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Exactly 72 hours after Barcelona’s last game against Getafe kicked off, the Catalans must prepare for their next battle amid the hectic schedule.
Hansi Flick’s men will take on Vincente Moreno’s Osasuna at El Sadar on Saturday night in what promises to be a great matchup.
The hosts are currently seated seventh in La Liga with eleven points after seven games. Notably, however, they are the only team in the top ten of La Liga to have conceded more goals than they have scored.
Heading into the game, the Catalans are on a run of six straight wins over Osasuna and are unbeaten in their past nine meetings.
The hosts, meanwhile, have not maintained a clean sheet against the Blaugrana in 14 appearances with the last one dating back to 2013.
Barça Universal brings you three talking points ahead of Osasuna vs Barcelona.
Fortress to conquer
Osasuna’s season so far has been quite bipolar, to say the least. The Pamplona-based side have looked completely different versions at home and away from home, seemingly unconquerable in the former but lacklustre in the latter.
Of their seven games so far this season, Vincente Moreno’s men have played four at home and three on the road. Of the three games away from home, they have lost two and drawn one.
The story at El Sadar, however, is completely different as they have won three games and drawn just once. Their only draw at the venue came against Leganes on matchday 1 and they have looked a different side at home ever since.
If Barcelona are to take all three points tomorrow, they must thus put an end to Osasuna’s unbeaten run at home and it will not be easy by any means considering that they have conceded just four goals in as many games at the venue.
Hansi Flick and Co. must be vary of some of the opposition’s players in particular as the likes of Ruben Garcia in midfield and Abel Bretones in defence have been on song.
Further, the goalkeeper Sergio Herrera and…
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-09-27 14:27:13
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