Alavés vs Barcelona, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGARobert Lewandowski nets hat trick as Barcelona beat Alavés
Robert Lewandowski's first-half hat-trick guided LaLiga leaders Barcelona to a 3-0 win away at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, Alaves. Stoichkov is caught offside.
- 6': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ferran Torres because of an injury.
- 6': Foul by Manu Sánchez (Alaves).
- 6': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 10': Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Alaves. Toni Martínez is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Ander Guevara (Alaves).
- 12': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 18': Foul by Abdel Abqar (Alaves).
- 18': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
- 23': Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 24': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez.
- 24': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 24': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 24': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Stoichkov (Alaves).
- 25': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 28': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves).
- 31': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric García.
- 34': Foul by Ander Guevara (Alaves).
- 34': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 36': Attempt missed. Antonio Blanco (Alaves) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt missed. Manu Sánchez (Alaves) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Blanco following a corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
- 39': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 39': Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Abdel Abqar (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross.
- 41': Offside, Alaves. Abde Rebbach is caught offside.
- 43': Abde Rebbach (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 44': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 44': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pedri.
- 45': Offside, Alaves. Nahuel Tenaglia is caught offside.
- 45': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Toni Martínez (Alaves) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: No Goal Alaves 0-3 Barcelona.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ander Guevara (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stoichkov.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 45'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': Antonio Blanco (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Alaves 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Alaves 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Substitution, Alaves. Moussa Diarra replaces Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Stoichkov (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdel Abqar with a headed pass.
- 50': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pedri.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Blanco.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
- 53': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Santiago Mouriño (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Offside, Alaves. Stoichkov is caught offside.
- 56': Offside, Alaves. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Alaves. Kike García replaces Toni Martínez.
- 57': Substitution, Alaves. Tomás Conechny replaces Stoichkov.
- 58': Abde Rebbach (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 59': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
- 60': Offside, Alaves. Kike García is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Tomás Conechny (Alaves).
- 61': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Tomás Conechny (Alaves).
- 61': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Abdel Abqar (Alaves).
- 62': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 64': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 66': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Alaves. Tomás Conechny is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Alaves. Adrián Pica replaces Abdel Abqar.
- 67': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 67': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Héctor Fort.
- 68': Attempt missed. Antonio Blanco (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abde Rebbach.
- 68': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 69': Offside, Alaves. Tomás Conechny is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Tomás Conechny (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kike García with a headed pass.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 75': Attempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 75': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 75': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 76': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Tomás Conechny (Alaves).
- 78': Substitution, Alaves. Joan Jordán replaces Antonio Blanco.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kike García (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Guevara.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Alaves).
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Iñigo Martínez.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Abde Rebbach (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 85': Offside, Alaves. Santiago Mouriño is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 86': Tomás Conechny (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 88': Offside, Alaves. Kike García is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Jules Koundé is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
- 90'+2': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Alaves 0, Barcelona 3.
- 0': Match ends, Alaves 0, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
 BAR |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 11 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 72.3 | Possession | 27.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 598 | Accurate Passes | 166 |
| 661 | Passes | 232 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 23 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,468
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,468
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Sivera (GK) |
| 12 | Santiago Mouriño  |
| 5 | Abdel Abqar |
| 3 | Manu Sánchez |
| 14 | Nahuel Tenaglia |
| 19 | Stoichkov |
| 8 | Antonio Blanco |
| 6 | Ander Guevara |
| 11 | Toni Martínez |
| 21 | Abde Rebbach |
| 7 | Carlos Vicente |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 32 | Hector Fort |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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