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Barcelona’s game against Osasuna on Saturday night was far from as simple as many expected but not for the reasons one would fathom.
Heading into the game, the team were eyeing a historic record in La Liga under the new manager. Hansi Flick, however, was unaffected by the hype and deployed multiple rotations on the night and rested Lamine Yamal, Inigo Martinez, Alejandro Balde and Raphinha.
Osasuna took complete advantage of the rotated Barcelona lineup in the first period, scoring twice through Ante Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza to head into the break with a 2-0 lead intact.
Pau Victor pulled one back early in the second period before Flick brought back his stars in Yamal and Raphinha to the field.
An untimely penalty, however, helped the hosts make it 3-1 and taking it out of Barcelona’s reach before a fourth added the cherry on the cake for the hosts.
Lamine Yamal’s wonderful strike from distance gave Barcelona hope but it was too little too late for the Catalans.
Barça Universal brings you the player ratings from Osasuna 4-2 Barcelona.
Inaki Pena: 5
Faced with his first real test as a starter for Barcelona, the homegrown star conceded twice in 45 minutes against the Pamplona-based side.
While there was nothing he could have done against the opener, he slightly over-committed for the second and stepped too far out of his goal.
Conceded two more in the second-half but not much he could have done on either occasion.
Gerard Martin: 5.5
The academy star entered the lineup as a replacement for Alejandro Balde at left-back and struggled to keep up with Osasuna’s attack through the first half.
Faced against Pablo Ibanez and Ruben Garcia, he often found himself chasing after the Osasuna attack and was defensively very poor.
His distribution was another aspect of his game that disappointed at El Sadar as he often gave the ball away at the slightest of pressures.
Pau Cubarsi: 6
The youngster…
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-09-28 20:56:57
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