They said: “You are beating Alavés 4-0 in one half. Where were you against Real Madrid?” Barcelona scored 4 goals against Madrid in a single half 3 times in one season. We didn’t even do that against Alavés or Getafe.

More positive news for Barcelona after yesterday’s victory over Alavés! Andreas Christensen has returned to training with the group. While his inclusion in the squad for the Aston Villa game remains unlikely, there is still a small chance he could make it. He is, however, expected to be included in the squad for the Atlético Madrid game and should be fully available to play. 😍

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Bellingham scores against Racing, who are 16th in the league: Legendary, incredible, brilliant, the best. Fermín scores and provides two assists against Alavés, who are 10th: A player who only scores against small clubs.

🚨 ROBBERY IN LA LIGA ONCE AGAIN! Yesterday, Lamine Yamal went down inside the box against Alavés. NO PENALTY GIVEN. ❌ Less than 24 hours later, Kylian Mbappé goes down in an almost identical situation and GETS A PENALTY! ✅ Same play. Same situation. Different decisions.

🚨 Alejandro Balde's minutes in the 2026/27 season: ❌ Elche — Not called up ❌ Athletic — 0’ ❌ Rayo — 0’ ❌ Valencia — 0’ ❌ Feyenoord — 0’ ❌ Levante — 0’ • Racing — 12’ ❌ Sevilla — 0’ ❌ Getafe — 0’ ❌ Galatasaray — 0’ ❌ Betis — 0’ • PSG — 16’ • Real Madrid — 60’ • Alavés — 28’ 14 games, 116 minutes out of 1,260 possible. 0 starts.

This is the first time I’ve seen a manager do things the other way around. Flick seems to love giving Rodri 90 minutes against the weaker teams. He’s started and completed the full game against Alavés, Racing and Levante, yet somehow rested him against PSG. Now what’s the plan? Give him another 90 minutes against Aston Villa and rest him at the Metropolitano? Or leave him out against Villa and start him against Atlético? Or are you just trying to get him injured so you can finally get him out of your plans? 😂 Anyway, Gavi seems to be gradually falling out of Flick’s plans…

Lamine Yamal figured it out early. He understands that goals and assists, and putting up big numbers, are what ultimately win you the Ballon d’Or! Yamal is having an absolutely incredible season statistically. Yesterday, he scored twice and provided an assist against Alavés, making it the FIFTH game this season in which he has both scored and assisted! And here’s the crazy part: Lamine Yamal is currently Europe’s highest goal contributor with 28 G/A, scoring 16 goals and providing 12 assists. He’s also right in the race for the La Liga top scorer award alongside Raphinha and Mbappé. And we’re only two months into the season! Yamal is now getting closer to the centre, finding more shooting positions, receiving the ball between the lines and taking more shots from outside the box. He’s attacking the far post when crosses come in and making runs towards the six-yard box during transitions. His game is no longer just about individual brilliance out wide. This season, Yamal has become a genuine goalscoring machine! If he maintains these incredible numbers and wins a trophy or two, especially the Champions League, the Ballon d’Or could be his, making him the youngest player ever to win the award!