Lamine Yamal, Raphinha help Barcelona hammer Alaves to retain Liga top spot
Yamal and Raphinha score two goals each as Barcelona recover from last week's loss in El Clasico to move back on top.
Raphinha and Lamine Yamal have each struck twice as Barcelona have thrashed Alaves 6-1 to reclaim their La Liga lead and get back on track after two damaging defeats in the past week.
Earlier, Atletico Madrid, in second, earned a solid 2-0 win at Levante, but Barca moved two points clear of the Rojiblancos by routing the Basque visitors at Camp Nou on Saturday.
Still stinging after a Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain and then last weekend’s La Liga home El Clasico loss against rivals Real Madrid, Hansi Flick’s side found their groove once more on Saturday.
There was a minute of silence at the start of each of the day’s matches in memory of the 69 people killed on Wednesday in a train crash in the province of Toledo.