At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 24, the 22nd round of La Liga ushered in a focus battle: Barcelona away to Alaves.
In the current La Liga table, Real Madrid leads with 50 points in 22-15 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, 4 points ahead of second-place Sevilla, Barca ranks seventh with 32 points in 20 games, 8 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, and is 4 points behind fourth-place Atletico, one round less than Atletico.
Alaves is deep in the relegation zone, accumulating 17 points from 21 games, making him second-to-last in the La Liga table.
Barca's recent record on all fronts has not been satisfactory, with a 1-1 draw between La Liga and weak granada in the last round, and the semi-finals of the Western Super Cup and the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey were eliminated by the opponent in extra time, and they did not taste the taste of winning in 3 consecutive games.
In the campaign, Barca started 433, Luke De Jong, Abde and Ferran Torres formed a forward trident, midfielders Pedri, Busquets, Frankie De Jong, four defenders Alba, Araujo, Pique, Dest and goalkeeper Ter Stegen. The starting eleven are worth a total of 330 million euros.
Alaves started 4231, Jose Lu played as a center, and the total value of the starting eleven was only 31.1 million euros.
Barca want to qualify for the Champions League and Alaves want to qualify for La Liga, but after the game opened, both sides played tepidly. In the 13th minute, Luke De Jong volleyed inside the penalty area and the ball was deflected. In the 27th minute, Alajo's header was not threatening. In the 30th minute, Barca's corner kick was opened and Pique's header was also not threatening. In the 32nd minute, Ferran 1 Torres shot in the aircraft with one kick.
Judging from the situation in the first half, barca, which is stronger overall, has the advantage of attacking, but it has no effect.
In the second half, Barca continued to strengthen their attack. In the 49th minute, Luke De Jong had a good chance in front of goal, but was cleared by the opposing defender first.
In the 64th minute, Barca took a free kick forward and Luke De Jong's shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 87th minute, Ferran Torres stepped forward and Frankie De Jong wrapped it up and hit the goal. Barca led Alaves 1-0. It's a killer ball!
Barca 9 shots on goal 5 shots on target, Alaves 5 shots on goal 2 shots on target, the possession rate of Barca 76%, Alaves 24%, from the statistics of the whole game, Barça in addition to possession, there is no obvious advantage. Dutch centre-forward Luke De Jong, who was previously rumored to be abandoned by Xavi, and new winter window signing Felan Torres, both played the offensive end, but neither of them was a prolific goalscorer, and the same was true after coming to Barca. Without bringing in Haaland, the top scorer of the series, Barca will have a hard time coming out of the trough.
After a small away win over Alaves, Barca accumulated 35 points in 21 games, ranking fifth in the La Liga table, only 1 point less than the fourth-place Atletico, and in the next round, it was Barca that hosted Atletico, and if they could win, it would just squeeze Atletico from the fourth position.