After celebrating El Clasico and the title... Barcelona loses to Alaves
FC Barcelona suffered a surprise loss to its host Deportivo Alavés, with a score of 1-0, in the match that brought together the two teams in the 36th round of the Spanish League.
The match witnessed clear possession by Barcelona of the ball during most of the match, with repeated offensive attempts in search of opening the scoring, but the Catalan team lacked offensive effectiveness in front of the hosts’ goal.
Alavés succeeded in taking advantage of one of its few opportunities, after scoring Ibrahim Diabate scored the only goal in the match in the 45th minute + 1, giving his team the advantage before the end of the first half.
In the second half, Barcelona continued to press for a return to the result, but Alaves’ defense appeared with great organization and succeeded in maintaining its lead until the final whistle, so that the hosts came out with a valuable victory against the La Liga champions.
With this result, Barcelona’s balance froze at 91 points at the top of the Spanish League table, after it had officially clinched the title in the round. last year after defeating Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clásico, while Alaves raised its score to 40 points in fifteenth place.
