Barcelona have a golden alternative to say the outright lead in La Liga as they face Osasuna on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys tonight.
A victory would see Hansi Flick’s facet transfer three factors forward of Actual Madrid and lengthen their hole over Atletico Madrid to seven factors.
Past the title race, Barça even have an opportunity to realize a historic feat—securing their longest profitable streak in La Liga underneath Flick.
Chasing their very own document
The Blaugrana’s greatest run this season stands at seven consecutive victories, stretching from their opening-day 2-1 conquer Valencia to a slender 1-0 dwelling win towards Getafe.
Throughout that run, Barça collected 21 factors from 21, scored 23 objectives, and conceded solely 5. Nevertheless, their momentum was halted within the reverse fixture towards Osasuna at El Sadar on September 28.
That evening, Flick determined to rotate his squad closely, prioritising freshness for an upcoming Champions League conflict towards Younger Boys.
Barcelona misplaced to Osasuna earlier within the season. (Photograph by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Photographs)
Having misplaced their opening group-stage match to Monaco, the German supervisor wished to make sure his strongest lineup for the Swiss facet.
With a vital Bayern Munich fixture additionally looming, the changes backfired as Barça dropped factors towards Osasuna.
Now, they’ve the right alternative for redemption. This fixture, initially postponed because of the passing of Dr. Carles Minarro, provides Barcelona the prospect to set a brand new membership document underneath Flick—eight consecutive league wins.
Nevertheless, the workforce must cope with out key gamers, as Raphinha and Ronald Araujo shall be unavailable following their worldwide commitments.
Regardless of these absences, a win wouldn’t solely put Barça in command of the title race but in addition ship a robust assertion of intent for the rest of the season.