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Barcelona Beat Alaves 6-1 to Top LaLiga as Yamal Scores Twice

Raphinha scored twice in the first half, Lamine Yamal added two of his own, and Barcelona bounced back from defeats by Real Madrid and Paris St Germain to go top on 30 points.

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Barcelona Beat Alaves 6-1 to Top LaLiga as Yamal Scores Twice

Key points

  • Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 in LaLiga at Camp Nou on Saturday, October 31, 2026, a wide win that put them top of the standings after a rough week.
  • The response Barcelona needed came in four first-half goals.
  • Raphinha opened the scoring after eight minutes, finishing a cross from Fermin Lopez.

Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 in LaLiga at Camp Nou on Saturday, October 31, 2026, a wide win that put them top of the standings after a rough week.

The response Barcelona needed came in four first-half goals. Raphinha scored twice, Fermin Lopez scored once, and Lamine Yamal finished the half with the fourth in stoppage time, and the match was settled long before the end.

Four goals by halftime

Raphinha opened the scoring after eight minutes, finishing a cross from Fermin Lopez. Fermin Lopez scored Barcelona's second, provided by Lamine Yamal, in the 23rd minute.

Raphinha scored his second of the match in the 41st minute, assisted by Fermin Lopez, before Yamal added the fourth goal in first-half stoppage time, at 45+1. The two wide forwards had traded scorer and provider roles all half.

Goal by goal

The pattern of the half was there in the scorer and provider list. Fermin Lopez crossed for the first goal, Yamal provided the second, Fermin Lopez assisted the third, and Yamal scored the fourth himself. Across the whole match, four Barcelona players finished the scoring: Raphinha, Fermin Lopez, Yamal and Gordon, with Raphinha and Yamal scoring twice each. Alaves had one scorer, Diaz, and his consolation was the only reply the visitors managed at Camp Nou.

Yamal reaches November in Messi company

Substitute Gabriel Jesus set up Yamal's second goal in the 64th minute. Anthony Gordon completed the scoring for Barcelona in the 81st minute. Alaves scored a late consolation through Mariano Diaz, who capitalised on a mistake by Rodri Hernandez.

Yamal's numbers carry the wider point. He is the first player since Lionel Messi to enter November with double figures for goals, 11, and assists, 12, in all competitions for Barcelona, according to MisterChip data cited by Soccer Laduma.

The full scoring line ran Raphinha at 8 and 41 minutes, Fermin Lopez at 23, Yamal at 45+1 and 64, and Gordon at 81 for Barcelona, with Diaz replying for Alaves.

Top of the table, and an Alaves run that keeps going

The win came after Barcelona losses to Real Madrid and Paris St Germain, and it changed the top of the table. Barcelona top the LaLiga standings on 30 points, two ahead of Atletico Madrid, who beat Levante 2-0 earlier on Saturday.

For Alaves, the afternoon added to a hard stretch. They lie eighth after their seventh game without a win.

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2026Raphinha scores in the 8th and 41st minutes and Fermin Lopez in the 23rd, with Lamine Yamal adding the fourth at 45+1, as Barcelona lead 4-0 at halftime.
  2. Oct 31, 2026Yamal scores his second in the 64th minute, set up by substitute Gabriel Jesus, and Anthony Gordon completes Barcelona's scoring in the 81st.
  3. Oct 31, 2026Mariano Diaz scores a late consolation for Alaves, and Barcelona's 6-1 win takes them top of LaLiga on 30 points.

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