Attendance: 52,356
La Liga | Gameweek 1
Aug 18, 2018 at 9.15pm UK
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Sergio Busquets pays tribute to Lionel Messi
Sergio Busquets says that Barcelona needed "a work of art" from Lionel Messi to undo Alaves in Saturday's La Liga clash at Camp Nou.
Aug 19, 17:24
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde: "Hopefully we will improve"
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde concedes that his side were not at their best against Alaves due to the visitors' overly-defensive display.
Aug 19, 12:07
Ernesto Valverde: "Genius" Lionel Messi still surprises me
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde says that "there is still room for Lionel Messi to surprise us" following the superstar forward's latest goalscoring double.
Aug 19, 11:58
The Match
Match Report
Spanish champions Barcelona open their 2018-19 La Liga campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves at Camp Nou.
Live Commentary
Relive Sports Mole's live commentary of the La Liga clash between Spanish champions Barcelona and Alaves, which finished 3-0.
Team News
Lionel Messi starts his first La Liga game as Barcelona captain as the Blaugrana's league season gets underway against Alaves at Camp Nou.
Form Guide
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 34 |
| 2 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | GironaGirona | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Real BetisBetis | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | AlavesAlaves | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Valencia | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 9 |
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