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Olmo brace powers Barca to win over Alaves, Atletico rise to third
Gulf Today
|December 01, 2025
Champions Barcelona moved provisionally top of La Liga on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Alaves, with midfielder Dani Olmo netting a brace.
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After Pablo Ibanez fired the visitors into a surprise lead in the first minute, Barca hit back through teenage star Lamine Yamal, set up by the returning Raphinha.
Olmo gave Barca the advantage midway through the first half and then netted late on to seal their victory in the second match back at their partially rebuilt Camp Nou home.
Barca lead Real Madrid, second, by two points. Atletico Madrid rose to third, a point behind Los Blancos, with a 2-0 win over Real Oviedo later on Saturday, thanks to Alexander Sorloth's double.
After a 3-0 Champions League thrashing by Chelsea in midweek, Barca's 126th anniversary celebrations were a little subdued, but they were able to win a fourth consecutive league game.
"They caught us a bit by surprise in the first minute, but the team came back well from that situation, keeping our idea (of how to play)," Olmo told DAZN.
Barca were without Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong, while Jules Kounde was dropped to the bench after his own-goal at Stamford Bridge.
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