Barcelona and Osasuna are clashing at Camp Nou in round 28 of the Spanish LaLiga. Barcelona was playing in the Europa League earlier this week, and despite all the chances they created, they couldn’t score a goal. Osasuna has been mostly hot and cold this season, but they are safely outside the relegation zone.
Barcelona is improving game after game, they have been scoring a lot of goals, and they are still in the top 4 in LaLiga. Barcelona is also undefeated in their last 9 games, but they need to get back on the winning track in this game. With 10 scored goals, Depay is the leading goalscorer for Barcelona, while De Jong has added 5 goals. Alba has added 7 assists. Roberto, Fati, Balde, and Umtiti are all injured. Barcelona has a lot of depth now, and Xavi is doing an excellent job rotating these players, but they need to get some more consistency on both ends. Offensively, Barcelona is doing a good job, but their defense still needs work, and they are close to signing Christiansen from Chelsea in the summer. I think Barcelona will go all-in in the Europa League, but as far as LaLiga goes, they will be aiming for the top 4 and one of the Champions League spots.
As I’ve mentioned, Osasuna has been hot and cold for most of the season, and even that has been enough for them to stay outside the relegation zone. Osasuna is now in 11th place with 35 points, they have scored only 26 goals, but they have also conceded only 31 goals. As we can see, Osasuna is not an overly good team when it comes to scoring goals, but their defense has kept them out of trouble for most of the season. Garcia is the leading goalscorer for Osasuna with 5 goals, while David Garcia and Avila have added 4 goals each. Areso is the only injured player for Osasuna at the moment. Overall, Osasuna is a decent team, they can be dangerous and tough to beat at home, but on the road, they are just an average team who doesn’t really do anything special.
Barcelona is a much better team here, they are scoring like crazy, and not even this solid Osasuna’s defense will stop them. After missing about a gazillion chances in that game against Galatasaray, Barcelona will score a lot in this game, and they will win.