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. The fixture got off to a very physical start, especially for Gavi.

Barcelona are now unbeaten in their last three games in the top-flight, last going this many matches without defeat between 6th October and 3rd November 2024

Real Madrid were furious after their defeat to Espanyol on Saturday night, as they saw three points slip away through a late Carlos Romero winner. Los Blancos put all of the focus on the officiating

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Real Madrid will visit Espanyol on Saturday for a key La Liga game with Carlo Ancelotti's side currently leading the Spanish table with a four-point advantage over Atletico Madrid, while FC Barcelona are currently third,