With Actual Madrid’s loss yesterday, Barcelona might take a five-point lead in La Liga with a win in opposition to Osasuna.
Barcelona have an opportunity to go 5 factors clear on the prime of La Liga once they face Osasuna away from residence, in what shall be their closing recreation earlier than the World Cup break.
Actual Madrid suffered their first lack of the season on Monday night time once they travelled to the Vallecas, falling to a 3-2 defeat to an electrical Rayo Vallecano facet. They now have 32 factors from 13 video games.
The Catalans, who’ve 34 factors from as many video games, shall be eager to mount the strain on Los Blancos by stretching the lead on the prime of the desk to 5 factors, despite the fact that Carlo Ancelotti’s facet face Cádiz on Thursday night time.
It will not be a cakewalk, nonetheless, for Xavi’s troops, as Osasuna have been the shock package deal in La Liga this season, bagging 23 factors from 13 video games and discovering themselves only one level beneath the highest 4.
Their report at residence hasn’t been excellent, however ought to nonetheless be sufficient to create issues for the visiting Barcelona facet. Osasuna have received collected 15 factors from a potential 21 once they have performed on the El Sadar.
Osasuna vs Barcelona confirmed lineups
Osasuna XI (4-4-2): Aitor Fernández; Cruz, U. García, D. García, Vidal; Oroz, Torró, Moncayola, Gomez; R. Garcia, Ávila
Barcelona XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Balde, Christensen, Alonso, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembélé, Lewandowski, Torres
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Barcelona’s upcoming fixtures
That is Barcelona’s closing recreation heading into the World Cup. They’ll take the sector within the Catalan derby in opposition to Espanyol on thirtieth December, which shall be their first recreation after the World Cup.