At 01:30 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, in the 23rd round of La Liga, Barcelona will go away to play Alaves. With injuries and the red and blue players coming on one after another, the good news is that Iñigo is back in the squad to support the midfield. Let's focus and fight for every point to make sure we keep going in La Liga!
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Barcelona are unbeaten in 12 matches against Alaves in La Liga since 2016. In a total of 18 meetings, Barcelona have failed to score against Alaves on only one occasion. In the first leg of this season, the opponent scored first in the first half, and Lewandowski scored twice in the second half, and Barcelona won at home.
Last season, Alaves managed to return to La Liga by beating Levante in the final of the La Liga promotion play-offs. In the first 19 games of the league, Alaves won only four and went straight to the relegation zone.
At the beginning of 2024, their fortunes have changed. They are unbeaten in the league throughout January, with wins in their last three matches against Sevilla, Cádiz and Almeria. After 22 rounds, Alaves has risen to 11th in the rankings.
In his pre-match press conference, head coach Xavi responded to the team's injury concerns and expressed his appreciation to Roque and Lewandowski.
Speaking about Alaves, who have been on a good trajectory recently, Xavi said: "It's going to be a difficult game, the opponent is very aggressive and in the best form, but we need to get three points and move up the table. ”
Roque scored his first goal and Xavi spoke positively of him: "Roque has improved a lot of physicality and is gradually adapting to the team. The goal in the last game was a great boost to his confidence and showed us his potential. ”
Asked about the team's recent injury situation, Xavi said: "We have a very tight schedule. There is not enough recovery time between fixtures. But the whole team is doing everything we can to help the players and do what we can to prevent injuries to the players. ”
Referring to the team's big center Lewandowski, Xavi did not hesitate to praise: "Lewandowski is our role model, he is always committed. He comes to me all the time and asks where he can do better and how he can better help the team. ”
'He knows his physical condition better than anybody, he's our scorer and we should help him, make him more comfortable, be more involved in the game, put him in a better position... Age does have an impact, so to play in a better way, to unleash more of his potential in the box, we will help him, he is open to all suggestions, he always wants to improve himself. ”
Injured: Ter Stegen, Balde, Gavi, Ferran, Raphinha, Felix, Alonso, Roberto
The youth team Astraraga, Casado, Cohen, Cubasi, Unai Hernandez, Paolo Victor, Giu and Ford are part of the team.
Iñigo is back from injury and in the squad!
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