Greetings and thank you for joining us, as we take you through the build-up and live action from the La Liga encounter. Barcelona play at Camp Nou again, seeking full points against Alaves. We will bring you up to speed with all of it.
Greetings and thank you for joining us, as we take you through the build-up and live action from the La Liga encounter. Barcelona play at Camp Nou again, seeking full points against Alaves. We will bring you up to speed with all of it.
The match kicks off around 8:50pm IST. The Barcelona vs Alaves, La Liga game will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India.
Barcelona are stunned, seconds after kick-off! Alaves earn a corner straight away and Victor Parada's delivery is met by Pablo Ibanez's right-footed shot. The visitors take the lead before Blaugrana can realise what happened!
Barcelona strike back! And it is their teen sensation forward Lamine Yamal who draws them level, piling in Robert Lewandowski's cross with a powerful left-footed shot in the eighth minute.
And now Barcelona have their second. Moments after nearly conceding at the other end, the hosts counter clinically, with Raphinha setting up Dani Olmo, who comes up with a cool finish with his left foot in the 26th minute.
After four minutes of added time, the first half comes to an end and Barcelona lead Alaves 2-1. The Blaugrana came back strongly after conceding a first-minute goal and will look to continue in the same vein in the second half.
The players have returned from the lemon break and the second half is underway. Barcelona kicking from left to right now and Alaves the other way.
A couple of substitutions for Alaves in the 68th minute. Guridi comes in for goal-scorer Pablo Ibanez and Ander Guevara replaces Denis Suarez.
Barcelona wrap up their three points! Alaves give away the ball cheaply in the final third and Dani Olmo is on target in the third minute of stoppage time. Barca go 3-1 up, with full time barely a minute away.
And that's that. The referee blows the final whistle and Barcelona ease past Alaves by a 3-1 margin. The Blaugrana overcome a first-minute stunner from Pablo Ibanez to complete a comfortable victory that takes them to the top of the table with 34 points, ahead of Real Madrid's 32. Los Blancos have a game in hand, of course.
Barcelona next host Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday (December 3 as per India time). The Blaugrana will be seeking to stay ahead of or abreast with Real Madrid, as the Spanish league race intensifies.