Alaves 0-3 Barcelona: Lewy hits hat-trick in 32 mins, Barca still at top

Barcelona have responded to Real Madrid’s victory against Villarreal on Saturday with a win of their own. The Catalans had the match won in the first match, eventually securing a 3-0 victory at Alaves.

Match Report

Robert Lewandowski was the main man for Barcelona, as he netted a hat-trick. His first came in the opening seven minutes, as he flicked home Raphinha’s excellent delivery. That was his 10th of the season in all competitions, and 15 minutes later, it was 11 after he finished from close range after another excellent Raphinha assist.

Lewandowski completed a 25-minute hat-trick soon after, as he dragged the ball past Antonio Sivera after being played in by Eric Garcia. The goals took him four clear of Kylian Mbappe in the Pichichi Trophy race, after the Real Madrid man failed to find the back of the net against Villarreal.

Ferran Torres’ injury was the only blemish for Barcelona, who have now restored their three-point lead at the top of the La Liga table. That result also means that they will almost certainly remain at the summit for the first Clasico of the season, which takes place later this month.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Ferrán Torres leaves the pitch after 6 minutes with an injury

4' Raphinha scores but it's ruled out for offside

8' Robert Lewandowski opens the scoring for the visitors! Alaves 0-1 Barcelona

22' Lewandowski doubles lead with great assist from Raphinha! Alaves 0-2 Barcelona

24' Raphinha and Lewandowski's shots blocked by the goalkeeper

32' Hat-trick for Robert Lewandowski in just 31 minutes! Alaves 0-3 Barcelona

Line-ups

Alaves XI: Stoichkov, Sivera, A.Martínez, Ander Guevara, Nahuel Tenaglia, Antonio Blanco, Carlos Vicente, Abdel Abqar, Manu Sanchez, Abde Rebbach, Santiago Mouriño

Subs: Kike, Jordan, Asier Villalibre, Tomás Conechny, Carlos Protesoni, Moussa Diarra, Adrián Rodríguez, Jesús Owono, Hugo Novoa, Luka Romero, Carlos Martín, Adrián Pica

Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, I. Martinez, Pena, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Pedri, Álex Baldé, Marc Casadó, Lamine Yamal, Héctor Fort, Pau Cubarsí

Subs: De Jong, Kounde, Eric Garcia, Fati, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Ander Astralaga, Sergi Domínguez, Gerard Martín, Áron Yaakobishvili