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Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves – Match preview, team news & lineups


Date: 27 May 2017
Time: 19:30 GMT
Venue: Vicente Calderon, Madrid, Spain
Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez



Having completed the alliance season three focuses behind champions Real Madrid and been thumped out of the Champions League in the quarter finals, the local container rivalry is Barca's last possibility for flatware and neglecting to win on Saturday would be disasterous. 

It will be Luis Enrique's last amusement as Barcelona director and he needs to leave with a trophy: "It will be an exceptional match as it is a chance to end with a trophy. We are amped up for having the opportunity to win such an essential rivalry and end my time in control with another trophy" 


On the opposite side, there's Deportivo Alaves, the main group that figured out how to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou this season. Mauricio Pellegrino's side have fiercely overachieved completing the class battle in ninth place and achieving the main Copa del Rey last in their history. 

Mauricio Pellegrino knows that his group are significant underdogs, yet is sure that they aren't without a shot in the last: "I need to win it for this club, these fans, these players, my family, for a considerable measure of reasons. We are a troublesome group to play against. 

I have a focused gathering of players, who are exceptionally genuine and play with the best of expectations. We hope to do basic things in the most ideal way and attempt to contend with the weapons we have."

Form Guide



Team News 

Luis Suarez and Sergi Roberto are both suspended and will be sidelined alongside Vidal, Rafinha and Mathieu who remain in the recovery room.

Team News 

Mauricio Pellegrino can’t count on Einar Gailea and Victor Laguardia, while Rodrigo Ely is a doubt.

Predicted Lineups



Barcelona: Cillessen; Mascherano, Umtiti, Pique, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Alcacer, Neymar.
Deportivo Alaves: Pacheco; Femenia, Feddal, Ely, Hernandez; Llorente, Garcia; Gomez, Camarasa, Mendez; Deyverson.
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