Barcelona beat Alaves 6-1 at Camp Nou on 31 October in round 11 of La Liga. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal scored twice each, Fermin Lopez scored once and set up 2, and substitute Anthony Gordon added the sixth. According to SGGP, the win took Barcelona back above Atletico Madrid at the top and was Hansi Flick's 100th victory as coach.
A response after two defeats
Barcelona came into the game after consecutive defeats to PSG in the Champions League and Real Madrid in La Liga. VnExpress, citing Mundo Deportivo, reports that three days before the match the players held a barbecue lasting about 90 minutes at the training ground, an idea from a leadership group headed by Raphinha and Rodri.
On the pitch, Fermin set up Raphinha's opener on 8 minutes, scored himself on 22 and created Raphinha's second on 41. Yamal made it 4-0 with a low shot from outside the box in first-half stoppage time. On 64 minutes Yamal chipped goalkeeper Antonio Sivera from a Gabriel Jesus pass; the goal was first ruled out for offside but stood after a VAR review. Gordon scored on 81 and Mariano Diaz pulled one back for Alaves on 84.
SGGP notes Barcelona were without Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Roony Bardghji and Xavi Espart. Frenkie de Jong played at centre-back and 20-year-old midfielder Brian Farinas made his full debut at right-back.
Flick's 100 wins
Games needed by Barcelona coaches to reach 100 wins, compiled by KBVN+ from Bongda24h and VnExpress:
| Coach | Games to 100 wins |
|---|---|
| Luis Enrique | 126 |
| Hansi Flick | 131 |
| Pep Guardiola | 139 |
VnExpress says Flick is the eighth coach in club history to reach the mark. Bongda24h adds that he won 44 games in each of 2024/25 and 2025/26 and has 12 wins from 14 games this season. Flick told reporters he was really happy with the milestone, SGGP reports. Raphinha now has 15 La Liga goals this season, the most in Europe's top 5 leagues according to VnExpress.
What comes next
Barcelona host Aston Villa in matchday 4 of the Champions League league phase on 3 November, then visit Atletico Madrid in round 12 of La Liga on 8 November in a meeting of the top two, VnExpress reports.