ruben Duarte, Rafa Marin, Abdel Abqar, Androni Gorosabel - Ander Guevara, Javi Lopez - Luis Rioja, Antonio Blanco, Jon Guridi - Samu Omorodion
Subs: Jesus Owono, Ruben Montero, Alex Sola, Nahuel Tenaglia, Nikola Maras, Victor Parada Gonzalez, Ianis Hagi, Tomas Mendes, Jon Karrikaburu, Kike Garcia, Xeber Alkain, Abde Rebbach
Match Events:
1’ - Guridi wins a ball then passes to Javi Lopez on the left wing. Javi Lopez centers to Samu Omorodion who beats ter Stegen from inside the 6-yard box to take the lead 18 seconds in. Barcelona 0, Alaves 1 – link
9’ - Samu controls Gorosabel’s centering pass but can only hit the side netting
13’ - Ruben Duarte finds Samu who has all the space in the world, but can’t get his shot on target
17’ - Lewandowski beautifully controlls a pass and shoots right into Sivera
31’ - Samu beats Kounde to a ball and hits the crossbar from close range
45+1’ - End of half
53’ - Kounde crosses to Lewandowski who heads the ball near the far-post to equalize. Barcelona 1, Alaves 1 – link
62’ - Yellow card for Lewandowski
62’ - Substitution for Alaves: Abde Rebbach on for Luis Rioja
63’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Raphinha on for Fermin
70’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Balde and Ferran Torres on for Kounde and Joao Felix respectively
73’ - Yellow card for Ruben Duarte
73’ - Lamine Yamal with a great attempt but Sivera makes a stop
76’ - Abqar completely misses the ball and hits Ferran Torres, and Mateo Busquets Ferrer points to the penalty spot. Lewandowski leaves Sivera with no chance and scores his second of the game. Barcelona 2, Alaves 1 – link
79’ - Substitution for Alaves: Kike Garcia and Ianis Hagi on for Samu and Guridi respectively
81’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Oriol Romeu on for Pedri
84’ - Substitution for Alaves: Tomas Mendes and Tenaglia on for Antonio Blanco and Gorosabel respectively
90+2’ - Yellow card for Inigo Martinez
90+7’ - End of game. Barcelona 2, Alaves 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Barcelona | Alaves :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.50 | 1.75 xA | 1.33 | 0.55 Possession | 73% | 27% Shots on target | 6 | 1 Shots off target | 5 | 7 Blocked shots | 0 | 1 Corner kicks | 2 | 1 Offsides | 3 | 2 Fouls | 11 | 10 Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 32 |
| Barcelona | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 30 |
| Atletico Madrid | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 25 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Sociedad | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 |
| Real Betis | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 20 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| Valencia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| Getafe | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| Osasuna | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 14 |
| Villarreal | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 |
| Alaves | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 |
| Sevilla | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 11 |
| Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 |
| Granada | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 7 |
| Almeria | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Barcelona: at Rayo, 11.25, 14:00 CEST
Alaves: vs Granada, 11.24, 21:00 CEST
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