Barcelona showed their mettle in the match against Deportivo Alaves, when they came back to win 3-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday.
On the occasion of the 126th anniversary of its establishment, the home team returned to the top of La Liga with 34 points after 14 rounds, 2 points more than Real Madrid. This victory is extremely important, especially when Hansi Flick's team was just defeated 3-0 by Chelsea in the Champions League.
In Barcelona's victory, the left wing led by Raphinha played a key role. The attacking pressure he created brought 2 assists. First was an equalizer scored by Lamine Yamal in the 8th minute, then Dani Olmo's goal to increase the score to 2-1 in the 26th minute.
The Brazilian striker also explained how he always puts pressure on both opponents and teammates in matches: I felt a little too much, sometimes too much. But I think pressuring is important. I'm sure that on the pitch, my teammates sometimes think I'm talking too much.
But I will ask everyone to contribute more. I took responsibility and in the dressing room, we all hugged together to celebrate the victory.
Although the victory brought joy, Raphinha frankly said that Barcelona were not at their best: The coach felt we could do more on the pitch, and we also knew we could do better. He felt the team wasn't at its best, and I agreed.
We still have a lot to improve, but still, I think the most important thing today is to win. We have time to fix our mistakes, and I'm sure we'll be back to our best form."
