Barcelona stormed back from a goal down to secure a 3-1 win over Alaves at the Camp Nou! The hosts were stunned in the opening minute by Pablo Ibanez’s goal for Alaves, but they quickly regrouped and turned the game around.
Lamine Yamal’s 8th-minute equalizer sparked the comeback, and Dani Olmo’s 26th-minute strike put Barcelona ahead. Alaves pushed hard for an equalizer in the second half, but Barcelona’s defense held firm. Olmo sealed the win with a late goal in added time.
The victory temporarily puts Barcelona top of La Liga, two points ahead of Real Madrid. Midfielder Pedri made a welcome return, coming on as a substitute in the second half.
The race for the top spot is on tomorrow night as Real Madrid have an opportunity to climb back to the top of the league as they’re away to Girona at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi tomorrow night @ 8 pm.
A win for Los Blancos will put them back to the top on 35 points as a draw will leave leave them a point behind Barcelona.
A tough assignment in Catalonia tomorrow night for Madrid as they envisage a juicy marquee match.
La Liga top 2 standings
1st-Barcelona -34 pts
2nd-Real Madrid -32 pts
Story by: Andrews Addotey
