Barca hammer Alaves 6-1 to retain Liga top spot

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: Spain

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Barca hammer Alaves 6-1 to retain Liga top spot

Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 at Camp Nou to move two points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga after two straight defeats. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal scored twice each, with Fermin Lopez and substitute Anthony Gordon also finding the net; Mariano Diaz scored Alaves’ only goal. Earlier, Atletico earned a 2-0 win over Levante for its seventh consecutive league victory. Matches began with a minute of silence for the 69 victims of the train crash in Toledo province.

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