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Lionel Messi has a crack from the edge of the box but Florian Lejeune is throws himself in front of that one.

That's it. They've been held by 10-man Alaves.

Can Barca find a winner?

Five minutes added.

Another Barcelona chance and its Gerard Pique again.

The Spain defender is playing as a auxiliary forward and sees a header cleared off the line. The visitors are getting closer.

Barcelona are laying siege to the Alaves penalty area.

Now Gerard Pique miskicks in front of goal. How have they not scored?

He had to score.

Lionel Messi lays the ball into Sergino Dest but somehow the Alaves keeper Fernando Pacheco flings himself across goal to block it.

Home defender Ruben Duarte goes in the book for a foul on Francisco Trincao.

Lionel Messi has the ball in the back of the Alaves net but he's a mile offside. And he knows it.

Still a brilliant finish from 10-12 yards in off the right post.

Nearly another nightmare moment for Barca keeper Neto who just about smuggles the ball to safety from another dodgy back pass.

Whatever are they doing back there.

As it stands Barcelona are 11 places and eight points behind the La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Can they find a winner from somewhere.

If so, six points behind and with a game in hand doesn't look half as bad.

Cometh the hour and all that...

Here comes Barca's Danish forward Martin Braithwaite to replace Ansu Fati.

It's literally all hands to the pump for Alaves who are barely getting out of their own half now.

A couple of changes for the hosts who are tying to get fresh legs on to repel Barca and hold on for a point.

Manu Garcia and Adrian Marín Gomez both come on as goalscorer Luis Rioja and Tomas Pina make way.

Sergino Dest is on to replace Jordi Alba for Barca.

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Almost Lionel Messi at his best...twisting and turning, he works a yard of space on his left peg and tries to curl the ball round a defender into the bottom left corner.

You know the drill.

Alaves keeper Fernando Pacheco superbly gets across to palm it clear.

For all of Barcelona's neat little passing movements that goal came as a result of Ansu Fati blocking a clearance and a kind bounce of the ball.

What has Jota just done. The Alaves midfielder is already on a yellow and tries to flick a ball over Gerard Pique's head.

It's high, a little reckless and he'll be taking an early bath.

What impact will that have on the outcome of this game?

And another.

Tomas Tavares makes his first appearance for Alaves after joining from Benfica on loan.

The 19-year-old defender is on for midfielder Edgar Mendez.