Alaves manager sees no weaknesses in Barcelona ahead of clash: ‘Benchmark team in La Liga and Europe’

Alaves manager sees no weaknesses in Barcelona ahead of clash: ‘Benchmark team in La Liga and Europe’ Alaves manager Quique Sanchez Flores has claimed that he sees no obvious weaknesses in Hansi Flick’s Barcelona ahead of their La Liga clash on Saturday. The Blaugrana host Alaves at the Spotify Camp Nou tomorrow night hoping to bounce back to winning ways after back-to-back losses against PSG and Real Madrid. Quique Sanchez Flores hails Barcelona Despite the fact that Barcelona come into the match on the back of consecutive losses, Quique Sanchez Flores claimed that he has found “no cracks” in the Catalans, but at the same time, he warned that “that doesn’t mean one might appear tomorrow.” Flores went on to laud the current La Liga champions as the ‘benchmark’ team in La Liga and Europe. “It is an extremely demanding match” because his opponents “do a lot of things well,” he said. Quique Sanchez Flores impressed by Barcelona’s quality. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) Continuing, the Alaves boss added: “They are the benchmark team in La Liga and in Europe. Their style of play includes deeply ingrained elements that cannot be changed because they execute them so well.” Further praising the league leaders, Flores noted: “Barça play well. They position themselves well in attack and have improved their defensive organisation.” As such, he made it clear that Alaves will need to be “very clinical and concede as little as possible” in order to stand a chance at the Spotify Camp Nou. Barcelona need to bounce back Barcelona made an excellent start to the season, going on an absolute rampage as they won 11 of their first 11 fixtures in all competitions – nine in La Liga and two in the UEFA Champions League. Time to bounce back. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) The last week saw those runs come to an end, as first PSG beat the Catalans 4-2 in Europe, before Real Madrid handed them a 1-2 loss in El Clasico . As such, it becomes imperative for Barcelona to produce a strong reaction and get back to winning ways, especially with important matches coming up against the likes of Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, Alaves go into the game without a win in six games, with their most recent encounter ending in a 1-1 draw against Malaga, providing Barcelona with the perfect opportunity to start rebuilding their momentum. Source: Mundo Deportivo