Alavés vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGATitle winners Barcelona upset by lowly Alavés
Ibrahim Diabate's first-half goal made all the difference as LaLiga champions Barcelona suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Alavés at Estadio de Mendizorroza.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Diabate (Alaves) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Blanco with a cross.
- 1': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Dani Olmo.
- 4': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 5': Roony Bardghji (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
- 7': Attempt missed. Roony Bardghji (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 8': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
- 10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ville Koski.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roony Bardghji with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jon Guridi with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 14': Jon Guridi (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 15': Foul by Ángel Pérez (Alaves).
- 15': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 16': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ville Koski.
- 21': Attempt missed. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Pérez with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Abde Rebbach (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 21': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Álvaro Cortés.
- 26': Foul by Roony Bardghji (Barcelona).
- 26': Victor Parada (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 27': Roony Bardghji (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ángel Pérez (Alaves).
- 30': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
- 31': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Ángel Pérez (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Blanco.
- 39': Ibrahim Diabate (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 42': Attempt saved. Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona). Assisted by Antonio Blanco.
- 45': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Alaves 1, Barcelona 0. Ibrahim Diabate (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Blanco with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Alaves 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alaves 1, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Barcelona).
- 46': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Offside, Alaves. Nahuel Tenaglia is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Diabate (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona). Assisted by Abde Rebbach with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abde Rebbach.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ángel Pérez.
- 58': Foul by Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 58': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 58': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Ibrahim Diabate (Alaves).
- 60': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi Espart replaces Pau Cubarsí.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Roony Bardghji.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Marc Casadó.
- 64': Attempt missed. Marc Bernal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 64': Substitution, Alaves. Aitor Mañas replaces Ibrahim Diabate.
- 64': Substitution, Alaves. Pablo Ibáñez replaces Denis Suárez.
- 65': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Antonio Blanco (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Offside, Alaves. Toni Martínez is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
- 68': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 72': Toni Martínez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, Alaves. Ángel Pérez is caught offside.
- 74': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 79': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 80': Substitution, Alaves. Carlos Protesoni replaces Victor Parada.
- 81': Foul by Abde Rebbach (Alaves).
- 81': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Abde Rebbach (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Álvaro Cortés (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Toni Martínez (Alaves).
- 83': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Álvaro Cortés.
- 85': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Tomás Marqués replaces Marc Bernal.
- 88': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Aitor Mañas (Alaves).
- 89': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 89': Ángel Pérez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Pablo Ibáñez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tomás Marqués (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Alaves 1, Barcelona 0.
Statistics
 BAR |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 77.2 | Possession | 22.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 604 | Accurate Passes | 113 |
| 675 | Passes | 190 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 21 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mendizorrotza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,138
Venue: Mendizorrotza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,138
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Alavés (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Sivera (GK) |
| 16 | Ville Koski |
| 24 | Victor Parada |
| 14 | Nahuel Tenaglia |
| 21 | Abde Rebbach  |
| 7 | Ángel Pérez |
| 8 | Antonio Blanco |
| 4 | Denis Suárez |
| 18 | Jon Guridi |
| 22 | Ibrahim Diabate |
| 11 | Toni Martínez |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 36 | Álvaro Cortés |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | Marcus Rashford |
| 19 | Roony Bardghji |
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