Alavés present the opportunity for Barça to maintain its three point lead over Real Madrid atop La Liga standings. Alavés sits 11th in La Liga following back to back defeats; however, it remains undefeated at the Estadio de Mendizorroza this season.

Barcelona will look to extend their lead at the top of La Liga as they head to the Basque Country to take on Alaves.  Barcelona made a superb start to the season under new boss Hansi Flick, with seven successive victories.

Robert Lewandowski continued his impressive start to the season, scoring a hat trick in a 25-minute span as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 and went into the international break top of the Spanish league. Lewandowski scored in the seventh,