Barcelona eye three points away against Alaves in 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Barcelona are on their way winning 2018/19 La Liga and they will be looking to keep playing their brand of football till the end of the season.
Barca are at the moment first in the points table after 33 games with 77 points. In Alaves they have got opponents which will pose difficulty but Barca will produce their best to extract maximum three points away.
Barcelona have their next three games against Levante, Liverpool and Celta Vigo across La Liga and the UEFA Champions League respectively.
On the other hand, Alaves have had a fine season in La Liga and they will like to finish the season on a high note. They will look to play positive football ahead.
Alaves are currently eighth in the points table after 33 games with 46 points. Against Barcelona they will have to play quality football to compete against quality opponents.
Barcelona have done well against Alaves in recent times and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Burgui will not be available for Alaves for the Barcelona game as due to injury.
As for Barca, Sergio Busquets is available and should play.
Alaves XI : Pacheco, Aguirregabiria, Ely, Maripan, Marin, Inui, Garcia, Pina, Jony, Guidetti, Calleri.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, S. Roberto, Umtiti, Lenglet, Alba, Vidal, Busquets, Arthur, Coutinho, Suarez, Malcom.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all. But in the end I expect Barcelona to get the job done and earn three important points. They might win 4-1. The goalscorers might be Coutinho, Suarez, Arthur and Busquets for Barca and Calleri for Alaves.
