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Reaction from the Mendizorrotza Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday after Frenkie de Jong's late strike gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at relegation strugglers Alaves in La Liga.

Despite the visitors dominating posession and creating a series of chances over the course of the game, it seemed that Alaves would hang on for a draw, but Ferran Torres' assist allowed de Jong to score the winner in the 87th minute and Barcelona pocketed the points.

The win moved Xavi Hernandez's side up to fifth in the table on 35 points from 21 games, a distant 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

But it did go some way to lift the disappointment of being knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Athletic Bilbao last Thursday and their exit from the Spanish Super Cup at the hands of arch rivals Real the week before.

Alaves remain 19th and have now not won in ten games in the Spanish top flight - equalling a grim club record.