Alavés 0-3 FC Barcelona: Lewandowski stars in a new 'dance' for the super leader of LaLiga

FC Barcelona visited Alavés at Mendizorroza in the match corresponding to matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025. The team managed by Hansi Flick returned to the path of victory in the local championship with a real 'recital' in Vitoria (0-3), led by a Robert Lewandowski who celebrated his first 'hat-trick' of the season. With this victory, the Catalans go into the international break as sole leaders, adding 24 points out of 27 possible and distancing themselves 3 units from their closest pursuer, Real Madrid.

The match started 'uphill' for the Catalans after Ferran Torres' injury after 5 minutes, but the subsequent entry of Eric García brought more balance to a team that knew how to do damage with Raphinha on the left wing and a lethal Robert Lewandowski. The Pole was the big 'MVP' of the match, celebrating his first 'hat-trick' of the season and deciding the match in just 30 minutes.

Barça goes into the break as sole leaders

The game continued in the second half, despite Alavés being more proactive in attack and coming close to scoring a goal on a couple of occasions. However, the Catalans kept their cool and did not suffer any damage. Of note was the entry of Ansu Fati, who made his debut in the league with Barça after more than a year without wearing the blue and red shirt in the local championship, and Frenkie de Jong, who returned to see minutes in the tournament for the first time since his injury in the Clásico on April 21.

The Catalans will thus head into the second international break of the season as sole leaders of the tournament, three points behind their closest rivals, Real Madrid. When they return from the FIFA date, the Catalans are expected to have the return of key players such as Olmo, Fermín and Gavi, so this gap could increase even further.

Match details: Alavés 0-3 FC Barcelona

• Alavés: Sivera (P); Tenaglia (Diarra, min. 46), Mouriño, Abqar (Adrián Pica, min. 67), Manu Sánchez; Guevara, Antonio Blanco (Jordán, min. 78); Carlos Vicente, Rebbach, Stoichkov (Conechny, min. 57); Toni Martínez (Martínez, min. 57).
• FC Barcelona: Iñaki Peña (P); Fort (Koundé, min. 67), Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez (G. Martín, min. 81), Balde (Frenkie de Jong, min. 81); Raphinha, Pedri, Casadó; Ferran Torres (Eric García, min. 6), Lewandowski y Lamine Yamal (Ansu Fati, min. 67).
• Referee: Ortiz Arias.
• Incidents: Match corresponding to Matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-25
• Goals: 1-0, Robert Lewandowski (min. 7); 2-0, Robert Lewandowski (min. 22); 3-0, Robert Lewandowski (min. 32).