| On SofaScore livescore you can find all previous Barcelona vs Deportivo Alavés results sorted by their H2H matches | That posed a serious problem throughout the game and players like Puig, Messi, Busquets and De Jong — all of whom can find players between the lines — were using that efficiently |
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| That, however, gives Barcelona the necessary space to access both Alba and then Fati | Alaves meanwhile have managed to stave off the threat of relegation and can enter this contest on home soil with beach towels at the ready |
Sergio Busquets, who came on to replace Araujo against Juve, could come into the midfield, while there is competition for places in attack.
19| You can see an attempt to shut down all possible passing options using this tactic down below | Additionally, sometimes this meant that a player from the deep had to cover too much ground to put pressure on the Alavés ball-carriers, often giving them enough time to control the ball and deploy the desired pass without obstruction |
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| Such an example can be seen down below | Barca had suffered a painful 2-0 defeat to Sevilla in Wednesday's Copa del Rey semifinal first leg and coach Ronald Koeman rotated his side to make for fresher legs for Tuesday's first leg at home to PSG |
Barca meanwhile won 5-0 when they last visited Alaves back in July and are offered at , with the draw at.
27| You can watch La Liga live on the go with your iPhone, iPad or Android device through your bet365 account | And two minutes later Messi was denied after the Argentine receive the ball on the edge of the area but was swarmed by four blue and white shirts as he loses possession |
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| Four players will miss this match through suspension due to yellow card accumulation: Rodrigo Ely for Alaves, and Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic and Junior Firpo for Barca | It could therefore be Antoine Griezmann who misses out, with the Frenchman still yet to get off the mark for Barca this season |
The title race may be over for Barcelona, but Quique Setien will be desperate to pick up a win to ease the pressure growing on his shoulders when his side travel to Alaves on the final La Liga matchday on Sunday.
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