Barcelona will aim to recover from their first La Liga defeat of the season when they visit Alaves at Mendizorrotza Stadium on Sunday. Despite a 4-2 loss to Osasuna last weekend, Barcelona remain top of the table with 21 points from their first eight games, while Alaves sit in 11th place after a solid start to the season. Alaves, with 10 points from eight matches, have struggled in recent games, losing their last two, including defeats to Real Madrid and Getafe. Historically, Alaves has struggled against Barcelona, not beating them in La Liga since 2016, and has lost their last three meetings.

Barcelona, despite their injury problems, bounced back from their Osasuna defeat with a dominant 5-0 Champions League win over Young Boys. Under new head coach Hansi Flick, they have started the season strongly, winning seven of their first eight league matches. Robert Lewandowski continues to be a standout performer, with nine goals in 10 appearances. Alaves, although fresh due to Barcelona's midweek European commitments, face a tough task given Barcelona's strong attacking form.

Team news sees Alaves in good shape, though Hugo Novoa remains a doubt. Barcelona, however, are missing several key players, including Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Dani Olmo, and Gavi. Inigo Martinez and Eric Garcia could return to the squad, while Wojciech Szczesny may also make the bench after joining training. Despite these absences, Barcelona are expected to win, although they may need patience to break down Alaves.

I expect Barca snatching the victory without conceding goals.

巴塞罗那将于周日在门迪佐罗萨球场做客阿拉维斯，希望能从本赛季首场西甲失利中恢复过来。尽管上周末以4比2不敌奥萨苏纳，但巴塞罗那在前8场比赛中积21分仍然排名第一，而阿拉维斯在本赛季开局良好后排名第11位。阿拉维斯在8场比赛中得到10分，最近的比赛中表现不佳，输掉了最近两场比赛，包括输给皇家马德里和赫塔菲。从历史上看，阿拉维斯在对阵巴塞罗那的比赛中表现不佳，自2016年以来一直没有在西甲击败他们，并且在最近三次交锋中输掉了比赛。

尽管有伤病困扰，巴塞罗那还是从奥萨苏纳的失利中恢复过来，以5-0的优势战胜了年轻男孩队。在新任主教练汉斯·弗里克的带领下，他们本赛季开局强劲，赢得了前8场联赛中的7场。莱万多夫斯基仍然是一名出色的球员，10次出场打入9球。虽然阿拉维斯在周中参加了巴塞罗那的欧洲联赛，但考虑到巴塞罗那强大的进攻状态，他面临着艰巨的任务。

队内消息显示阿拉维斯状态良好，但雨果·诺沃亚仍有疑问。然而，巴塞罗那缺少几名关键球员，包括特尔斯特根、奥尔莫和加维。马丁内斯和加西亚可能会回归，而什琴斯尼也可能在参加训练后坐在替补席上。尽管有这些缺阵的球员，巴萨仍有望获胜，尽管他们可能需要耐心来击溃阿拉维斯。

我希望巴萨在不失球的情况下夺取胜利。