Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the LaLiga clash between Osasuna and Barcelona from the El Sadar.
Barcelona will look to extend their perfect start to the LaLiga season as the Catalan giants have won all seven of their matches so far, sitting at the top of the table with 21 points. A victory would mark their best start to a league campaign since the 2013-14 season, when they won their first eight games.
Osasuna, under new coach Vicente Moreno, have had a solid start and sit in seventh place with 11 points from seven games. They’ve been strong at home, picking up 10 points from a possible 12, and will aim to challenge the league leaders. However, they have not beaten Barcelona in LaLiga since July 2020, and their last five encounters with the Catalans have ended in defeat, including a 2-1 loss last season.
Barcelona have been coping with several injuries, including key players like Frenkie de Jong, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Ronald Araujo. Despite this, they’ve continued to dominate, scoring 23 goals in just seven games. Robert Lewandowski has been crucial, netting seven goals, and he is expected to lead the attack alongside Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.
Osasuna will be without long-term absentees Iker Munoz and Kike Barja, but Vicente Moreno is expected to bring Ante Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza into the starting lineup to boost their attack.
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Match ends, Osasuna 4, Barcelona 2.
Second Half ends, Osasuna 4, Barcelona 2.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge Herrando.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nacho Vidal (Osasuna).
Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
Aimar Oroz (Osasuna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abel Bretones.
Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Enzo Boyomo.
Goal! Osasuna 4, Barcelona 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
Offside, Osasuna. Aimar Oroz is caught offside.
Goal! Osasuna 4, Barcelona 1. Abel Bretones (Osasuna) left footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Sergi Domínguez.
Substitution, Osasuna. Nacho Vidal replaces Jesús Areso.
Substitution, Osasuna. Jorge Herrando replaces Juan Cruz.
Corner, Osasuna. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
Attempt saved. Raúl García (Osasuna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rubén Peña.
Foul by Juan Cruz (Osasuna).
Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Cruz.
Corner, Osasuna. Conceded by Eric García.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna).
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Raúl García (Osasuna).
Substitution, Osasuna. Raúl García replaces Ante Budimir.
Substitution, Osasuna. Abel Bretones replaces Bryan Zaragoza.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Juan Cruz (Osasuna).
Goal! Osasuna 3, Barcelona 1. Ante Budimir (Osasuna) converts the penalty with a left footed shot.
Sergi Domínguez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Sergi Domínguez (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Osasuna. Ante Budimir draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Robert Lewandowski.
Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Gerard Martín.
Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna).
Corner, Osasuna. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
Offside, Osasuna. Jesús Areso is caught offside.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna).
Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Osasuna) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Juan Cruz (Osasuna) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Pablo Torre.
Substitution, Osasuna. Rubén Peña replaces Rubén García.
Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Pau Víctor.
Goal! Osasuna 2, Barcelona 1. Pau Víctor (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
Offside, Osasuna. Rubén García is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Pablo Torre (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lucas Torró (Osasuna).
Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Juan Cruz (Osasuna).
Second Half begins Osasuna 2, Barcelona 0.
First Half ends, Osasuna 2, Barcelona 0.
Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Cruz.
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Offside, Osasuna. Bryan Zaragoza is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Cruz with a cross.
Attempt saved. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Bryan Zaragoza.
Foul by Lucas Torró (Osasuna).
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna).
Foul by Juan Cruz (Osasuna).
Offside, Osasuna. Aimar Oroz is caught offside.
Goal! Osasuna 2, Barcelona 0. Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna) right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Osasuna. Ante Budimir is caught offside.
Offside, Osasuna. Ante Budimir is caught offside.
Offside, Osasuna. Rubén García is caught offside.
Goal! Osasuna 1, Barcelona 0. Ante Budimir (Osasuna) header from the centre of the box.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Enzo Boyomo (Osasuna).
Foul by Pablo Torre (Barcelona).
Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Jesús Areso (Osasuna) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna).
Corner, Osasuna. Conceded by Eric García.
Corner, Osasuna. Conceded by Pau Víctor.
Offside, Osasuna. Ante Budimir is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Osasuna vs Barcelona Official Lineups
Osasuna XI: Sergio Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Juan Cruz; Torró, Ibáñez; Rubén García, Aimar Oroz, Bryan Zaragoza; Budimir.
Barcelona XI: Iñaki Peña; Koundé, Cubarsí, Sergi Domínguez, Gerard Martín; Eric García, Pedri; Ferran, Pablo Torre, Pau Víctor; Lewandowski.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Osasuna has not beaten Barcelona at home since February 11, 2012. Since then, the record is three draws and five wins for the Blaugrana.
Possible Osasuna XI: Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Cruz; Ibanez, Torro; Garcia, Oroz, Zaragoza; Budimir.
Possible Barcelona XI: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; E. Garcia, Pedri; Yamal, Torre, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Where to watch Osasuna vs Barcelona?
For fans in the United Kingdom, Osasuna vs Barcelona can be seen on Premier Sports and Amazon Prime Video. Fans in Ireland can tune in via Sky Ireland’s Sports Extra pack.
US-based fans will be able to see Osasuna vs Barcelona on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
What time does Osasuna vs Barcelona start?
Osasuna vs Barcelona is a 21:00 CET kick-off, which is local time in Spain. That means fans in the UK and Ireland will find the game starting at 20:00 GMT.
Fans in the USA can tune in to watch Osasuna vs Barcelona at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
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