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BARCELONA XI (4-3-3):
Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergino Dest, Oscar Mingueza, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Philippe Coutinho; Lionel Messi, Martin Braithwaite, Antoine Griezmann.Substitutes: Junior Firpo, Carlos Alena, Miralem Pjanic, Ousmane Dembele, trincas, Matheus Fernandes, Riqui Puig, Sergio Busquets, Neto, Inaki Pena.
OSASUNA XI (4-4-2): Sergio Herrera; Facundo Roncaglia, Unai Garcia, Raul Navas, Inigo Perez; Nacho Vidal, Oier Sanjurjo, Jon Moncayola, Jony; Ruben Garcia, Ante Budimir.
Substitutes: Darko Brasanac, Ruben Martinez, Aridane Hernandez, Alvaro Juan Cruz Armada, Kike Saverio, Inaki Alvarez, Enric Gallego, Kike Barja, Roberto Torres.
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Summary Barcelona vs Osasuna
Welcoming Osasuna on matchday 11 at the Camp Nou, Barcelona came out with a 4-change lineup ahead of a 4-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League. Coach Ronald Koeman set Messi, Alba, De Jong and Griezmann in place of Firpo, Alena, Pjanic and Trincao starting from the beginning like the match four days ago.
Instead of playing 4-2-3-1 as usual, Barcelona operated in a 4-3-3 system. In defense, Oscar Mingueza paired the midfielder with Lenglet. The Blaugrana’s three-man midfield includes De Jong, Pedri and Coutinho. In attack, Braithwaite assumes the role of forward. Supporting the Danish players are Messi and Griezmann.
On the side of Osasuna, the visitors have 3 changes in the main lineup compared to the Huesca draw of 1 week ago. Coach Jagoba Arrasate appointed Navas, Vidal and Moncayola, replacing David García, Torres and Cruz. The visitors operate according to the 3-5-2 diagram, kicking with 5 crossed defenders when there is no ball.
Last season, Osasuna used to cause a lot of problems for Barcelona. Technician Jagoba Arrasate’s team drew 1 and won 1 Blaugrana. In it, they surprised when they beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou. However, Osasuna could not do it again in this season’s meeting.
During the first half, Osasuna played a defensive counterattack, but did not have many opportunities to counter. In the first 45 minutes of competition, the visitors failed to make a shot on goal. The most outstanding situation that Osasuna created was Budimir’s kick over the crossbar (18 ‘) and the situation of getting the ball into the net by Ter Stegen de Budimir (39’). However, the goal was not recognized due to an offside error.
Unlike Osasuna, Barcelona dominated the game, controlling the ball by up to 77%, taking a total of 11 shots, including 8 shots on target. Typically, the 3 shots from Griezmann (15 ‘, 16’ and 24 ‘) and Coutinho (19’). However, these 4 shots were blocked or caught by Sergio Herrera (3) and missed the post (1).
Barcelona’s most unfortunate occasion was Coutinho’s kick, which was blocked by Unai Garcia on the line in the 10th minute. From Messi’s pass, Griezmann had a good return for Coutinho. Immediately, the Brazilian player launched a dangerous kick. However, defender Unai Garcia was able to quickly clear the line, helping the home team avoid a visible goal.
However, Barcelona did not regret Coutinho’s failed situation because after that, he had 2 goals in the first half. 30 minutes, from the opening line to tear Messi’s Osasuna defenders, Jordi Alba went down and crossed the ball for Coutinho. The Brazilian international finished but was blocked by goalkeeper Sergio Herrera. Quick as lightning, Braithwaite slammed into the mud and scored the opening goal.
Thirteen minutes after Braithwaite’s goal, everything went very well for Barcelona. In the 43rd minute, since Jordi Alba blocked midfielder Moncayola’s pass, the ball found Griezmann’s right and his reach. The French player launched a volley with his left foot, mounted a super product, helping Barça lead 2-0. This is the last notable ball of the first half.
In the second half, the game did not change when Barça was still the owner of the game completely. Despite being damaged by the injury of midfielder Lenglet, the Catalan giant still defended the net and scored 2 more goals. In the 57th minute, Griezmann stole the opponent’s foot from the defender and turned the wall with Braithwaite in the middle before center from the left for Coutinho to score with ease.
Osasuna’s best chance came in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, they were unable to take advantage of when Roberto Torres was in a favorable position to put the ball on Barça’s crossbar. A minute later, the forward replaced Barça’s Dembélé with a small celebration. He had an impressive shot to put the ball in the far corner, but the referee, after consulting the VAR technology, did not recognize the goal due to the fact that this player was offside.
Although Dembélé still has not regretted it, Messi has scored a goal to mark the victory of Barça. In the 73rd minute, he broke near the penalty area and launched a super kick to put the ball in the high corner, leaving the opposing goalkeeper with no chance to block. Due to the overwhelming celebration, the referee issued a yellow card to Barça’s “number 10”.
By defeating Osasuna, Barça had a significant experience on the day they celebrated their 12th. More importantly, coach Koeman’s team moved up to 7 places to climb to 7th place in the standings.
