Deportivo Alavés
Alavés' bright start has stalled into a one-win-in-five slide, with a battered defense now exposed against top sides.
Quique Sánchez Flores' side banked early points but has managed just one win in its last five, falling 1-2 to Atlético Madrid on 10 October. Long-term injuries to centre-backs Mikel Rodríguez and Facundo Garcés, plus a knock to Ville Koski, have left Alavés dangerously short at the back. Lucas Boyé remains their main attacking threat with 5 league goals as they try to steady a season that started with real promise.
