Barcelona Demolish Alaves 6-1 in Spanish League

Madrid, Oct 31 (KUNA) -- Barcelona secured a comprehensive victory over Alavés, winning 6-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday in the 11th round of the competition. The home side led 4-0 at halftime, with Brazilian winger Raphinha opening the scoring in the eighth minute, followed by Fermin Lopez doubling the lead in the 23rd. Raphinha extended the advantage with a third goal in the 41st minute, while Lamine Yamal added a fourth in the first minute of stoppage time. In the second half, Yamal scored Barcelona’s fifth goal in the 64th minute, and British striker Anthony Gordon completed the six-goal tally with a sixth and final goal in the 81st. On the other side, Alavés forward Mariano Diaz scored the visitors’ only goal in the 84th minute, but the Catalan club secured the three points. With this result, Barcelona moved up to 30 points, reclaiming the top spot in the table after Atletico Madrid had briefly taken the lead earlier in the day with a 2-0 win over Levante. Barcelona now leads third-placed Atletico by two points and sits six points ahead of third-placed Real Madrid. (End) H.N.D./M.M.J.