Lightning Start, Late Lift: Barcelona Beat Alavés 3-1 to Lead La Liga
29 November 2025
Match overview
Barcelona secured a crucial 3-1 home victory over Deportivo Alavés in Saturday's La Liga matchday 14 at Camp Nou, moving top of the table on 34 points, two clear of Real Madrid who have a fixture against Girona tomorrow.
Alavés sit 14th with 15 points.
Early goal and key stats
Barça had to weather an early scare when Pablo Ibáñez struck after a remarkable 43 seconds.
Opta data show it was the fastest goal Barça has conceded in La Liga since November 2023, when Samu Ajieha scored against Alavés within 18 seconds.
Barça have now scored in 34 consecutive league matches, a total of 90 goals during the run—their best scoring stretch in the competition since February 2019 under Ernesto Valverde, when they hit 99 in 37 straight games.
With this win, Barcelona also steadied their spirits after a midweek 3-0 defeat at Chelsea in the Champions League.
Post-match notes
And for the record, if early goals were a sprint, Barça just filed for overtime before kickoff. Punchline 1: Barça's coffee machine must have started grinding at 1.43 seconds. Punchline 2: Alavés pressed so hard they pressed start on the wrong gear.
