Thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Alavés on Sunday afternoon at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona will finish the weekend in third place in the La Liga table and just four points behind the leaders. It was a difficult first half for the Catalans, while the second half saw a slight improvement to manufacture a winning goal, this time scored by Robert Lewandowski, who ensured that the Catalans are now fully back in the title race after taking advantage of Real Madrid’s slip on Saturday, giving the fans another ogle into this not-so-spectacular performance.
Robert Lewandowski missed the first clear chance, his header grazing the far post, and Lamine Yamal curled a beauty into the top corner, forcing an amazing save from Jesús Owono. From the ensuing corner came the opening goal: Pedri’s cross found Yamal, who attempted a first-time volley that was perfectly deflected into the path of Lewandowski, who tapped the ball in at the far post right around the hour mark.
Robert Lewandowski scored his 18th goal of the season in the Liga. Barcelona won away to Deportivo Alaves, closing their advantage on the league leaders, Real Madrid.
Unpleasant Frustration at The Game It Made Hard to Watch, But Better Second Half Performance Was Good for a Win. Barça Will Want to Play Better Moving Forward But With Madrid Losing on Saturday, The Task Was Just to Win, And They Did.
