On Saturday, four matches of the 2nd round were played in the Spanish "La Liga".
"Barcelona" faced "Deportivo Alaves" away. Even after missing an 11m penalty, Lionel Messi led the Catalans to victory on the road.
In the 39th minute, a questionable 11m penalty was awarded to "Alaves". The home team protested actively, but the referee did not change his decision and L. Messi stepped up to take the penalty.
The Argentine's shot was unsuccessful - Fernando Pacheco managed to deflect the powerful striker's shot. No goals were scored for the rest of the first half.
In the second half, "Barca" completely dominated the field and achieved a comfortable victory. In the 55th minute, L. Messi put his team ahead, and he secured the victory in the 66th minute after a rival's mistake.
"Barcelona" now has two wins from as many games.
In other matches, Valencia's "Levante" reached a dramatic draw against La Coruna's "Deportivo", while "Girona" defeated "Malaga".
Results:
"Alaves" 0 - 2 "Barcelona"
55' [0 - 1] L. Messi
66' [0 - 2] L. Messi
39' L. Messi ("Barcelona") missed an 11m penalty
"Girona" 1 - 0 "Malaga"
28' [1 - 0] P. Alcala
"Levante" 2 - 2 "Deportivo"
5' [0 - 1] F. Cartabia
31' [0 - 2] Sidnei
35' [1 - 2] E. Bardhi
83' [2 - 2] Ivi (11m penalty)
76' J. Morales ("Levante") sent off from the field
"Las Palmas" ? - ? "Atletico"
Standings:
