Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona

Team News

Deportivo Alaves

• Ruben Duarte returns from suspension for the hosts and should feature at left-back.
• Takashi Inui is sidelined with a knee injury, which should see Diego Rolan feature out wide.
• Borja Baston is expected to lead the line, owing to Jonathan Calleri’s ban.

Team News

Barcelona

• Philippe Coutinho is expected to start on the left-hand side ahead of Ousmane Dembele.
• Sergi Roberto should start at right-back over Nelson Semedo for Barcelona.
• Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets are just one booking away from bans for the visitors.

• Alaves are winless in their last five league matches, a run that has seen them go off the boil in the race for European football.
• The hosts have drawn their last two games at Mendizorroza, taking a point against Leganes and Real Valladolid, respectively.
• Barcelona rode their luck to win at the weekend against Real Sociedad, but Ernesto Valverde’s side should be better rested and more settled this week.