Barça can smile.
How the opposite would be possible when his team is led by Lionel Messi?
The 34-year-old Argentine is slowly advancing towards the end of his career.
His acceleration and dribbling aren't so intoxicating anymore.
But his left paw and hitting precision still exist.
The Parisians are warned, if it was still necessary: the danger will be well in the feet of number 10 blaugrana.
This Saturday night against Alaves, after the defeat of the week against Sevilla FC in the Copa del Rey semi-final, the Catalans have regained offensive success.
The five goals scored allow Barça to recover second place in the championship behind Atlético de Madrid, and pending the meeting of rival Real Madrid this Sunday.
The liberation came from Messi
But all is not rosy for Barcelona.
While Griezmann and Lenglet, holders, quietly led 2-0 at the break, the return from the locker room was more difficult to manage.
Alaves, 16th in La Liga, managed to close the gap, even obtaining equalizer situations.
But the release came from Messi.
Already the author of a superb strike before half-time (45th), the six-fold Golden Ball has repeated a quarter of an hour from the end (74th).
Just before, he led the action leading to the double of Trincao (28th, 73rd).
Finally, he is involved in the last Barcelona goal, signed Junior (79th) on an assist from Griezmann.
In the obligation to win, as was the case for PSG against Nice (2-1), Ronald Koeman made little changes three days before the shock of the Champions League.
Ousmane Dembélé, a substitute at kick-off, is expected to start on Tuesday evening, even if he will compete with Trincao.
Barça's eleven
Ter Stegen - Mingueza (Dest, 71st), De Jong (Pjanic, 71st), Lenglet, Junior - Kourouma (Pedri, 63rd), Busquets (Umtiti, 46th), Riqui Puig - Trincao, Messi, Griezmann (Dembélé, 80th).