{"id":33575,"date":"2020-11-28T12:51:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T07:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=33575"},"modified":"2020-11-28T12:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T07:21:05","slug":"barcelona-vs-osasuna-preview-team-news-predicted-xi-and-more-la-liga-2020-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/barcelona-vs-osasuna-preview-team-news-predicted-xi-and-more-la-liga-2020-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona vs Osasuna: Preview, team news, predicted XI and more | La Liga 2020-21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Barcelona vs Osasuna<\/strong><br \/><strong>Time<\/strong> \u2013 India: 6:30 PM (Sunday); UK: 1:00 PM (Sunday)<br \/><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Camp Nou<br \/><strong>Referee:<\/strong> Antonio Mateu<\/p>\n\n\n<p>26-time La Liga champions, FC Barcelona, will look to return to winning ways when they welcome a struggling Osasuna to town on Sunday.\u00a0Ronald Koeman\u2019s side were bested by Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, last weekend, which left them with 11 points after eight La Liga matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Osasuna, who sit just a place below Barcelona, are coming into the match on the back of a 1-1 stalemate against Huesca.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They have played a game more than the Blaugrana, but the two are currently tied on points at the moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A routine win for Barcelona or a massive upset on the cards? This weekend promises plenty.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Head-to-head<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Total matches<\/strong>: 36<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Barcelona wins<\/strong>: 21<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Osasuna wins<\/strong>: 6<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Draws<\/strong>: 9<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Barcelona, quite clearly have the advantage over Osasuna in head-to-head. The Blaugrana\u2019s free-flowing football has always been overwhelming for the Pamplona outfit, but the record of nine draws must be a little uncomfortable for the Catalonians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In their last meeting, however, Osasuna managed a 2-1 win at Camp Nou, which gave Real Madrid a healthy boost in the 2019\/20 campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s last win against Osasuna came in April 2017 \u2014 a 7-1 thumping at Camp Nou.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Recent form<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Barcelona<\/strong>: W-L-W-W-D (Most recent first)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Osasuna<\/strong>: D-L-L-W-D (Most recent first)<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Despite having some of the most revered names in the business, Barcelona have failed to stamp their authority in the league this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They have already suffered 3 defeats in La Liga, marking one of their worst starts to the Spanish top-flight. Their last La Liga outing resulted in a 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Osasuna, too, haven\u2019t been impressive, by any means. Having played a game more than Barcelona, they sit at 14th place with 11 points. Their last game ended in a 1-1 draw against Huesca.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Team news<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Barcelona have welcomed Philippe Coutinho to the pitch, but they are set to miss defensive duo, Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Centre-back Samuel Umiti has returned to training, but he is still a doubt for the match.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40  Fully focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bar%C3%A7aOsasuna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bar\u00e7aOsasuna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98Bae4wh5J\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/98Bae4wh5J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1332489797370327041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Sergio Busquets had to sit out the Champions League fixture at Dynamo Kyiv but might sit on the bench this weekend. Ansu Fati will remain sidelined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Absentees:<\/em> Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Doubtful:<\/em> Samuel Umtiti, Sergio Busquets.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Osasuna<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The visitors, Osasuna, have a long list of injuries and doubts. Forward Adrian Lopez has muscle cramps but should, at least, be on the bench.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Aridane Hernandez has a sprained knee and might remain sidelined till December. David Garcia, Lucas Torro, and Jonathan Calleri are doubtful for the match.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ezequiel Avila has a cruciate ligament injury and will remain sidelined till early March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Absentees<\/em>: Ezequiel Avila, Aridane Hernandez<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Doubtful<\/em>: David Garcia, Lucas Torro, Jonathan Calleri<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Probable XI<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Barcelona:<\/strong> Ter Stegen; Dest, Umtiti, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembele, Messi, Pedri; Griezmann<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Osasuna:<\/strong> Herrera; Roncaglia, Garcia, Garcia, Cruz; Torres, Oier, Perez, Jony; Budimir, Garcia<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Where to watch<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>India:<\/strong> No Telecast&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>UK:<\/strong> La Liga TV (Premier Sports)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Stream in India<\/strong>: Facebook Watch on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Stream in the UK<\/strong>: Premier Sports Player<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna: Prediction<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Barcelona are desperate to return to winning ways on Sunday, and we\u2019re not sure Osasuna have enough to stop them in their tracks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Yes, they have some quality on the flanks, but Barcelona should get three points on the board quite comfortably, this weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t be surprised if Lionel Messi puts on a stellar show for the Cules at home.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Barcelona vs Osasuna predicted scoreline: 3-0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f0f4f6\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kyrosports\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kyrosports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kyrosports\" target=\"_blank\">acebook for more sports news &amp; updates<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona vs OsasunaTime \u2013 India: 6:30 PM (Sunday); UK: 1:00 PM (Sunday)Venue: Camp NouReferee: Antonio Mateu 26-time La Liga champions, FC Barcelona, will look to return to winning ways when they welcome a struggling Osasuna to town on Sunday.\u00a0Ronald Koeman\u2019s side were bested by Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, last weekend, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":33574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5508,5452,16,5454,5455],"tags":[4654,4635,6282,5713],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}