Alavés vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Alavés

51': Samu

FT
1 - 3

Barcelona

22': Robert Lewandowski
49': Ilkay Gündogan
63': Vitor Roque
72': Vitor Roque

Vitor Roque scores, gets controversial red in Barceliona win

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Barcelona won 3-1 at Alavés in LaLiga on Saturday thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Victor Roque, who was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Alaves. Álex Sola is caught offside.
2': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
5': Hand ball by Rafa Marín (Alaves).
6': Foul by Samu Omorodion (Alaves).
6': Iñaki Peña (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ander Guevara.
10': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
11': (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Samu Omorodion (Alaves).
12': Samu Omorodion (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
14': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
15': Offside, Alaves. Luis Rioja is caught offside.
16': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
19': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
20': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
21': Attempt missed. Samu Omorodion (Alaves) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Sola with a cross following a corner.
22': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
24': Foul by Rafa Marín (Alaves).
24': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
28': Samu Omorodion (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt blocked. Álex Sola (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa Marín.
28': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
30': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
33': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
34': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
34': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt saved. Jon Guridi (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Jon Guridi (Alaves) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
35': Offside, Alaves. Nahuel Tenaglia is caught offside.
37': Attempt missed. Javi López (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonio Blanco with a cross.
39': Foul by Rafa Marín (Alaves).
39': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
40': Samu Omorodion (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by João Cancelo.
42': Attempt missed. Samu Omorodion (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
44': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
44': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
45': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
45': Álex Sola (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
45'+1': First Half ends, Alaves 0, Barcelona 1.
45': Second Half begins Alaves 0, Barcelona 1.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces João Cancelo.
48': Attempt missed. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jon Guridi.
49': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
51': Goal! Alaves 1, Barcelona 2. Samu Omorodion (Alaves) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Álex Sola with a cross.
51': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
51': Álex Sola (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
54': Javi López (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pedri.
58': Ander Guevara (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
59': Delay in match because of an injury Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
59': Substitution, Barcelona. Vitor Roque replaces Ilkay Gündogan because of an injury.
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Goal! Alaves 1, Barcelona 3. Vitor Roque (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Fort.
63': Substitution, Alaves. Abde Rebbach replaces Luis Rioja.
63': Substitution, Alaves. Giuliano Simeone replaces Jon Guridi.
65': Delay in match (Barcelona).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
67': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
68': Foul by Javi López (Alaves).
68': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves).
70': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
72': Rafa Marín (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Second yellow card to Vitor Roque (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Pedri.
75': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Alaves).
75': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Javi López.
77': Substitution, Alaves. Ianis Hagi replaces Nahuel Tenaglia.
77': Substitution, Alaves. Carlos Benavídez replaces Antonio Blanco.
78': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
79': Attempt saved. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
80': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
81': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Carlos Benavídez (Alaves).
82': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
82': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Barcelona. Íñigo Martínez replaces Andreas Christensen.
83': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Pau Cubarsí.
83': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
83': Ianis Hagi (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
86': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
86': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
87': Attempt missed. Rafa Marín (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abde Rebbach with a cross following a corner.
88': Substitution, Alaves. Joaquín Panichelli replaces Samu Omorodion.
89': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
89': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
90': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
90': Attempt blocked. Álex Sola (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Álex Sola (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Álex Sola (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Javi López (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Sola with a cross.
90'+6': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
90'+6': Rafa Marín (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
90'+7': Foul by Álex Sola (Alaves).
90'+7': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Álex Sola (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Barcelona 3.
0': Match ends, Alaves 1, Barcelona 3.

Statistics

BAR		ALA
10	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	14
1	Saves	2
64.4	Possession	35.6
8	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
491	Accurate Passes	213
554	Passes	269
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	11
11	Crosses	40
0.2	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	44
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	8
26	Effective Clearances	9
26	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,480

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	33	+49	84
2	Barcelona	33	+29	73
3	Girona	33	+29	71
4	Atlético Madrid	33	+23	64

Full Table

Line-Ups

Alavés (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Sivera (GK)
3	Rubén Duarte
16	Rafa Marín
27	Javi López
14	Nahuel Tenaglia
18	Jon Guridi
6	Ander Guevara
8	Antonio Blanco
32	Samu
11	Luis Rioja
7	Álex Sola

Alavés Substitutes:

Abde Rebbach, Ianis Hagi, Victor Parada, Carlos Benavidez, Jesús Owono, Abdel Abqar, Egoitz Muñoz, Giuliano Simeone, Adrián Rodríguez, Tomás Mendes, Joaquín Panichelli, Xeber Alkain.

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Iñaki Peña (GK)
33	Pau Cubarsí
4	Ronald Araújo
2	João Cancelo
23	Jules Koundé
15	Andreas Christensen
22	Ilkay Gündogan
21	Frenkie de Jong
9	Robert Lewandowski
8	Pedri
27	Lamine Yamal

Barcelona Substitutes:

Iñigo Martínez, Marc Guiu, Pau Victor, Hector Fort, Fermín López, Marc Casadó, Unai Hernandez, Vitor Roque, Diego Kochen, Oriol Romeu, Ander Astralaga.

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