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Luuk de Jong, during a Barcelona match. JORGE GUERRERO (AFP)
A gray Barça just beat Alavés.
In the 87th minute, Frenkie De Jong appeared to send Ferran Torres's pass into the net, after a good pass from Jordi Alba.
And Xavi breathed.
Barcelona was stuck in Mendizorroza.
The azulgrana could not find a way to overcome the hard and well-worked defense of Alavés and the duel turned into a martyrdom.
Without the injured Ansu Fati or the punished Dembélé, Xavi ran out of gunpowder in attack.
In defense, he opted for the usual.
The Barça coach does not touch and keeps Piqué, Alba and Busquets in the eleven.
This time, the azulgrana did not suffer in Ter Stegen's area, but it did not scare Pacheco either.
Barça's immobility, without rhythm in midfield, began to activate Alavés.
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Pacheco, Martín Aguirregabiria, Laguardia, Javi López, Lejeune, Luis Rioja (Edgar Méndez, min. 90), Pina (Toni Moya, min. 87), Jason, Escalante, Pere Pons (Miguel De La Fuente, min. 71) and Joselu
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Ter Stegen, Ronald Araújo, Sergiño Dest, Piqué, Alba, Pedri (Clement Lenglet, min. 89), Busquets, Frenkie De Jong, Luuk de Jong (Ferrán Jutglà, min. 83), Ferrán Torres and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Nico González, min 70)
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86: Frenkie De Jong.
Referee
Jorge Figueroa Vazquez
In the first half, Barça tried six shots (one on goal) for one from Alavés (Ter Stegen caught it).
In the second half, on the other hand, the Basque team decided to attack Barça.
And it didn't go bad.
The Basque team, after going through the changing rooms, tried five shots for the four of Barça.
The problem, for those from Mendilibar, is that De Jong was right about the end.
An ex officio victory for the azulgrana, who did not find football in Mendizorroza.
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Juan I Irigoyen23min ago
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M. 90 (0-1).
Three more minutes will be played.
Juan I Irigoyen25min ago
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M. 88 (0-1)
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Good pass from Alba to Ferran Torres, who leaves De Jong alone to shoot on goal from the heart of the area.
Juan I Irigoyen28min ago
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M. 86 (0-1)
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GOOOOOL OF FRENKIE DE JONG
Juan I Irigoyen29min ago
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M. 86 (0-1).
GOOOAAAL OF BARCELONA.
Juan I Irigoyen29min ago
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M. 83 (0-0).
Change in the Barça.
Khutglá enters and Luuk De Jong retires
Juan I Irigoyen31min ago
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M. 77 (0-0)
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Joselu misses the Alavés goal.
Jason's great cross, but Joselu's header is lost outside Ter Stegen's goal.
Juan I Irigoyen37min ago
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M: 75 (0-0)
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Change the Xavi system.
Send Alba to play as a winger: 3-4-3.
Juan I Irigoyen40min ago
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M. 73 (0-0).
The referee understands that there is no foul by Nico on Pina and in the VAR they do not correct him.
Juan I Irigoyen42min ago
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M. 72 (0-0).
Alavés claims a penalty.
Juan I Irigoyen43min ago
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M. 67 (0-0).
The first change in Barça is being prepared: Nico.
Juan I Irigoyen48min ago
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M. 62 (0-0).
Barcelona appears!
Pedri's center that is poisoned, but Piqué fails to finish off after Pacheco's bad start.
Juan I Irigoyen52min ago
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M. 57 (0-0).
In the first half, Alavés did not add any shots on goal for Barça's six.
In the second part, three from the Basque team and one from the Catalan team.
Juan I Irigoyen57min ago
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M. 53 (0-0).
The Alavés grows.
Time passes, Barça does not generate danger in Pacheco's area and Mendilibar's team gets bigger.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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M. 50 (0-0).
At Barça, Nico and Jugtlà warm up.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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M. 48 (0-0).
De Jong fails to finish off Abde's pass.
Corner for Barca.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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M. 46 (0-0).
The second half begins.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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The first period ends.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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M. 45 (0-0).
First appearance of Alavés.
The clearest play of the match.
But Pere Pons finishes off Ter Stegen's body.
Juan I Irigoyen2h ago
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M. 42 (0-0).
Joselu's center that catches Ter Stegen without problem.
Alavés' defensive effort penalizes him in attack.
It does not generate danger in the Barça area.
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