Barcelona consolidated their lead at LaLigaās summit with a comfortable 3-0 victory over AlaveĢs Lewandowski 7ā², 22ā², 32ā² Robert Lewandowski continued his impressive goal scoring streak by breaking the deadlock in the seventh minute with a pinpoint header from Raphinhaās free kick. The Polish striker doubled his tally just 15 minutes later as the pair combined again, this time rolling the ball home from a cutback from the winger in the area. He claimed a hat-trick shortly after the half-hour at Mendizorrotza with a rolled finish from the righthand side of the box after being teed up by Eric GarciĢa.
Their hosts appeared to have snatched a reducer on the stroke of half-time through Toni MartiĢnez but a VAR intervention for offside spared the Blaugranaās blushes. The Babazorros continued to cause InĢaki PenĢa problems after the interval and saw another goal disallowed late on in identical fashion through Santiago MourinĢo. Hansi Flickās side head into the international break with a three-point cushion over defending champions Real Madrid ahead of their showdown on 26 October.
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