BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After its humbling at Chelsea, Barcelona hopes it can get back to winning ways when it hosts Alaves in La Liga on Saturday.

The game will give Barcelona the chance to move ahead of leader Real Madrid in the Spanish standings, a day before Xabi Alonso’s side visits Girona.

Barcelona has taken advantage of a couple of slips by Madrid to close the gap in La Liga to one point. But Hansi Flick’s side fell apart in a 3-0 loss at Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday.

“We have to accept the defeat and stay positive about what comes next," Flick said.

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Flick’s focus will be on improving a defense that was picked apart in London, where it was clearly missing the leadership and smart play of Íñigo Martínez, who left for Saudi Arabia last summer.

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