Barcelona vs Osasuna Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Spanish Primera
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THE FACTS
When is Barcelona vs Osasuna on and what time does it start? Barcelona vs Osasuna will take place on Wednesday 31st January, 2024 – 18:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Barcelona vs Osasuna? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Barcelona vs Osasuna on in the UK? Barcelona vs Osasuna will be televised live on LaLigaTV, but La Liga matches are also televised occasionally on Viaplay Sports and ITV
Where can I stream Barcelona vs Osasuna in the UK? Barcelona vs Osasuna can be streamed live on Viaplay, while ITV matches can be streamed live on ITVX
THE LOWDOWN
BARCELONA
Xavi announced that he was leaving Barcelona at the end of the season with him suggesting that the team needed a change of dynamic. They were hammered 5-3 by Villarreal on Saturday evening and that means the Blaugrana 19 goals across all competitions in the calendar year of 2024 as they drift further from the title race in La Liga.
This month they have been beaten in the final of the Supercopa de Espana by Real Madrid and also been knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by Athletic Club. They are 11 points behind their regional rivals, Girona, at the top-of-the-table and no real chance of any silverware this season.
OSASUNA
Under the management of Jago Arrasate, it had been a fairly underwhelming campaign in relative terms for Osasuna after they had been very impressive last year with a seventh-placed finish and being Copa del Rey runners’ up. However, the Pamplona-based club have been much-improved in the last month or so.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw in their most recent outing away to Sevilla with Ante Budimir cancelling out Isaac Romero’s first-half goal. Osasuna have now suffered just seven defeats in La Liga in a run of form that stretches back to late-November as they attempt to push for a top-half finish.
THE TEAM NEWS
BARCELONA
Sergi Roberto has joined a long Barcelona injury list which includes the likes of Alex Balde, Raphinha, Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Fort; Gundogan, Romeu, De Jong; Yamal, Lewandowski, Joao Felix
UNAVAILABLE: Roberto (Injured), Balde (Injured), Raphinha (Injured), Martinez (Injured), Alonso (Injured), Gavi (Injured), ter Stegen (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
OSASUNA
Osasuna have a fully fit and available squad for this midweek trip to Catalonia so they will be able to name an unchanged side as they take on the defending champions.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Herrera; David Garcia, Catena, Oroz; Pena, Ibanez, Munoz, Gomez, Mojica; R. Garcia, Budimir
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
Even when Barcelona have won this season they have done so in fairly unconvincing fashion. In fact, their only two really impressive La Liga victories have come at home and away against Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis. There may well be a release of pressure knowing that Xavi will soon be departing but that will also be a boost for the rest of the league as they try to heap on the misery. Osasuna are in decent form at the moment and have been difficult to beat and they will be confident of scoring at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona so both teams scoring would seem a good bet.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
