Barcelona Women left Vitoria with a 6-0 Liga F win over Deportivo Alavés on Friday, 18 September, turning what had looked like a potentially awkward early-season trip into their fourth league victory from four matches.
The result matters because Alavés had arrived at Matchday 4 with six points from three games and had conceded only once. Barcelona, meanwhile, had won their opening three league fixtures and scored 13 goals. The gap between those records widened sharply at Mendizorroza.
Barcelona's previous league wins had come against Costa Adeje Tenerife, Sevilla and Atlético de Madrid, but Alavés presented a different test on paper because of that early defensive record. The hosts kept the score at 0-0 through the opening 18 minutes before the visitors found the breakthrough and steadily pulled away.
Barcelona break through before half-time
According to the official LALIGA match record, Caroline Graham Hansen opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Sydney Schertenleib made it 2-0 on 30 minutes before Carolina Ferrera added a third on the stroke of half-time.
That first-half sequence changed the shape of the contest. Alavés had limited damage for the opening stages, but Barcelona reached the interval with a three-goal cushion and then added another three after the restart. The spread of scorers also mattered: three different Barcelona players had already found the net before Pina took over the scoring in the second half.
Clàudia Pina, introduced at half-time, scored in the 55th and 73rd minutes before completing her hat-trick in stoppage time. The official Barcelona report says Pina's first came after Ewa Pajor recovered possession, while her second was an ambitious lob from long range.
The numbers underline Barcelona's control
LALIGA recorded Barcelona with 73.9% possession, 32 total shots and 12 corners. Alavés had 26.1% possession, eight shots and five corners. Those figures fit the scoreline: Barcelona did not simply finish a handful of chances; they spent much of the match forcing the hosts to defend.
The 6-0 win takes Barcelona's league record to four wins from four, with 19 goals scored and two conceded across those matches. Their earlier results were 5-0 against Costa Adeje Tenerife, 4-0 away to Sevilla and 4-2 against Atlético de Madrid.
For Alavés, the defeat changes what had been a strong defensive start. They remain on six points after four matches, with three goals scored and seven conceded. The scale of this result should therefore be read in context: before facing Barcelona, Alavés had allowed only one league goal.
What it means / what happens next
Barcelona's immediate focus now shifts to Europe. Their official schedule lists a UEFA Women's Champions League home match against Paris FC on Wednesday, 23 September, followed by a Liga F trip to Logroño United on Saturday, 26 September.
Alavés return to league action away to Madrid CFF on 26 September. For South African readers, the search phrase “alavés vs barcelona” registered a 500+ trend signal on 21 September. That is best treated as an indication of reader interest rather than a verified search-volume figure.