Although it wasn't the brightest display of the Hansi Flick era, Barcelona defeated Alavés 1–0 to continue to make up ground in La Liga.

Barcelona sit three points behind second-placed Atletico, who face Real Madrid in a thrilling derby next weekend — an opportunity for Hansi Flick’s side to close the gap.

With Real Madrid having dropped points at Espanyol on Saturday evening, Barcelona came into this afternoon's clash knowing that a win would take them back to within four points of the leaders. The game was delayed early on as Gavi and Tomas Conechny were involved in a very worrying clash of heads.

Robert Lewandowski has scored a second-half winner as Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 to cut its gap to Spanish league leader Real Madrid.

Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike secured a 1-0 win for Barcelona against Deportivo Alaves on Sunday, as the third-placed hosts reduced the gap on LaLiga leaders Real Madrid to four points.

Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike helped Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid down to four points."For us it's a moment in which we have less points than Atletico and Real Madrid,