Barcelona wanted to take advantage of the loss of Real Madrid in Espanyol to go from their rivals within four points, and they did this, albeit without much conviction. They did not play overly well against Alaves, but they did enough to win a 1-0 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company.
2024/2025 La Liga
1-0
- Lewandowski (61 ')
Match report
It was a very disappointing first half of the hosts, who had more yellow cards (two) than shots on goal (one). They lost Gavi early after he was involved in a very annoying collision of heads with Tomas Conechny from Alaves, who could not continue either.
Hansi Flick tried to change things during the break, where Eric Garcia and Frenkie de Jong were caused for Ronald Arajo and Marc Casado, and these made a difference for Barcelona. They were noticeably more stable and threatening in attack, and this eventually led to the impasse on the timepiece.
It was Robert Lewandowski who scored the opener. The floating cross of Pedri was set by Lamine Yamal to the goal, and the ball was deflected in the path of the Polish striker, who instinctively changed the ball into the back of the net.
Alaves -goalkeeper Jesus Owono was forced into action shortly thereafter to deny Barcelona for a second, because the curly effort of Lamine Yamal Yamal was spectacularly tipped. Both clubs pushed hard to score the second goal of the game, but in the end the finish of Lewandowski turned out to be the difference in Catalonia.
The result means that Barcelona is closed for four points of Real Madrid, and three from Atletico Madrid – and both clubs will face each other in the Madrid Derby next weekend. The side of Flick will hope that they can take another step forward in the title race when they take on Seville in the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. The defeat for Alaves means that they remain in the relegation zone.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
5 'Lamine dribbles almost half of the Alaves' XI and Raphinha Scot is wide
7 'Yellow card for Gavi!
14 'Very annoying main collision
29 'Lewandowski has Lamine free on his right side, but he decides to shoot
34 'yellow card! Araujo booked
39 'Lamine Yamal is polluted by defender
41 'Match event for Barcelona vs Alaves
44 'Pedri with a beautiful dribble and then a shot on goal but it is saved by the GK
46 'Hansi Flick slows Araújo and Casado and replaces them with Eric and Frenkie
50 'Lewandowski shoot but ref bladder first whistle
55 'yellow card! Nahuel Tenaglia booked
57 'Great chance for Lewy, but it was offside anyway
61 'Robert Lewandowski has opened the score !! Barcelona 1-0 Alaves
64 'Match event for Barcelona vs Alaves
65 'Great Skill Show from Raphinha
67 'yellow card! Raphinha booked
73 'Ferran with a great shot but it is stored
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Kounde, Arajo, Pedri, Bald, Casado, Gavi, Yamal, Cubarsi
Subs: I. Martinez, Pena, De Jong, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Fati, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen
Alaves XI: Kike, Guridi, Tomás Conechny, Other Guevara, Nahuel Tenaglia, Antonio Blanco, Carlos Vicente, Moussa Diarra, Manu Sanchez, Jesús Owono, Santiago Mouiño
Subs: Aleksandar Sedlar, Asier Villalibre, A.Martínez, Carlos Protesoni, Facundo Garcés, Adrián Rodríguez, Hugo Novoa, Carlos Martín, Adrián Pica, Pau Cabanes
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