Barcelona are back in action when they host Alavés at Camp Nou, in a match the Catalans will be desperate to win to keep the pressure on Real Madrid.
Hansi Flick’s side are still licking their wounds after a nightmare night saw them get demolished 3–0 by Chelsea last Tuesday. The match at Stamford Bridge highlighted the alarming issues that have plagued Barcelona in the opening months of the season.
Winning a fourth La Liga game on the bounce would go a long way to boosting the confidence and morale of a damaged squad. Barcelona may be far from the level they showed a season ago, but Flick is confident his team can turn things around. A win against Alavés would see them overtake Real Madrid atop the La Liga standings with Xabi Alonso’s side due to take the pitch on Sunday.
Alavés are just four points clear of the relegation zone and travel to the Camp Nou following consecutive defeats. Eduardo Coudet’s side have had an unremarkable start to the campaign and Alavés boast just two wins away at Barcelona since the turn of the century, the last one coming in 2016.
Anything but a comfortable victory on Saturday will only increase the doubts surrounding the Catalans.
Here is guide to Barcelona vs. Alavés.
