A strange decision, it had never happened before, but the calendar is so compressed that it didn’t allow for anything else. That’s why Barcelona-Osasuna, a rescheduled match from matchday 27 of the Spanish Liga, is being played this Thursday when not all the national team players will be available to their respective coaches. Especially Flick’s team, of course, who will certainly not have Raphinha available, as he was recently involved in his Brazil’s match against Argentina.
Having said that, it’s clear that Barcelona have an important opportunity that they can’t afford to miss. Flick’s team are now level on points with Real Madrid, but this match could give them the chance to move ahead at the top. And it would certainly be important to be able to win, it would allow them to look forward to their next matches with greater peace of mind, of course. And Barcelona also wants to get a very important rematch after the first match: four thrashings and a totally unexpected victory for Osasuna at that moment of the season. Which also caused a slight decline for Barcelona. So they have another reason to win this match despite the absences.
A match that, as mentioned, is fairly predictable. The emergency – if we can call it that – certainly won’t change the players that will take to the field. We therefore expect a match without any particular surprises or shocks.
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The prediction
Victory for Barcelona who will go to the top of the league on their own. Osasuna also come into the game with some important absences, such as Boyomo – tired from commitments with the Cameroon national team and returning just before the game – Torrò and especially Zaragoza. Three very important points for Flick’s men in a match that will see at least three goals in total.
The probable line-ups for Barcelona-Osasuna
BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Koundé, Íñigo, Eric, Balde; De Jong, Pedri, Gavi: Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal.
OSASUNA (4-3-3): Herrera; Bretones, Juan Cruz, Herrando, Catena, Areso; Muñoz, Moncayola, Ruben García, Oroz; Budimir.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1