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Barcelonavs.Alaves

sportsmole.co.uk, 1 February 2025, 13:00
Barcelona will be bidding to make it successive wins in La Liga when they host Alaves on Sunday afternoon.

The Catalan side are third in the La Liga table, seven points behind the leaders Real Madrid, while Alaves are down in 17th spot, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides.

BARCELONA vs. ALAVES

BARCELONA

Out: Marc Bernal (knee), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (knee), Andreas Christensen (muscle)

Doubtful: Dani Olmo (calf), Inigo Martinez (hamstring)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski

ALAVES

Out: Abdel Abqar (suspended), Antonio Sivera (hand)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Owono; Tenaglia, Mourino, Diarra, M Sanchez; Guevara, Benavidez; Vicente, Guridi, Conechny; Kike Garcia

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Written by

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