Lionel Messi at the double for Barcelona in win over Alaves: Alaves 0-2 Barcelona

Lionel Messi missed a penalty and then scored twice as Barcelona overcame a resilient Alaves side to win 2-0 at Estadio Mendizorroza to maintain their 100 per cent start to the La Liga season.



Barcelona's charm was given a brilliant chance to break the halt just before half-time yet observed his spot-kick palmed away by Pacheco after Rodrigo Ely was decreed to have pulled Gerard Pique to the floor. 

In any case, Messi - whose twofold observed him pass the point of reference of 350 La Liga objectives - offered some kind of reparation only 10 minutes after the interim by hooking onto Jordi Alba's draw back (55), preceding including his second (66)with a well-taken volley after Alexis' oversight. 

The outcome implies that Barcelona have won both of their opening matches of the season by a 2-0 scoreline and they have put some weight on title equals Real Madrid who have Valencia at the Bernabeu on Sunday. 

Barcelona commanded procedures in the opening half hour yet it was the hosts who had the primary significant shot of the amusement as Ruben Sobrino breezed past Gerard Pique and got himself one-on-one with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, just to see his exertion spared by the goalkeeper. 

In the blink of an eye a while later, Barcelona were granted a punishment after Ely seemed to pull down Pique, who was showing up for the club. Messi ventured up to require it and keeping in mind that his exertion was well struck it was at an agreeable tallness for Pacheco to spare down on his right side. 

After a worse than average first half execution, Barcelona began the second brilliantly and led the pack on 55 minutes as Messi ended up in space before shooting low and hard towards objective with the ball circling over Pacheco graciousness of a redirection off Alexis. It was a point of interest strike as well, denoting the Argentine's 350th objective in Barcelona's hues. 

At that point with 66 minutes on the clock, Messi ensured the focuses for his side as he volleyed the ball clinically past Pacheco into the edge of the net after Alexis' lethargic endeavored pass had bounced back into his way off the substitute Paco Alcacer. 

Messi practically topped a significant day with a cap trap yet observed an awesome twisting endeavor from the edge of the range bob off the woodwork with Pacheco attached to the spot and there was even time for previous Spurs midfielder Paulinho to make an introduction cameo as a late substitute. 


Following a turbulent summer, everything is by all accounts becoming alright for Ernesto Valverde with Barcelona taking six focuses from their opening two La Liga coordinates and finishing the club record £97m marking of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund on Friday