In Spain's Basque country, teams fight for something beyond silverware
Global brands like Barcelona and Real Madrid are focused on trophies. For Basque teams below them in La Liga, priorities are much, much different.
2019 Schedule
All times ET
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AlavésALV- AlavésALVPPD
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CELCELPPDAlavésALV- AlavésALVPPD
RSORSO 
ESPESPPPDAlavésALV- AlavésALV1FT
1VALVAL 
LEGLEG1FT1AlavésALV- AlavésALV2FT
1ATHATH 
MALMAL1FT0AlavésALV- AlavésALV2FT
1EIBEIB 
SEVSEV1FT1AlavésALV- AlavésALV1FT
2VILLVILL 
LEVLEV0FT1AlavésALV- AlavésALV1FT
1BETBET 
BARBAR4FT1AlavésALV
JAENJAEN3FT1AlavésALV- AlavésALV1FT1LEGLEG
GCFGCF3FT0AlavésALV- AlavésALV1FT
2MADMAD - EIBEIB0FT2AlavésALV
- AlavésALV3FT
0VALLVALL - OSAOSA4FT2AlavésALV
- AlavésALV1FT1ATLATL
- VILLVILL4FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV2FT0CELCEL
- VALVAL2FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV2FT0MALMAL
- RSORSO3FT0AlavésALV
2019 Schedule
8-8-11, 14th in Spanish Primera División
- RSORSO326/9FT
0AlavésALV - AlavésALV229/9FT0MALMAL
- VALVAL25/10FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV220/10FT0CELCEL
- VILLVILL425/10FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV129/10FT1ATLATL
- OSAOSA43/11FT2AlavésALV
- AlavésALV39/11FT0VALLVALL
- EIBEIB024/11FT2AlavésALV
- AlavésALV130/11FT2MADMAD
- GCFGCF37/12FT0AlavésALV
- AlavésALV113/12FT1LEGLEG
- JAENJAEN317/12FT1AlavésALV
- BARBAR421/12FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV15/1FT1BETBET
- LEVLEV018/1FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV125/1FT2VILLVILL
- SEVSEV12/2FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV27/2FT1EIBEIB
- MALMAL115/2FT0AlavésALV
- AlavésALV223/2FT1ATHATH
- LEGLEG129/2FT1AlavésALV
- AlavésALV16/3FT1VALVAL
- ESPESP015/3FT0AlavésALV
- AlavésALV022/3FT0RSORSO
- CELCEL0FT0AlavésALV
- AlavésALV0FT0OSAOSA
- ATLATL0FT0AlavésALV
Are Messi-Suarez-Griezmann finally starting to click at Barca? (1:27)
Barcelona ease past Alaves, put pressure on Real
Barcelona forged a three-point lead over rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Saturday, beating Alaves 4-1.
Moreno: Griezmann needs to stick with it at Barca (0:45)
Real Madrid go top of La Liga as Ramos scores
Real Madrid earned a spirited 2-1 win at Alaves on Saturday to open up a provisional three-point gap at the top of La Liga.
What's wrong with Atletico Madrid? (1:38)
Atletico Madrid held at Alaves after Perez thunderbolt
Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Alaves as Lucas Perez's sublime solo strike stopped the visitors from picking up three points.
Sevilla move top of La Liga by beating Alaves
Sevilla climbed to the top of La Liga on Sunday after beating Alaves 1-0 away from home.
Valencia in pole position for fourth with win over Alaves
Valencia took control of the battle for the final Champions League qualifying place in La Liga by beating Alaves 3-1 to climb above Getafe.
Barca win, now need Atleti loss to clinch title
Barcelona inched closer to their 26th La Liga title with a 2-0 victory at Alaves on Tuesday.
Sevilla boost top four hopes with win over Alaves
Sevilla improved their chances of qualifying for the Champions League by beating fellow top-four chasers Alaves 2-0 at home on Thursday.
Atletico crush Alaves to retain faint title hopes
Atletico Madrid thrashed Alaves 4-0 on Saturday to keep alive their faint hopes of winning the La Liga title as they stayed 10 points behind leaders
Madrid continue winning run ahead of Clasico
Karim Benzema scored his sixth goal in four games as Real Madrid beat Alaves 3-0 on Sunday for a fourth successive La Liga victory.
High-flying Alaves earn point at Girona
Borja Baston earned high-flying Alaves a 1-1 draw at Girona on Saturday in La Liga after Cristhian Stuani's brilliant bicycle kick sent the hosts ah
Atletico move level with La Liga leaders Barca
Atletico Madrid moved into provisional second place in La Liga with a 3-0 win over fourth-placed Alaves on Saturday to join leaders Barcelona on 28
Sevilla surrender La Liga lead to Barca after Alaves draw
Sevilla slipped off the top of La Liga on Sunday as they could only draw 1-1 at Alaves, whose comfortable protection of their unbeaten home record a
Alaves miss out on chance to overtake Barcelona
Alaves spurned the chance to go top of La Liga on Friday with a 1-0 defeat at Leganes, who moved out of the relegation zone.
Real Madrid goalless again in shock loss to Alaves
Real Madrid's miserable run of results continued as they slid to a shock 1-0 La Liga defeat at Alaves and failed to score in a fourth-straight game.
Messi brace lifts Barcelona to season-opening win
Barcelona began the new La Liga campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Saturday with the help of a spectacular under-the-wall free kick from Messi.
Twumasi wants to build on Kazakh success at Alaves
The Ghana international signed a four-year deal with the Spanish side on Monday.
Morocco lose appeal to recruit Spain's Munir
Morocco's football federation has lost its case against FIFA to recruit Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup.
Gameiro's goal gives Atletico victory vs. Alaves
Atletico Madrid stayed mathematically in the La Liga title race, for a few hours at least, with a 1-0 victory over Alaves.
Alaves' Medran cries during interview
Alvaro Medran, on loan from Valencia, showed his frustration over his lack of playing time at Alaves by crying during a postgame interview.
FIFA rejects Morocco's wish to add Munir
Morocco's hopes of adding Munir El Haddadi to their World Cup squad have been dashed by FIFA.
2019-20 La Liga Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | +32 | 58 |
| Real Madrid | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | +30 | 56 |
| Sevilla FC | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +10 | 47 |
| Real Sociedad | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | +12 | 46 |
| Getafe | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | +12 | 46 |
| Atletico Madrid | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | +10 | 45 |
| Valencia | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 42 |
| Villarreal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 38 |
| Granada | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 38 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | +6 | 37 |
| Osasuna | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 34 |
| Real Betis | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 33 |
| Levante | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 33 |
| Alavés | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 32 |
| Real Valladolid | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 29 |
| Eibar | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 27 |
| Celta Vigo | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -12 | 26 |
| Mallorca | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 25 |
| Leganes | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -18 | 23 |
| Espanyol | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -23 | 20 |
2019-20 Team LeadersSpanish Primera División
- Goals
- Assists
RankingsSpanish Primera División
Goal Difference-8Tied-13th
Goals Scored29Tied-13th
Assists17Tied-14th
Goals Conceded3711th