Barca had the chance to go two on top vs Osasuna
Following Real Madrid’s loss against Rayo Vallecano yesterday night, Barcelona had the chance to go two (or more) points clear on top of La Liga with a win against Osasuna tonight.
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The game did not start ideally for Barça, though,
as David Garcia opened the scoring from a corner in the 6th minute – albeit rather controversially
No less than 25 minutes later,
Robert Lewandowski was sent off for two yellow cards,
complicating matters further.
From that point on,
Xavi had to pull a special rabbit out of his hat to bring Barcelona back into the game.
Two minutes into the second 45,
Barcelona got an equaliser courtesy of Pedri,
who timed his run into the box to perfection to collect a rebound.
In the 85th minute, then,
super-sub Raphinha executed the game with one of the best finishes of his life, lobbing the Osasuna goalkeeper with a header.
This is arguably one of Barcelona’s best games of the season – the team came through under dire circumstances,
