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. The fixture got off to a very physical start, especially for Gavi.

Barcelona were aiming to take advantage of Real Madrid’s loss at Espanyol to go to within four points of their rivals, and they have done so, albeit without much conviction. They did not play

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