Barcelona vs Alaves – 2019/20 La Liga match preview, predicted line-ups

Barcelona will take on Alaves on Saturday in 2019/20 La Liga as the season moves ahead. Barca go into this game as the favourites.

Kick-off : 4:00 PM (Local)

Venue : Camp Nou, Barcelona

Barcelona played out a goalless draw on Wednesday against Real Madrid. It was a game in which the performance was not of a high quality team.

They will look to get three points this time around in front of their home fans as they take on Alaves.

Barca are still atop the table with 36 points after 17 matches. The goal difference is +23.

Ernesto Valverde know he can win the game against Alaves without that much of a trouble and so he will have players attacking from the outset. Their back line will need to replicate the midweek performance against Real.

On the other hand, Alaves are not having a good season and they will look to turnaround things to find themselves in better position.

Alaves are at the moment 14th in La Liga after 17 games with 19 points. Their goal difference is -6.

A potentially difficult match-up against table toppers Barca means further more suffering.

Asier Garitano will have to arrange his players in a way they stop the Barca onslaught. If they can shut down the Barca players they have a chance which seems difficult at the moment. I wish them luck.

Team news and possible line-ups

Tomas Pina will not available for Alaves for the Barcelona game as due to injury.

As for Barca, Sergio Busquets who was left out of the Clasico should play as he is available.

Alaves XI : Pacheco, Duarte, Ely, Navarro, Aguirregabiria, Vidal, Pons, Garcia, Rioja, Joselu, Perez.

Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, De Jong, Griezmann, L. Suarez, Messi.

Prediction

Barcelona are expected to win this game after the Clasico disappointments. Them to win 3-0.