European football: Olmo double takes Barca top; Díaz fires up Bayern’s late rally | European club football

Barcelona recovered from an early setback to safe a 3-1 victory over Alavés, with first-half objectives from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo and a late second for the latter sealing the win on the Camp Nou.

The win lifts the defending La Liga champions to the highest of the desk on 34 factors, two forward of second-placed Actual Madrid, who’ve a recreation in hand at Girona on Sunday.

Alavés shocked the hosts within the first minute when Pablo Ibáñez struck from shut vary however Barça hit again seven minutes later, with Raphinha aiding Lamine Yamal to hit a robust one-touch end into the highest nook. Raphinha was instrumental once more within the twenty sixth with one other help, this time for Olmo who expertly curled the ball dwelling first-time from contained in the field because the Blaugrana went forward.

Olmo put the consequence past doubt in added time, ending off a clean one-two with Lamine Yamal, whose by means of ball left him free contained in the field to fit dwelling with composure.

The Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, wanted stoppage-time objectives from Luis Díaz and Nicolas Jackson to beat strugglers St Pauli 3-1, coming from behind for the second straight week and hitting the woodwork thrice. Bayern’s comeback win means they set a Bundesliga league file of 44 consecutive rounds on the high of the desk.

Díaz headed in for a 2-1 lead early in stoppage time and Jackson slotted of their third purpose because the hosts bounced again from their first defeat of the season throughout all competitions, Wednesday’s 3-1 loss at Arsenal within the Champions League.

Bayern discovered themselves 1-0 down within the sixth minute when St Pauli, who’ve now misplaced their final 9 league video games, pressed excessive and received possession, Andréas Hountondji ending the transfer with a robust shot. With greater than 80% of possession within the first half, Bayern desperately tried to return again as that they had performed final week once they recovered from two objectives right down to crush Freiburg 6-2.

They hit the submit with Lennart Karl’s curled shot within the twenty third and once more by means of Tom Bischof’s deflected effort 12 minutes later. Raphaël Guerreiro, nevertheless, made no mistake when he drilled in from a Díaz help a minute earlier than half-time to degree.

Bayern have been once more in management after the break however St Pauli stayed compact and disciplined. Harry Kane hit the submit with a volley late within the recreation earlier than Díaz put them in entrance early in stoppage time and Jackson added his purpose on the very finish to elevate them to 34 factors.