Ernesto Valverde has opted to rest Ivan Rakitic for Tuesday’s trip to Alaves. The midfielder has not been included in the 18-man squad for the game, where a win will take Barcelona to the brink of retaining their La Liga title.
Barcelona’s attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele have been involved in 100 of the club’s 127 goals in all competitions this season. The three players have also scored 82 of those goals (Messi has 45, Luis Suarez 23 and Dembele 14).
Alaves boss Abelardo has been talking about what his team need to do to beat Barcelona on Tuesday.