Barcelona’s win over Deportivo Alaves on Sunday was anything but easy and starkly different from most of their other wins this season.The Catalans were made to work hard through the ninety minutes,

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. Barcelona's second league win in a row lifted them to 45 points after 22 matches,

Barcelona capitalised on Real Madrid's defeat to Espanyol by beating Deportivo Alaves with a goal from Robert Lewandowski at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona moved on to 45 points, closing in on second-placed Atletico Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti's table-toppers Real Madrid, who were stunned by Espanyol 24 hours earlier

FC Barcelona are set to host Deportivo Alaves in La Liga action on Sunday, eager to climb out of the hole they've dug themselves in the league table.

Barcelona were aiming to take advantage of Real Madrid’s loss at Espanyol to go to within four points of their rivals, and they have done so, albeit without much conviction. They did not play

FC Barcelona have defeated Deportivo Alaves in their La Liga match. Following the win, Barcelona cut down the gap to Real Madrid to four points in the La Liga points table. (This is a breaking story a