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.Published On 1 Nov 20261 Nov 2026Raphinha 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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Coventry win leaves Man United on brink of Premier League relegation zonelist 2 of 4‘Unacceptable insults’: Aston Villa threaten to sue Jamie Carragherlist 3 of 4Man United travel to Chelsea with Carrick’s job on the line – all to knowlist 4 of 4AFCON returns to 2-year cycle after CAF reverses quadrennial decisionend of listStill 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.Raphinha netted twice in the first half on either side of a Fermin Lopez strike, and Yamal found the net ...