Roque subs on, scores and was sent off in Barca’s win vs. Alaves

Barcelona won against Alaves 3-1 at Estadio Mendizorrotza and moved to the 3^rd place in La Liga. The victory extends the Catalan side’s unbeaten league record away from home this campaign to 11 games.

FULL TIME!!! #AlavésBarça pic.twitter.com/VXzPDFHEte

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 3, 2024

Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal in the 1^st half in the 22^nd minute after Ilkay Gundogan’s assist. Gundogan doubled Barca’s lead with his goal in the 49^th minute after Pedri’s assist.

However, only 2 minutes later, 19-year-old Samu Omorodion netted for Deportivo Alaves to make it 2-1.

Ilkay Gündogan has provided nine assists across all competitions for Barcelona in 2023/24, the most he has ever recorded in a single season.

One more for double figures. 💪 pic.twitter.com/TBpUfenjvo

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— Squawka (@Squawka) February 3, 2024

Vitor Roque replaced Ilkay Gundogan in the 59^th minute, and only 4 minutes later, the Brazilian scored his 2^nd goal for Xavi’s team to make the lead again 2 goals for the visiting side. However, Vitor received a yellow card in the 67^th minute and 5 minutes later, another yellow card and left his team with 10-man on the pitch until the end.

59'—Roque subs on
63'—Roque scores
67'—Roque gets a yellow
72'—Roque sent off after second yellow

Eventful cameo from Vitor Roque 🙃 pic.twitter.com/e6RTVtDTmp

— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 3, 2024

However, nothing serious happened until the end, and Barca won its 2^nd consecutive match in La Liga.