Barcelona vs Alavés, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGALionel Messi, Francisco Trincao each score brace as Barcelona cruise past Alaves
La Liga
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza.
- 4': Hand ball by Iñigo Córdoba (Alavés).
- 7': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lucas Pérez (Alavés) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross following a fast break.
- 9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Edgar Méndez.
- 11': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Lucas Pérez (Alavés).
- 11': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés).
- 11': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Junior Firpo is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Iñigo Córdoba (Alavés).
- 12': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 15': Edgar Méndez (Alavés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 17': Foul by Martín Aguirregabiria (Alavés).
- 17': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Martín Aguirregabiria (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alavés).
- 21': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alavés).
- 22': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 24': Foul by Joselu (Alavés).
- 24': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Iñigo Córdoba (Alavés).
- 25': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 29': Goal! Barcelona 1, Alavés 0. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba.
- 32': Offside, Barcelona. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Óscar Mingueza is caught offside.
- 34': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Trincão is caught offside.
- 36': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 36': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 38': VAR Decision: No Goal Barcelona 1-0 Alavés.
- 38': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona).
- 38': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pérez (Alavés) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 42': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joselu.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 45'+1': Goal! Barcelona 2, Alavés 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Alavés 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Alavés 0.
- 45': Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
- 45': Substitution, Alavés. Víctor Laguardia replaces Martín Aguirregabiria.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lucas Pérez (Alavés) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joselu.
- 49': Foul by Tachi (Alavés).
- 49': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a set piece situation.
- 52': Foul by Tachi (Alavés).
- 52': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Tachi (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 53': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Hand ball by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 55': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alavés).
- 55': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lucas Pérez (Alavés) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edgar Méndez.
- 56': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alavés).
- 56': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Goal! Barcelona 2, Alavés 1. Luis Rioja (Alavés) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés).
- 60': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 63': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 64': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Ilaix Moriba.
- 66': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 70': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 71': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 71': Lucas Pérez (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Alavés. Pere Pons replaces Tomás Pina.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Miralem Pjanic replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 74': Goal! Barcelona 3, Alavés 1. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 75': Goal! Barcelona 4, Alavés 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 76': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 76': Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Barcelona 5, Alavés 1. Junior Firpo (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 81': Substitution, Alavés. Deyverson replaces Joselu.
- 81': Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Lucas Pérez.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 83': Deyverson (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 85': Deyverson (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 87': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 88': Deyverson (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 89': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Trincão is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Trincão (Barcelona).
- 90': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Alavés 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 5, Alavés 1.
Statistics
 ALA |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.5 | Possession | 73.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 793 |
| 294 | Passes | 870 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 14 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 23 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 8 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | +16 | 21 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | +11 | 18 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 8 | +2 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | +8 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 24 | Junior Firpo |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 12 | Ricard Puig |
| 27 | Ilaix Moriba |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
Alavés (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 2 | Alberto Rodríguez  |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 6 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 17 | Iñigo Córdoba |
| 16 | Édgar Méndez |
| 7 | Lucas Pérez |
| 9 | Joselu |
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