Barcelona Bounce Back with Convincing Win Over Alaves at Camp Nou

Following a difficult week that saw Barcelona suffer defeats against PSG in the Champions League and Real Madrid in El Clasico—where Jose Mourinho's tactical approach prevailed—Hans-Dieter Flick's side bounced back with a resounding victory over Deportivo Alaves at the Camp Nou.

Raphinha opened the scoring following brilliant buildup play from Pedri and Fermin Lopez. Barcelona dominated the remainder of the match, with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal both scoring braces—Yamal's second verified by VAR following an assist from Gabriel Jesus—while Anthony Gordon added another with a clever chip over the goalkeeper. Though Mariano Dias netted a consolation goal for Alaves, the defending champions secured a dominant win to return to winning ways.