Mendizorroza, another risky visit for FC Barcelona

Matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports holds a new away match for FC Barcelona, ​​the second in a row and the fourth of the last five played in the tournament. This Sunday, the team led by Hansi Flick will visit Alavés (16.15 CEST) with the obligation to add the three points to return to the victorious path and maintain the leadership of LaLiga before the national team break next week. The recent history in Mendizorroza favors the Blaugranas, but it is still a risky exit.

And, although Barça managed to win in their last two games in Vitoria (1-3 last season, 0-1 in 21/22), Alavés has managed to remain undefeated at home at the beginning of 24/24. 25. Those of Luis García Plaza have 2 victories (against Las Palmas and Sevilla) and 1 goalless draw against Betis in three appearances in which they have only conceded 1 goal, scoring another 4. Away from home, the 'blue and white' team has done It has been quite bad, with a single victory in Anoeta (1-2) and four defeats, the last of them last day in Getafe (2-0).

Barça must regain confidence away from home

Barça, for its part, had only one setback on the road so far, the hard fall last week in Pamplona (4-2), a match where Flick's rotations failed miserably. Before the visit to Osasuna, the culés had taken the three points from Mestalla (1-2), Vallecas (1-2), Montilivi (1-4) and El Madrigal (1-5), the latter with respective exhibitions offensives, endorsed last Tuesday, by Champions, against the weak Young Boys (5-0).

Beyond the surprising defeat at El Sadar, Barça arrives well in Vitoria, with three points ahead of Real Madrid and a reinforced squad with Frenkie de Jong and Wojciech Szczesny. The Dutchman returned to action this week after five months away, while the Pole is already registered in LaLiga after having completed just three training sessions with the team. Although both will hardly be in the XI this Sunday, they are two key pieces for the future for the culé staff.