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Shock as La Liga champions Barcelona loose to underdogs Deportivo Alaves

Arda Turan struggles for the ball with Alaves midfielder Marcos Llorente [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Barcelona were yesterday ashamed by newly promoted Alaves at Camp Nou as they stumbled to an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Camp Nou.

Superstars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta were brought off the bench in the second half as Luis Enrique picked a heavily rotated team but even with them on the pitch Barcelona struggled to break down the brave Alaves defence.

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