Barcelona thrash Alaves 6-1 as Raphinha and Yamal both score twice

📰 Barcelona thrashed Alaves 6-1 to bounce back from defeats to PSG and Real Madrid. 📌 Key points 🏟️ Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 at Camp Nou on 31 October. ⚽ Raphinha scored twice in the first half. ⭐ Lamine Yamal also scored twice, in first-half stoppage time and in the second half. 🔁 Fermin Lopez and substitute Gordon added the other goals. 🥇 Barca stayed top of LaLiga on 30 points. 📝 What happened 🔥 Raphinha opened the scoring on 8 minutes. Fermin Lopez made it 2-0 on 23 minutes from a tight angle and Raphinha added a second on 41. ⭐ Yamal made it 4-0 with a long-range strike in first-half stoppage time. His second, on 64 minutes, was first ruled offside before a VAR review allowed it. 🎯 Substitute Gordon scored the sixth on 81 minutes. Mariano Diaz pulled one back for Alaves late on. 🗣️ According to India.com, Hansi Flick said: "This is what I want to see after our two defeats, we reacted in the right way." 📊 By the numbers • Final score: Barcelona 6-1 Alaves • Goals: Raphinha x2, Yamal x2, Fermin Lopez, Gordon / Alaves: Mariano Diaz • Barcelona top on 30 points, two ahead of second-placed Atletico • Alaves 10th on 12 points 🔭 Why it matters Barcelona got the response they needed after losing in succession to PSG and Real Madrid. They face Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday and Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on 8 November.