FC Barcelona's resounding victory against Alavés at Mendizorroza is not only positive in terms of offensive effectiveness, but also leaves a good impression on defence. Against the Vitorian side, the Blaugrana team managed to keep a clean sheet for the third time in LaLiga (the fourth of the season), two of these with Iñaki Peña between the posts due to Marc-André Ter Stegen's long-term injury.
Luis García Plaza's team did manage to knock down the Alicante native's goal on a couple of occasions. However, on both occasions the goals were disallowed for two clear offsides, thus achieving the fall of their goal for the second time in the league championship.
Barça has conceded 9 goals in LaLiga
So far, Iñaki Peña has started four times this season after Ter Stegen was out, and has conceded four goals, which came in the defeat against Osasuna (4-2). In the other three games (Getafe, Young Boys in the Champions League and Alavés), the 25-year-old goalkeeper managed to keep a clean sheet.
| TOURNAMENT | MATCH | GOALS AGAINST |
|---|---|---|
| LaLiga | Valencia-FC Barcelona | 1 |
| LaLiga | FC Barcelona-Athletic Club | 1 |
| LaLiga | Rayo-Vallecano-FC Barcelona | 1 |
| LaLiga | FC Barcelona-Valladolid | 0 |
| LaLiga | Girona-FC Barcelona | 1 |
| Champions League | Mónaco-FC Barcelona | 2 |
| LaLiga | Villarreal-FC Barcelona | 1 |
| LaLiga | FC Barcelona-Getafe | 0 |
| LaLiga | Osasuna-FC Barcelona | 4 |
| Champions League | FC Barcelona-Young Boys | 0 |
| LaLiga | Alavés-FC Barcelona | 0 |
As things stand, Barça go into the international break having conceded 9 goals, conceding a goal in 6 of the first 9 LaLiga games, while in the Champions League they conceded 2 goals in the match against Monaco and kept a clean sheet against Young Boys. Valencia (1), Athletic (1), Rayo (1), Girona (1), Villarreal (1) and Osasuna (4) are the teams that have scored against the Catalans in the league tournament.