Carlos Alena scored Barcelona's openerBarcelona moved within one victory of retaining their La Liga title with a 2-0 win over Alaves. Goals from Carles Alena and Luis Suarez, from the penalty spot, secured a routine result and the championship could even be theirs as soon as Wednesday should second-placed Atletico Madrid lose to Valencia. Within 10 minutes of the restart Suarez dummied a pass from Sergi Roberto to allow Alena to collect the ball on the penalty spot and fire home the opening goal. Carlos Alena scored Barcelona's openerSuarez did the rest and with the game won Valverde sent on Messi for the final half-hour. He soon forced Pacheco into a save after a trademark weaving run but Messi - and Barcelona - played well within themselves in the closing stages knowing their greatest challenge awaits in eight days' time.

Source: Sky sports April 23, 2019 22:16 UTC