Robert Lewandowski has continued his impressive start to the season. He scored a hat trick in a 25-minute span on Sunday as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 and went into the international break top of the Spanish league.

With European soccer heading into its second international break of the season, league tables are starting to take shape.

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Robert Lewandowski's first-half hat-trick guided LaLiga leaders Barcelona to a 3-0 win away at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday as the Polish striker extended his lead at the top of the league's scoring charts.