After the match that brought together the Barcelona team and the Deportivo Alaves team in the thirteenth round of the Spanish League championship, which ended with an important victory for the Barcelona team with two goals to one after falling behind in the score in the first half, the team returned to scoring two goals in the second half and achieving the victory and raising its score to thirty points in the match. Second place, only 4 points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, and 2 points behind traditional rival Real Madrid, which is in second place.
Spanish coach Xavi burst into tears after the end of the match after some fans described him as a cancer and a disease within the team after suffering a sudden and unexpected loss to Shakhtar in the Champions League.