Barcelona vs Alaves : La Liga action continues on Tuesday and Barcelona could be the winner by the time the weekend arrives. Lionel Messi and company sit comfortably in first place have a record of 23-8-2 with 77 points and a nine-point lead over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish League. Barca faces eighth-place Alaves on Tuesday, with the underdogs having a 12-10-11 record and 46 points. If Barca wins and Atletico Madrid loses to Valencia on Wednesday, Barca wins the league.
Here's how you can watch the match and what to know:
La Liga: Barcelona vs. Deportivo Alaves
Date: Tuesday, April 23
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: beIN Sports
Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)
Odds: Barcelona -145 / Alaves +310 / Draw +280
The La Liga champions visit the city of Vitoria this week and should claim a win that would put them within touching distance of retaining their crown
Barcelona travel to the Estadio Mendizorroza on Tuesday hoping to take a big step towards the La Liga title.
A win for Ernesto Valverde's team against Alaves, coupled with a defeat for Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening would see the Blaugrana crowned champions for the eighth time in the last 11 years.
Barca will be confident of recording a victory against an Alaves side who have slipped down the table following a run of five games without a win.
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Ivan Rakitic, Rafinha, Jean-Clair Todibo, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Jeison Murillo (out)
Alavés Outs & Doubts: Burgui, Guillermo Maripán, Takashi Inui, Jonathan Calleri (out)
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 9.30pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30pm GMT/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Wednesday)
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega (another new guy!)
How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA, Canada, Spain), Eleven Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport 7 (Nigeria), others
How to stream: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA, Canada, Spain), others
Barcelona 2-1 Alaves recap
Follow updates and watch in-game clips as Philippe Coutinho makes his full Barca debut against Alaves. Watch on Sky Sports Football.
Barcelona are on course for an unprecedented third European treble — no other side has managed two nevermind three — as they have a nine-point lead in the league, are due to face Valencia in the Copa del Rey final and have an upcoming two-legged tie against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals. Just two more wins will guarantee them the league title and they can achieve that at the weekend, which would allow them to focus on the other competitions
Ernesto Valverde’s methods have divided the fanbase due to his perceived cautiousness and the humiliation in Rome last season, but he appears to have learnt from that based on their current situation. However, there are still a few season-defining matches left as Barcelona are desperate to win the Champions League — a competition in which they are favourites — and are looking to win a fifth straight Copa del Rey title.
