Barcelona sit three points behind second-placed Atletico, who face Real Madrid in a thrilling derby next weekend — an opportunity for Hansi Flick’s side to close the gap.

Although it wasn't the brightest display of the Hansi Flick era, Barcelona defeated Alavés 1–0 to continue to make up ground in La Liga.

With Real Madrid having dropped points at Espanyol on Saturday evening, Barcelona came into this afternoon's clash knowing that a win would take them back to within four points of the leaders. The game was delayed early on as Gavi and Tomas Conechny were involved in a very worrying clash of heads.

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FC Barcelona will have an opportunity to bridge the gap at the top of the table as they take on Deportivo Alaves this afternoon.Heading into this game, coach Hansi Flick has announced his final

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana are back in La Liga action against Alavés at home, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Sunday’s game: Goalkeepers: 13. Iñaki Peña,