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The match is under way! It's Alaves against Barcelona in this final La Liga game of the season!

La Liga / Matchday 38
Mendizorroza / 19.07.2020
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Graham Ruthven

Updated 19/07/2020 at 16:54 GMT


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There's a strange reaction to the full time whistle among the Barcelona players. They have just won 5-0 away from home, but the fact that they have missed out on the Liga title means the Catalans have little to celebrate. An excellent performance, but this was a disappointing season.
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FULL TIME: Alaves 0-5 Barcelona
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This has been a walk in the park for Barcelona for the most part, with Alaves pretty much on their holidays already, but the Catalans deserve credit for the way they have played.
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Just wide! That was a chance for Braithwaite to get his name on the score sheet late on, but the Danish striker dragged his effort wide of the far post. Not a bad effort from the February signing.
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There will be four minutes of stoppage time played at the end of the match.
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It's remarkable just how central Puig is already to Barcelona's creative play in the midfield and around the penalty area. The youngster is so confident with the ball at his feet.
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Next up for Barcelona is the Champions League. They will have a three-week break before their second leg round of 16 tie against Napoli. Their season will come down to that.
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Barcelona have undoubtedly taken their foot off the pedal in this second half. They have still managed to score twice, but there hasn't been the same intensity to their performance.
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Martin has taken a sore one in a challenge from Braithwaite and Alaves will have a freekick in a dangerous position. However, the away side don't do much with it and Barca clear.
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Joselu wide of the post! That should have been a goal! The ball was played in between the two Barcelona centre backs, Joselu got there first, but could only head wide of Neto's post!
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Alaves have been very toothless this afternoon. They had a decent chance in the first half, but other than that they have yet to register a single shot on target against Barcelona.
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Finally, there's the change from Setien that we all expected a while ago. Suarez off, Braithwaite on.
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Another cooling break. Setien can be very pleased with how his team has played this afternoon, but it's too little too late for Barcelona. Where was this sort of performance weeks ago?
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Alaves 0 Barcelona 5 (75 mins - Lionel Messi). It's a fifth for Barcelona and a second goal for Messi! Alba got down the left wing, played the cross into the middle and the Argentine met the ball first time on the bounce volley. That was a very nice finish from Messi. He made that look oh so easy! It wasn't!
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Real Madrid face Leganes later this evening as they celebrate their title triumph without the pressure of it being a must-win match. They can finish seven points clear at the top of the table.