After the English premier league kick started last week and few of the week 2 matches have been played today with Chelsea defeating Arsenal by 3 goals to 2, the Spanish league also known as LaLiga just started this week and the defending champion faced Alaves in their first match this weekend at Camp Nou.
The first 60 minute has no record of any goal even though Barcelona were taking possession as they were known to always do.
Few of the first 60 minutes events are
2 yellow card at 10 and 41 minutes to Alaves players
Coutinho replacing Semedo at 46 mins
And the match statistic after the end of first half was
Barcelona vs Alavés
Possession 78% - 22%
Shots on goal 2 - 0
Saves 0 - 2
Corner kicks 3 - 1
Fouls 1 - 7
Yellow cards 0 - 2
Red cards 0 - 0.
After much efforts, Messi set barca on lead at 64 minutes via a free kick he drilled below the wall, before having his effort hitting the post few minutes afterwards.
Alaves makes their 3 substitution
Still at their 1:0 lead, Dembele was replaced by Arthur, as if that was what Barca needed for their second goal, the 2 sub give Barca the 2nd goal in which Arthur gave an assist to Coutinho which he curled in at 83 minutes and Messi triple the lead at 92 minutes via an assist from Squarez and that lead him to scoring the 6,000th goal for Barcelona.
It was a Wonderful start for the defending champion.
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