Barcelona wary of fired-up Alaves


  • Football
  • Saturday, 11 Feb 2017

Football Soccer - Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao - Spanish La Liga Santander - Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona, Spain, 04/02/17 Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique Martinez reacts in the bench before match. REUTERS/Albert Gea -

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A euphoric Alaves who have reached the King's Cup final for the first time in their 96-year history will demand "a very good version" of Barcelona in their La Liga clash in Vitoria on Saturday, according to Barca coach Luis Enrique.

Alaves, who face holders Barca in the Cup final, have won six, including a 2-1 triumph at the Nou Camp, and drawn nine of their 21 league games since winning promotion to La Liga this season. The Basque side are 12th in the standings and have not lost at home since Nov. 20.

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