At 22:15 pm Beijing time on October 6, in the 9th round of the 2024-25 La Liga season, Barcelona challenged Alaves away. In the game, 36-year-old veteran Robert Lewandowski scored three goals in 25 minutes from the seventh minute to the 32nd minute to complete his hat-trick and score 12 goals in 11 games in all competitions this season. In the end, Barcelona won 3-0 and continued to lead the standings with a three-point advantage.
Only 4 minutes into the opening game, Barcelona played a counterattack, a long pass from the back found Yamal on the right side of the front, who then crossed the ball to the middle, Raphinha received the ball in an offside position to form a single knife, he entered the penalty area and dribbled past the goalkeeper and scored an empty goal. However, Yamal was offside and the goal was disallowed.
One minute later, Ferran Torres was injured and he covered the back of his right leg and went straight back to the dressing room, with Eric Garcia coming off the bench. In the 7th minute, Barcelona won a free kick on the right side of the front, Raphinha hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and Lewandowski in the middle shook his head to score, and Barcelona led Alaves 1-0.
In the 22nd minute, Barcelona launched a quick counterattack after a steal in the backfield, Raphinha ran with the ball from the backfield, crossed the middle after entering the penalty area, and Lewandowski, who was outflanked in place, pushed the goal, and Barcelona led Alaves 2-0. Lewandowski scored twice, and Raphinha assisted twice.
In the 24th minute, Barcelona started the ball from the back again, Raphinha stepped forward to receive the ball, he entered the penalty area and pushed with his right foot, goalkeeper Sivela saved the ball, and then Lewandowski received the pass from his teammates and shot again in the penalty area, Sivela made another save and sealed the ball out of the near corner.
In the 32nd minute, substitute Eric Garcia took the ball in front of the field and sent a through stopper, and Lewandowski, who stepped forward into the penalty area, scored a hat-trick with a low shot into the far corner from a small angle on the right side, giving Barcelona a 3-0 lead over Alaves. The 36-year-old has scored 12 goals and provided two assists in 11 games in all competitions this season.
In the 45th minute, Aves' Tenalia crossed from the right in front of the field, and Toni Martinez in the box nodded the ball behind the goal. However, the goal was disallowed due to Tenalia's offside position.
In the 45+4th minute, Barcelona's corner kick from the right side was driven to the penalty area, and Pedri, who was inserted in the back row, actually missed the volley when no one was defending at the back point. At the end of the first half, Barcelona had a three-goal lead away.
In the second half, Alaves drove a corner kick from the left into the penalty area, goalkeeper Peña hit the ball, and in the chaos Toni Martinez volleyed it to the post.
In the 54th minute, in a corner kick attack and defense, Barcelona's Inigo Martinez and his opponent Morini fell and each received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Barcelona made successive substitutions, Yamal and Ford were replaced by Fati and Kounde. In the 70th minute, Conecini fired in front of the goal, and Peña saved the ball hard.
In the 74th minute, Fati's powerful volley from inside the box was saved sideways by the goalkeeper. In the 75th minute, Barcelona crossed from the right and Fati had another chance, but his push was saved by goalkeeper Goviera and bounced off the post.
In the 85th minute, Alaves took a free kick into the penalty area and Mourinho headed home, but the goal was again disallowed for offside.
In the end, the game ended at full-time, and Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 away.