{"id":1963,"date":"2026-10-30T06:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2026-10-30T06:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:46:31","slug":"la-liga-barcelona-seek-reaction-in-crucial-alaves-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/la-liga-barcelona-seek-reaction-in-crucial-alaves-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"La Liga &#8211; Barcelona seek reaction in crucial Alaves tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">La Liga<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Matchday 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Barcelona vs Alaves<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Spotify Camp Nou<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Barcelona, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Saturday, 31 October 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Kick-off is at 22:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">As a team wounded from their El Clasico defeat against Real Madrid last time out, Barcelona will look to re-enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/sport\/soccer\/highlights?sortOrder=League&amp;selectedLeagues=laliga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Liga<\/a> winning column when they take on Alaves at home this Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Despite noting a 2-1 loss against Real Madrid on home soil during matchday 10, Barcelona remain as the pole sitters in La Liga with 27 points, two points adrift of second-placed Atletico Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">In turn, Barcelona saw their nine-match La Liga winning streak come to an abrupt end as they suffered their first league defeat of the season at the hands of their arch enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Alaves will likewise look to get back to winning ways this weekend after going on a six-match winless run in seventh position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Following a 1-1 draw at home to Malaga in their latest La Liga tie, Alaves took their tally to 12 points in La Liga while they recorded four draws and two losses in their last six matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Alaves last tasted victory on 6 September after recording an emphatic 5-2 win over Osasuna at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hansi-Flick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hansi-Flick.jpg 728w, https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hansi-Flick-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">In assessment of Barcelona\u2019s loss to Real Madrid, Hansi Flick revealed that his side lacked \u2018freshness\u2019 and that the Catalan side were unable to follow through on the final details of their game play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re disappointed because we lacked freshness,&#8221; Flick said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s our first defeat in La Liga after nine consecutive wins, but these things happen. In big games, the details are very important, and today they didn&#8217;t go our way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Defeats are part of football. We have to analyse what happened, do things better, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll do.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Head-to-head:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Games: 25<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Barcelona wins: 20<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Alaves wins: 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Draws: 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">La Liga Matchday 11 fixtures<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Friday, 30 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">22:00: Villareal vs Espanyol<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Saturday, 31 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">15:00: Levante vs Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">17:15: Rayo Vallenco vs Celta Vigo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">19:30: Real Betis vs Malaga<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">22:00: Barcelona vs Alaves<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Sunday, 1 November<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">15:00: Getafe vs Sevilla<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">17:15: Racing Santander vs Real Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">19:30: Elche vs Valencia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">22:00: Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Monday, 2 November<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">22:00: Deportivo vs Osasuna\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Bet on La Liga with Betway<\/h3>\n<p>Kick off your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/\">sports betting<\/a>\u00a0journey with Betway. 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