Lamine Yamal scores double as Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1
Barcelona moved clear at the top of La Liga with a 6-1 home win over Alaves.
Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 at the Nou Camp on 31 October 2026. Raphinha also scored twice, with Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon adding further goals.
Key takeaways
- Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 at the Nou Camp
- Lamine Yamal scored twice and Raphinha scored twice
- Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon also scored for Barcelona
- Mariano Diaz scored a late consolation for Alaves
- Barcelona moved to 30 points from 11 games
Barcelona beat Alavés 6-1 at the Nou Camp on 31 October 2026, bouncing back from a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal scored twice, Raphinha scored twice, Fermín López scored once, and Anthony Gordon scored once off the bench.
Mariano Díaz scored a late consolation for Alavés. Barcelona moved to 30 points from 11 games, four points clear of Atlético Madrid on 28 and six ahead of Real Madrid on 24.
Match details
Barcelona led 3-1 at half-time. Raphinha opened the scoring after eight minutes when Fermín López drove through the defensive line and laid on a simple chance.
López doubled the lead with a fiery finish after cutting into the penalty area on the right and reading a pass from Yamal, then rifling powerfully across Antonio Sivera from a tight angle. Abde Rebbach had an early opportunity to return fire but was off target.
Yamal struck just before the break with a bullet of a first-time finish after Barcelona stroked a long sequence of passes in the final third.
Second half
Yamal's delicate flicked finish was initially chalked off for offside but replays overruled the flag. Anthony Gordon came off the bench to score Barcelona's fifth after receiving a defence-splitting ball from Rodri, then charging down on goal and lifting his shot calmly over the keeper for his first league goal. Mariano Díaz took advantage of slack defending in stoppage time to go clear and catch Joan García flat-footed.
Team news and context
Hansi Flick was without a handful of first-teamers, including Jules Koundé, Eric García, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Roony Bardghji, and Xavi Espart. The 2-1 loss to Real Madrid had represented Barcelona's first dropped points of the season.
Barcelona are top of La Liga with a goal difference of plus 34. Alavés sit in 15th place with 12 points from 11 games. Barcelona will continue their La Liga campaign after the international break.
La Liga standings after the match
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | +34 |
Atletico Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +14 |
Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | +15 |
Real Betis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
Real Sociedad | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
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