FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, third right, in action during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Betis at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. (AP)
Full time: Alaves 0-2 Barcelona
Scorers: Messi 55, 66
Yellow cards:
Mubarak, Ely (Alaves)
Umtiti, Roberto, Pique (Barcelona)
Starting lineups:
Deportivo Alavés: Fernando Pacheco; Alexis, Rodrigo Ely, Carlos Vigaray, M. Wakaso (Zidane 77), Manu Garcia, Tomas Pina, Ibai Gomez (Burgui 67), Oscar Romero, Alfonso Pedraza, Ruben Sobrino (Santos 78)
Barcelona:M. ter Stegen; Pique, Jordi Alba, Aleix Vidal (Alcacer 57), S. Umtiti, Iniesta (Paulinho 88), I. Rakitic, Busquets, Sergi Roberto, L. Messi, Deulofeu (Suarez 71)
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
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