Alavés vs Barcelona, La Liga: Preview

Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Deportivo Alavés (19th, 37pts) vs FC Barcelona (CHAMPIONS, 91pts) Competition/Round : 2025-26 La Liga , Matchday 36 Barcelona Outs & Doubts : Lamine Yamal, Raphinha (out), Andreas Christensen (doubt) Alavés Outs & Doubts : Facundo Garcés, Lucas Boyé (out) Barcelona Form Guide : WWWWW Alavés Form Guide : DLWLD Date/Time : Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 9. 30pm CET/WAT (Barcelona), 8. 30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.

30pm ET, 12. 30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Thursday) Venue : Estadio Mendizorrotza , Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain Referee : José María Sánchez Martínez VAR : Valentín Pizarro Gómez How to watch on TV : ESPN Deportes (USA), Premier Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others How to watch o nline : ESPN+ (USA), Premier Sports Player (UK), FanCode (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others Following a glorious victory in El Clásico to clinch back-to-back La Liga titles on Sunday and a glorious parade through the city on Monday, Barcelona return to action for their penultimate away game of the season as the Catalans travel to the Basque Country to face Deportivo Alavés at the Mendizorrotza on Wednesday Night Fútbol . Barça come into the final three games of the season with a noble objective of finishing the league campaign with 100 points which would put them in historic territory as champions, but the simple truth is these matches mean nothing to the Blaugrana and it would be completely natural to see a drop in focus and intensity, especially with players who are already thinking about not getting injured so close to the World Cup.

Expecting the Blaugrana to show their best version in the last 10 days of the season is unrealistic, but Hansi Flick might choose to shake things up with his lineup and give some reserves and youngsters a chance to play and make a claim for a spot next season. There is no easy way the Catalans can match the desperation of their opponents, however, as Alavés come into this one needing any positive result in their fight against relegation. The bottom of the league table is absolutely wild with a dozen teams still involved in the survival battle, and pulling off an upset against the champions could prove crucial to Alavés as they try to move out of the drop zone.

The hosts will bring all the energy and passion and the fans will be desperate to see their team have a great night against the champs, and it’ll be fascinating to see if Barça will be able to match that desperation and play well enough to win and stay alive in the race to 100. Wednesday’s game is all about Barça’s ability to play with the same intensity as Alavés. If they don’t, and if there are several changes to the lineup, we likely won’t see a good performance and the result could go against them.