Barcelona Dominates Osasuna with a Red Card and Missed Opportunities
Goals: Barcelona – Osasuna – Played on 05/02/ 2023
Alba’s Goal Secures Barcelona’s Win and Brings Them Closer to the La Liga Title
Barcelona secured a hard-won victory against Osasuna, defeating them 1-0 in the 33rd round of the Spanish League. Jordi Alba scored the only goal of the match in the 85th minute, giving his team three valuable points that brought them one step closer to the La Liga title.
Barcelona currently sits at the top of the table with 82 points, 14 points ahead of Real Madrid, who will be playing against Real Sociedad tonight. Osasuna, on the other hand, received its 13th loss in the league championship, which leaves them in ninth place with 44 points.
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Barcelona’s Dominant Performance
Barcelona imposed full control from the first minutes of the game, with Baldi posing a great danger with his runs on the left flank. Pedri missed Barcelona’s most dangerous opportunity in the 25th minute, after which he sent off Jorge Hernando, Osasuna defender, with a direct red card. The task became more difficult for the guests, and Barca doubled its offensive pressure. However, Rafinha and Conde missed two sure chances after golden passes from Frenkie de Jong. Rafinha also hit a free-kick that touched the top of the crossbar, after which he executed a corner, which Araujo met with a dangerous header.
Robert Lewandowski surrendered to marking throughout the first half, while Javi left because he complained of pa in in the adductor muscle, to be replaced by Ansu Fati. On the other hand, Ter Stegen was not subjected to real tests, but rather two ineffective shots from Pablo Ibanez and Lucas Toro.