Barcelona have come from a goal down to defeat Alaves in a heated LaLiga clash, MySportDab reports.
The La Liga champions are pushing hard to defend the trophy the won last season with Real Madrid and Girona heavily in the title race.
It was a nightmare start for the Catalan with Alaves’ terrific start. The away side pulled an early shocker and sent the away fans at the Olimpico to the bonker.
They stung Barcelona in what could be seen as one of the fastest La Liga goals this season, scoring just a minute into the game to take lead.
Omorodion did the damage againat Barcelona with a cool finish from the back post after a nice build-up play.
The early goal sent the game on a frantic pace as Barcelona whipped up the pressure on the away side trying to find an equaliser.
Clearcut chances were missed by the home side while Alaves defenders equally pulled through resolute defending to deny the hosts.
They successfully preserved the lead till the end of the first half brace thanks to a solid defensive display.
Barcelona continued on their dominant display in the second half as they ramped pressure to nailed home an equaliser.
Eight minutes into the second half, there was a breakthrough finally as Robert Lewandowski nailed home the equaliser in the 53rd minutes.
Alaves continued to fight the hosts to a standstill with the score standing at 1-1 as they pulled themselves together to at least come out with a point from the game.
In the 78th minute, Robert Lewandowski struck again via penalty spot to complete a turnaround for Barcelona while bagging his brace.
Alaves did little to mount a response after losing their lead and trailing 2-1. The game finally ended with Barcelona salvaging all three points after the final whistle.
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