Lionel Messi, Francisco Trincao each score led Barcelona 5-1 won over Alaves

2021-02-14 20:41

Lionel Messi, Francisco Trincao each score led Barcelona 5-1 won over Alaves


Barcelona defeated Alaves with a 5-1 victory in La Liga, with Lionel Messi and Francisco Trincao scored twice.


Francisco Trincao put Barca in front after a cut-back from  Ilaix Moriba in 29th minute.


Lionel Messi thought he had doubled the lead later in the 36th minute, after Antoine Griezmann' strike punched out by goalkeeper Pacheco, but the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside against Griezmann.


Messi then made a long shot from outside the box and thumped the ball off the far post and bounced into the bottom left. 


Alaves' Luis Rioja pounced on a mistake by Ilaix to reduce the deficit in the 57th minute, but Barca regaining the lead with a second strike from Trincao in 74th minute, after Messi shot was blocked by the keeper.


Messi scored another long-range shot from outside the area just one minute later, assisted by Griezmann cross.


With the assisted of Messi and Griezmann,Firpo pushed the ball into the empty net sucessfully in the 80th minute, sealed the game with 5-1.


Trincao later netted what would have been his hat-trick goal but was denied by the offside flag.


A seventh consecutive league win took Barca reached to second in the standings with 46 points, eight behind leaders Atletico Madrid who beat Granada 2-1 have a game in hand.