Alaves stunned La Liga champions Barcelona with a 1–0 victory at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, on Matchday 36 of the 2025 season. The decisive goal came in first-half stoppage time, when I. Diabate slotted home from close range in the 45+1st minute, assisted by A. Blanco. The goal sent the home side into the break with a 1–0 lead, and referee J. Sanchez showed yellow cards to M. Rashford of Barcelona in the 46th minute and to A. Rebbach of Alaves ...

Barcelona travel to face Alaves on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, in a La Liga matchday 36 fixture that carries drastically different stakes for the two sides. The visitors sit top of the table with 88 points from 34 games, in excellent recent form and closing in on the title. Alaves, by contrast, are deep in a relegation battle with 36 points from 34 matches, having won only nine times all season. The head-to-head record in the past year shows Barcelona with three wins from three meetings, inc...