Hansi Flickâs men celebrated their back-to-back league wins in front of their home crowd with a win against Real Madrid, making it 18 wins out of 18 matches in LaLiga at their home ground this season.
Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona â Match preview and team news
On a positive note, Carles Aleñå is back from suspension and available to face his boyhood club, potentially starting alongside fellow former Barcelona midfielder Denis Suårez.
However, the primary concern for manager Luis GarcĂa revolves around top scorer Toni MartĂnez and midfielder Jon Guridi.
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Both players suffered minor muscle discomfort during the previous matchday and face late fitness tests.
Given the immense high-stakes pressure of securing La Liga survival, MartĂnez is expected to push through the pain barrier to feature in the starting eleven.
Barcelona team news
Barcelona travel to the Basque Country with significant forced absences in wide areas, giving Hansi Flick cause to rotate his squad.
Winger Lamine Yamal remains out and will miss the remainder of the domestic campaign after sustaining a hamstring injury.
He is joined on the sidelines by Raphinha; despite his recent return from injury, the Brazilian winger is unavailable due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Additionally, Andreas Christensen remains highly doubtful. He is back in training but still not match fit.
Having secured back-to-back league titles just days prior, Flick is widely tipped to implement a few rotations.
FC Barcelona boasts spectacular domestic form, riding a dominant 11-match winning streak in La Liga. Hansi Flickâs unstoppable squad has officially been crowned back-to-back Spanish champions after a flawless run of fixtures.
In their previous outing, the Catalan giants sealed their 29th league title in dramatic fashion with a commanding 2â0 El ClĂĄsico triumph over Real Madrid, which closely followed a hard-fought 2â1 away victory against CA Osasuna.
