Beating Deportivo Alaves, Barcelona Solid at the Top of the LaLiga Standings

DBasia.news –  FC Barcelona won 4-1 over Deportivo Alaves in the continuing LaLiga match at Camp Nou. Four of Blaugrana’s goals were scored by Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s penalty. Pere Pons’s goal was a consolation for Alaves.

Barcelona, ​​who chased the victory after two previous matches, have always drawn four changes from the team that appeared in El Clasico. Ernesto Valverde reserved Nelson Semedo, Clement Lenglet, Ivan Rakitic and Frengkie De Jong. In this match Valverde gave an opportunity to Samuel Umtiti, Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets, and Carles Alena.

Since the beginning of the game, Barcelona immediately took control of the game. The Barcelona players were free to play the ball while the opponent waited.

Six minutes into the game, the host has received an opportunity through Arturo Vidal. Unfortunately Vidal’s leap kick after receiving Lionel Messi’s pass was still able to be contained by Alaves goalkeeper, Fernando Pacheco, through his legs.

Barcelona were increasingly dominating with the possession of the ball that almost reached 90 percent. Barcelona broke the deadlock in the 14th minute after Antoine Griezmann’s kick conceded Alaves’ goal.

Griezmann’s goal started with Vidal’s collaboration with Luis Suarez who sent a horizontal cross from the right side. Griezmann, while running, fired heavy shots that was unable to be contained by Fernando Pacheco. Barca winning by 1-0.

Alaves started to disrupt Barcelona’s dominance and successfully cut Barcelona’s ball possession to 75 percent when the game was 30 minutes in.

Although dominating the ball, Barcelona seem to have had difficult to bring the ball into dangerous areas. Proven by Griezmann’s goal which was the only shot released by Barcelona into Alaves’ goal.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona doubled the advantage. Again a goal was born from Luis Suarez’s assist. This time, Suarez pass was struck by Vidal with his heavy kick. The ball rolled without being blocked by Pacheco. The 2-0 score to Barcelona’s superiority lasted until the interval.

In the second half, Barcelona regained control of the game and forced Alaves to gather in their own area.

In the 50th minute, Griezmann manages to put the ball into Alavez’s goal after receiving Messi’s short cut. But the goal was not validated as Griezmann was in an offside position.

Five minutes later the Camp Nou public was shocked after Pere Pons broke into Barcelona’s goal through his header after welcoming Ruben Duarte’s cross. Alaves thinned the score to 2-1.

Barcelona backed away after Lionel Messi broke into Alaves’s goal on the 69th minute. After passing several players, Messi kicked off. The ball rolled into the top left corner, Barcelona winning by 3-1.

At 73 minutes after seeing VAR, Barcelona received a penalty that was perfectly executed by Suarez. The score became 4-1. Suarez was the star of this match by recording three assists and a goal.

Although both sides tried to score additional goals, the score 4-1 did not change until the fight was over. These results has brought Barcelona to rise at the top of the LaLiga standings with 39 points from 18 matches. Barcelona is three points ahead of Real Madrid in second place with just 17 matches.