Barcelona defeated Alavés in a La Liga match by 1-0. The goal was scored by Robert Lewandowski in the second half. With this victory, Barcelona moved to third place in the table with 45 points. The team managed by Hansi Flick is four points behind Real Madrid, the league leader, and three points behind Atlético Madrid.
Barcelona will face Valencia in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey next Thursday. On the other hand, Alavés remains in a complicated position, in eighteenth place in the table and in the relegation zone with 21 points.
During the match, Barcelona dominated possession and opportunities, although they struggled to break the opponent's defense until Lewandowski's goal. The match was interrupted by a strong head clash between Gavi from Barcelona and Conechny from Alavés, both of whom had to be substituted. The Alavés player suffered a craniocephalic trauma and will undergo tests to assess his condition.
