Barcelona visits Osasuna with the aim of remaining undefeated and at the top of LaLiga. These are the match lineups.
BARCELONA — Barcelona visits Osasuna this Saturday with a revolutionary XI. Hansi Flick decided on thorough rotations and left Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Casadó, Balde and Iñigo Martínez out of the lineup, making way for Ferran, Pau Víctor, Eric García, Gerard Martín and Sergi Domínguez.
He Barcelona has won its last six official matches consecutively Osasunaagainst whom they remain undefeated for nine and have not lost in Pamplona since February 2012 (3-2), adding five wins and three draws since then.
These are the background of a match that this Saturday could go down in the history of the Barça club, which if it wins, it would reach eight in a row, equaling its best league start ever.
The challenge is no small feat for the team Hansi Flick. Vicente Moreno’s Osasuna has played four games at home and has only given up one draw, surprising against Leganés on the opening day and presents itself as a rival probably as uncomfortable as Getafe was on its visit to Montjuïc, causing such a victory. adjusted as suffered in this monumental start to the season.
Understanding that the Madrid derby will be played on Sunday, which could benefit Barça, the German coach could introduce some changes to the starting eleven, also thinking about the Champions League duel that will take place on Tuesday against the Young Boys Swiss, a minor rival… But after the stumble in Monaco, his visit becomes transcendental.
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It will be the second game in ownership for Iñaki Peña due to the serious injury of Ter Stegen, waiting to decide the signing of another goalkeeper, and just as the German goalkeeper Flick will not be able to count on Araújo, Bernal, De Jong, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Fermín and Christensenwhile Moreno will have the absence of the injured Jon Moncayola, which adds to the longer lasting injuries of Kike Barja and Iker Muñoz.
CA OSASUNA: Sergio Herrera, Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Bretones, Pablo Ibáñez, Torró, Rubén García, Aimar Oroz, Bryan Zaragoza and Budimir.
FC BARCELONA: Iñaki Peña, Koundé, Cubarsí, Eric García, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, S. Domínguez, Gerard Martín, Pedri, Ferran Torres and Lewandowski.
REFEREE
Cuadra Fernandez.
STADIUM
The Sadar.
HOUR
3:00 PM ET / 12:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM MX
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