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After beating Real Madrid 2-0 on Sunday, Barcelona were once again crowned LaLiga champions, securing their second title in a row and their 29th La Liga title overall.
That win over their eternal rivals was Barca’s 11th in a row in the league, highlighting that they are the best team in Spain at the moment.
Barca’s Wednesday night opponents, Alaves, are in a very different predicament from their Catalonian counterparts.
They currently sit in 18th and need to pull together a great run of results if they are to have any hope of staying in the top division.
They will be hoping that the celebrations ran late into the night for Barcelona and, with nothing left to play for, they also take their foot off the gas.
Alaves v Barcelona key information
• Date: Wednesday, May 13
• Kick-off time: 8.30pm BST
• Venue: Estadio Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Referee: N/A
• VAR: N/A
• TV channels: Premier Sports (UK)
• Odds: ALA (21/10) - DRAW (11/4) - FCB (23/20)
Alaves team news
Alaves will be missing Facundo Garces as he is suspended for the Wednesday night game. There are questions over the fitness of Toni Martinez and Jon Guridi after both came off during the draw with Elche with injuries.
Lucas Boye is also a doubt after being out for the past two games with a muscle injury. Apart from that, Alaves can welcome back Carles Alena, who is available to face his former employers after serving his own suspension.
Alaves predicted lineup v Barcelona, (5-3-2)
Coach: Quique Sanchez Flores
Sivera; Perez, Otto, Tenaglia, Parada, Rebbach; Suarez, Blanco, Alena; Martinez, Diabate.
Barcelona team news
Hansi Flick will be without the services of Lamine Yamal, as he nurses a hamstring injury. It is expected that the young Spaniard will not return before the end of the season. Raphinha, who just came back from a hamstring injury of his own, is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards.
Andreas Christensen is back in training following a serious knee injury, but this game comes too soon for his return to the pitch. It will be seen whether the manager decides to change the team significantly so that some of the fringe players can get some game time.
Barcelona predicted lineup v Alaves, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Hansi Flick
J Garcia; Kounde, E Garcia, Araujo, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Rashford, Gavi, Fermin; Torres.
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
Alaves’s match with Barcelona will be shown on Premier Sports. To watch, you need to have a Premier Sports subscription, and then the match can be streamed online or on Sky.
Head-to-head record
Barcelona have gone 17 games against Alaves without losing (W15, D2). The last loss that Barca suffered in this fixture was back in 2016.
The first match between the two this season finished 3-1 to Barca, who even went 1-0 down inside the first minute.
Alaves have only won once in their last seven fixtures, compared to Barcelona, who have only lost once in their last seven in all competitions.
Odds for Alaves v Barcelona
Barca are favourites to win, coming in at 23/20 at bet365. An Alaves win is at 21/10, with a draw at 11/4.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.