{"id":29538,"date":"2025-11-29T05:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/barcelona-welcomes-back-pedri-from-injury-as-they-aim-to-close-the-gap-on-real-madrid-in-la-liga-clash-with-alaves\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T05:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:54:33","slug":"barcelona-welcomes-back-pedri-from-injury-as-they-aim-to-close-the-gap-on-real-madrid-in-la-liga-clash-with-alaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/barcelona-welcomes-back-pedri-from-injury-as-they-aim-to-close-the-gap-on-real-madrid-in-la-liga-clash-with-alaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Welcomes Back Pedri from Injury as They Aim to Close the Gap on Real Madrid in La Liga Clash with Alaves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<div class=\"Article-featuredImage\">\n    <figure class=\" img\">\n        <img class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"Soccer Match\" src=\"https:\/\/sportshub.cbsistatic.com\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/29\/1f15b882-227e-4816-b713-2c120d2571b9\/thumbnail\/770x433\/e31bd46be26102601e5f2beaf5d920e3\/untitled-design-2025-11-29t111744-634.png\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/>\n    <\/figure>\n    <figcaption class=\"MediaShortcode-figcaption MediaShortcode-figcaption--indent\">\n        <span class=\"MediaShortcode-credit\">Getty Images<\/span>\n    <\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"Article-bodyContent\">\n    <p><span>Barcelona<\/span> is set to return to their home field at Spotify Camp Nou this Saturday as they face Alaves, following a disheartening defeat against Chelsea earlier in the week during the UEFA Champions League group stages. Barcelona is just a point away from catching up to Hansi Flick's Real Madrid after last weekend\u2019s matches. In a pre-game press conference, Flick expressed the team's disappointment but stressed the need for optimism. Midfielder <span>Pedro<\/span> has rejoined the squad after his injury and is likely to see some action, although he won\u2019t start. Here are the details for the upcoming match.<\/p>\n\n    <h2>How to watch Barcelona vs Alaves, odds<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 29th (Saturday) | <strong>Time:<\/strong> 10:15 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Live Stream:<\/strong> ESPN+<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Odds:<\/strong> Barcelona -505; Draw +613; Alaves +1100<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>Possible lineup<\/h2>\n    <p><strong>Barcelona XI:<\/strong> <span>John Garcia<\/span>; <span>Jules Kunde<\/span>, <span>Pau Kubalsi<\/span>, <span>Gerald Martin<\/span>, <span>Alejandro Balde<\/span>; <span>Eric Garcia<\/span>, <span>Rafinha<\/span>; <span>Lamine Yamal<\/span>, <span>Tick Elm<\/span>, <span>Ferran Torres<\/span>; <span>Robert Lewandowski<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Alaves XI:<\/strong> <span>Antonio Civella<\/span>; <span>Johnny Otto<\/span>, <span>Nahuel Tenaglia<\/span>, <span>Practice<\/span>, <span>Yusef Enriquez<\/span>; <span>Carlos Vicente<\/span>, <span>Antonio Blanco<\/span>, <span>Dennis Suarez<\/span>, <span>Carles Arena<\/span>; <span>Luke Boy<\/span>, <span>Antonio Martinez<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n    <h2>Prediction<\/h2>\n    <p>Following their recent loss to Chelsea, Barcelona is expected to bounce back with a strong performance against Alaves, with expectations of an easy victory. <strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Barcelona 3, Alaves 0.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
Fan Take:<\/strong> This match is crucial for Barcelona to regain momentum and confidence after a tough setback in the Champions League. A solid win could not only improve their standings but also uplift the team’s morale, keeping their fanbase hopeful for the season ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<div class=”Article-featuredImage”> <figure class=” img”> <img class=”Article-featuredImageImg” alt=”Soccer Match” src=”https:\/\/sportshub.cbsistatic.com\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/29\/1f15b882-227e-4816-b713-2c120d2571b9\/thumbnail\/770×433\/e31bd46be26102601e5f2beaf5d920e3\/untitled-design-2025-11-29t111744-634.png” loading=”lazy” height=”433″ width=”770″\/> <\/figure> <figcaption class=”MediaShortcode-figcaption MediaShortcode-figcaption–indent”> <span class=”MediaShortcode-credit”>Getty Images<\/span> <\/figcaption> <\/div> <div class=”Article-bodyContent”> <p><span>Barcelona<\/span> is set to return to their home field at Spotify Camp Nou this Saturday as they face Alaves, following a disheartening defeat against Chelsea earlier in the week during the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2426,7348,839,891,2689,40,3415,331,571,564,46,7347,452,45,1334],"class_list":{"0":"post-29538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-aim","9":"tag-alaves","10":"tag-barcelona","11":"tag-clash","12":"tag-close","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-gap","15":"tag-injury","16":"tag-liga","17":"tag-madrid","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-pedri","20":"tag-real","21":"tag-soccer","22":"tag-welcomes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}