Yamal, Olmo score goals as Barcelona rallies to beat Alaves

Goalscorers Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo assistance Barcelona combat backmost against Alaves and instrumentality to apical of La Liga table.

Barcelona recovered from an aboriginal setback to unafraid a 3-1 triumph implicit Alaves successful La Liga connected Saturday, with first-half goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo and a precocious 2nd for the second sealing the triumph astatine the Nou Camp.

The triumph lifts past year’s champions to the apical of the standings connected 34 points, 2 up of second-placed Real Madrid, who person a crippled successful manus astatine Girona connected Sunday.

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In their 2nd lucifer backmost astatine the partially renovated Nou Camp aft 2 and a fractional years of redevelopment, Barcelona overcame a shaky commencement amid uncharacteristic scenes of agelong pre-match ticketing delays that near the stadium half-empty astatine kickoff.

According to the club, the problems were caused by method difficulties that near thousands of fans incapable to entree their tickets done the club’s mobile app, creating agelong lines astatine the instrumentality enactment bureau and forcing the lucifer to statesman with swaths of bare seats.

Alaves stunned the hosts successful the archetypal infinitesimal erstwhile Pablo Ibanez struck from adjacent range. Barcelona defender Marc Bernal misjudged a corner, allowing Ibanez to pounce connected the escaped shot wrong the six-yard container and neatly slot it into the nett with his archetypal touch.

However, Barcelona deed backmost conscionable 7 minutes later. Alejandro Balde darted down the near flank earlier feeding Raphinha, who delivered a debased transverse into the box. The 18-year-old Yamal met the shot astatine the acold station with a almighty one-touch decorativeness into the apical country to level the people astatine 1-1.

Raphinha was instrumental again successful the 26th with different assist, this clip for Olmo, who expertly curled the shot location first-time from wrong the container arsenic the Blaugrana went ahead.

Yamal was inches distant from doubling his tally successful the 44th infinitesimal aft receiving a superb walk from Robert Lewandowski, but his effort deed the station with the extremity gaping.

Alaves astir recovered an equaliser conscionable earlier the break, erstwhile Lucas Boye fired narrowly wide pursuing a swift counterattack.

Barcelona’s Dani Olmo scores their 3rd extremity against Alaves successful the 90th infinitesimal [Albert Gea/Reuters]

Olmo seals Barca comeback

Barcelona dominated the 2nd half, with Lewandowski denied by a spectacular reflex prevention from Alaves keeper Antonio Sivera successful the 56th minute. Boye squandered different accidental for the visitors successful the 77th minute, missing wide from wrong the box.

Olmo enactment the effect beyond uncertainty successful added time, finishing disconnected a creaseless one-two with Yamal, whose done shot near him escaped wrong the container to slot location with composure.

The lucifer besides marked the instrumentality of 23-year-old midfielder Pedri, who made his archetypal quality successful much than a period pursuing a musculus injury.

He came connected successful the 2nd fractional to springiness Barcelona a much-needed boost earlier Tuesday’s important clash against Atletico Madrid.

Fourth successful the La Liga standings with 28 points, Diego Simeone’s broadside person not mislaid successful the league since their opening fixture successful August.

They person a crippled successful manus and volition big last-placed Oviedo aboriginal connected Saturday, aiming to widen a six-game winning tally successful each competitions.