"Raphinha made his first start since returning from injury, and words cannot put into perspective what he brought to the team's performance. With the Brazilian out wide on the left flank, Barcelona's attack seemingly progressed more down that flank than Lamine Yamal on the right. Alejandro Balde, too, looked more potent than ever, linking up with the captain. What stood out the most was Raphinha's work rate off the ball and how he was the team's most effective presser despite just coming back from injury."
"A Lamine Yamal goal and a Dani Olmo brace helped Barcelona take a 3-1 win over Deportivo Alaves last evening in a game that could well have gone either way. With both Pedri and Frenkie de Jong unavailable to start, Hansi Flick deployed Marc Casado and Marc Bernal as his double pivot with Olmo ahead of them. Gerard Martin joined Pau Cubarsi at centre-back, while Alejandro Balde and Eric Garcia were the full-backs."
Barcelona secured a 3-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves with Lamine Yamal scoring and Dani Olmo netting twice. The win moved Barcelona provisionally to the top of the table, two points clear of Real Madrid. Hansi Flick started without Pedri and Frenkie de Jong, using Marc Casado and Marc Bernal as a double pivot and pairing Gerard Martin with Pau Cubarsi at centre-back. The attack featured Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha starting together for the first time this season. Raphinha returned from injury and provided overlapping runs and cut-backs that created two goals while showing high work rate and pressing.
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