Barca 4-1 Alaves: Messi hits 50th goal for 9th time; Suarez has 3 assists & goal

Barcelona end 2019 victorious with a straightforward 4-1 

win over Deportivo Alaves, as Lionel Messi got his 50th 

goal of the year.

2019/2020 La Liga

4 - 1

• Griezmann (14')
• Vidal (45')
• Messi (69')
• Suarez (75' PEN)

• Pons (56')

Match Report

Lionel Messi took his goals tally for club and country in 

2019 to 50 with a stunning strike in Barcelona's final 

match of the year, helping them to a 4-1 win over 

Deportivo Alaves on Saturday.

The Argentina superstar had been unusually subdued 

for much of the match, appearing a little off the pace, 

but he produced a ferocious 25-yard effort in the second 

half to ensure he finishes the sixth successive calendar 

year with at least half a century of goals.

Alaves kept Barca at bay for only 14 minutes, as Antoine 

Griezmann scored his fourth goal in seven matches 

across all competitions, and Arturo Vidal doubled their 

lead with a fierce strike just before half-time.

The visitors did hit back through Pere Pons early in the 

second half, offering them encouragement, but Messi 

effectively ended their hopes with his wonderful strike 

and Luis Suarez – who had set up the first three goals – 

deservedly got in on the act late on from a controversial 

penalty.

La Liga Standings

Match Events

9' OFFSIDE! Messi’s goal disallowed

Messi puts the ball past the keeper after a beautiful 

pass from Busi, but the flags up!

14' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Alaves (Griezmann)

Vidal feeds Suarez on the right and the striker cuts it 

back to the centre of the box. Navarro misses his 

interception and the Frenchman arrives to fire a right-

footed effort into the bottom corner first-time!

45' GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Alaves (Vidal)

Barcelona work the ball to the edge of the box with 

Messi, but it's very congested and he finds Suarez to his 

right, before the Uruguayan feeds Vidal in space in the 

box and the midfielder smashes a first-time shot across 

the keeper and in! It's 2-0 to Barcelona!

56' GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Alaves (Pons)

GOAL!! ALAVES HAVE ONE BACK! Duarte charges down

 the left and pulls out an excellent cross from the byline 

into the middle. Pons makes a late, unmarked run into 

the area and steers a header into the bottom-left corner 

past a helpless Ter Stegen! It's 2-1 now!

69' GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Alaves (Messi)

GOAL!! WHAT A HIT FROM MESSI!! The Barcelona 

captain picks the ball up and drives past several players 

before curling in a beauty from the edge of the box that 

flies into the top-left corner! It's 3-1 to Barcelona!

75' Penalty Goal! Barcelona 4-1 Alaves (Suarez)

GOAL! SUAREZ SCORES! The Uruguayan gets himself on

 the scoresheet now, sending Pacheco the wrong way 

with an emphatic finish to the left. It's 4-1 to Barcelona!