Alavés v Barcelona - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the LaLiga clash between Alaves and Barcelona at the Mendizorroza Stadium. Alaves are in 19th position with 17 points, while the Catalan side are 7th with 32 points and two games less.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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93'FT: Alaves 0-1 Barcelona! A very weak game from Barca, who thanks to a late goal from Frenkie De Jong managed to take all three points. There weren't many chances during the game but Alaves were superior at times and could even have taken the lead.
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91'Jose Luis Mendilibar is sent off!
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90'3 minutes added on.
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90'Edgar Mendez
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90'Luis Rioja
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89'Barca sub: Pedri is replaced by Lenglet.
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88'Toni Moya
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88'Tomas Pina
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 87'
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Statistics of F. De Jong in Primera División3230.09360
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87'GOAL for Barca! Good pass from Jordi Alba to Ferran Torres who assisted perfectly for Frenkie De Jong who was alone in front of the goalkeeper. The Dutchman's second goal of the season...
Substitution
at Barcelona
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84'Barca sub: Ferran Jutgla replaces Luuk De Jong.
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82'Foul by Jason on Jordi Alba.
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78'Good chance for Alaves! A great cross from Jason and Joselu's header goes just wide. The home side were on the verge of springing a surprise.
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76'Foul by Nico on Javi Lopez.
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73'The crowd calls for a penalty on Pina!
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72'Foul by Alba on Jason.
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72'Miguel De La Fuente
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72'Pere Pons
Substitution
at Barcelona
Substitution
at Deportivo Alavés
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71'Barca sub: Nico replaces Abde.
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70'Corner awarded to FCB.
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69'Ferran Torres is caught offside.
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63'A cross from Pedri that was unexpected by the Alaves defence almost ended in a goal, but Fernando Pacheco was alert and saved his team.
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62'Luuk de Jong is flagged for offside.
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58'Foul by Laguardia on Ferran Torres.
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56'Corner awarded to Barcelona.
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54'Foul by Tomas Pina on F. De Jong.
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52'Good chance for the home side now, great cross by Joselu from the right flank, but Pere Pons fails to get in a good shot.
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51'Foul by Javi Lopez on Ez Abde.
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48'Martin Aguirregabiria concedes a corner for Barca.
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46'Alaves get us going again at this icy Mendizorroza!
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45'HT: Alaves 0-0 Barcelona! Boring and slow this first half. There were hardly any chances and neither goalkeeper had much work to do. Let's hope that the second half livens up...
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43'Foul by Pina on Ferran Torres.
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38'Busquets' header from Pedri's cross was saved by Pacheco.
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38'David Lopez concedes a corner for visitors.
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36'Handball by Abde.
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35'Nice chance for hosts. Foul by Dest on Jason.
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30'Busquets' kick and Laguardia almost scored an own goal! His clearance went just wide of the post...
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29'Corner awarded to Barcelona.
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26'Abde gets a corner for Barca.
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25'Xavi puts Abde on the right and Ferran on the left. Let's see if it changes anything...
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21'Foul by Dest on Javi Lopez. Good free-kick for hosts.
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17'Luis Rioja is caught offside.
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15'Foul by Abde on Escalante.
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13'Good cross from Pedri and L. De Jong's volley goes to Pacheco's left, first chance for Barca.
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9'Joselu is caught offside.
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8'Ferran Torres is flagged for offside.
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5'Xavi's side force a couple of corners in the opening minutes
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2'Ferran Torres gets a corner for Barca, conceded by Laguardia.
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1'Here we go then, they're under way at the Mendizorroza Stadium!
Start of match
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PRVWLaguardia and Busquets, the two captains, come together for the coin toss and we're about to start!
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PRVWThe teams make their way out here!
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PRVWOnly 15 minutes to go until the match kicks off in Vitoria! Who will win?
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PRVWThe players start their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match.
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PRVWBarca are coming off the back of a draw in LaLiga against Granada and losses in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Madrid and in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey against Athletic.
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PRVWBoth teams are coming off a bad run. Alaves have not won a match since 6th November, having drawn four games and lost five.
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PRVWBarca have won 3 of their last 5 league matches against Alaves, keeping only on clean sheet in the process.
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PRVWFigueroa Vazquez is the referee for this one while Sanchez Martinez is the VAR.
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PRVWIt's 3 degrees and clear in Vitoria for this one.
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PRVWThis is how the visitor side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to win without the support of their home crowd?
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PRVWBarca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Jordi Alba, Pique, Araujo, Dest; Pedri, Busquets, F. De Jong; Abde, Luuk De Jong, Ferran Torres.
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PRVWAlaves XI: Pacheco (GK); Javi Lopez, Lejeune, Laguardia, Aguirregabiria; Pere Pons, Escalante, Pina, Jason; Rioja, Joselu.
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PRVWAll set at Mendizorroza Stadium to welcome the Catalan giants.
Pre-match
23 January 2022, 21:00
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez | VAR: Sánchez Martínez
Stadium: Mendizorroza
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Spanish LaLiga match between Alaves and Barcelona! Any predictions?