Barcelona clashed heads with Deportivo Alaves at the Mendizorrotza earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on their travels in La Liga. The Catalan club made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the seventh minute thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s effort. Lewandowski doubled his team’s advantage in the 22nd minute before going on to complete his hat-trick just ten minutes later. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time interval 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Barcelona sat on their lead well in the second half and secured a comfortable 3-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Alaves.
GK: Inaki Pena – 7/10
He made two solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Hector Fort – 7/10
Fort performed his defensive duties well and made one decent run with the ball.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when needed and was accurate with his ball distribution.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 7/10
Martinez didn’t do much wrong defensively and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 7/10
Balde cleared the danger when needed and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Marc Casado – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield well and engineered one good chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Pedri – 7.5/10
Pedri caught the eye at times on both halves but failed to register a goal.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7.5/10
He made a few dangerous runs with the ball on the right flank.
CAM: Raphinha – 8.5/10
Raphinha was a constant menace in the final third and has got two assists to show for his efforts.
LW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He had to be replaced in the fifth minute.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 10/10
The Polish talent was simply unstoppable in the final third as he scored three times to help Barca earn a convincing win.
Substitutes:
CM: Eric Garcia – 7/10
He was decent on the ball and managed to secure an assist.
LW: Ansu Fati – 6/10
Fati added some pace to Flick’s attack.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – N/A
LB: Gerard Martin – N/A
