Barcelona
Updated:11/29/2020 00:33h
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Barcelona faces the game this afternoon (2:00 p.m. / Movistar LaLiga) without a net, without a margin of error and with the pressure of being forced to win against Osasuna if you don’t want to be left out prematurely in the fight for the League. if the situation of the culés was already complicated after losing in the Wanda Motropolitano last week, now the risk has increased after the triumph of Simeone’s men at Mestalla. There are twelve points and those that separate Barça, which wanders through the middle area of the table, and Atlético de Madrid, a clear contender for the title after eleven games played. In fact, Madrid co-lead the table with Real Sociedad, although with one game less. The Donostiarras host Villarreal tonight.
Barcelona is suffering a lot in La Liga and wants to show its European image at the Camp Nou, in which it is unbeatable. In fact, in the Champions, is already classified for the round of 16 with two days to go after having won the four games played so far. Ronald Koeman recovers Leo Messi and Frenkie de Jong, whom he had given rest against Dynamo Kiev so that they could come to this duel fresh. They have also entered the list Sergio Busquets and Sergiño Dest, both with physical problems that make them a serious doubt until a few hours before the start of the crash. Those who will not be there are Ansu Fati, Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araújo, Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti, all of them with complicated injuries that leave the Barça defense in the picture. Óscar Mingueza He has many possibilities of repeating ownership with Lenglet in the axis of the rear.
«Because it is a home game and because of our trajectory in the League we need the three points. We have talked about it. We know they had a good calving last season, but this is another season. The match will be difficult because they will defend well. And it will depend on what rhythm we give to the clash so that we create opportunities and score, ”explained Koeman, who hopes that Barcelona will impose its superiority. «I think Messi has had a good rest, like De Jong. They had played everything with Barcelona and also with the national team. They couldn’t go on like this and that’s why we left them at home. I hope they have freshness and energy against Osasuna », he added about the line-up this afternoon, although I leave in the air that Dest be the game: «The decision about him will be taken tomorrow morning, we will see if he is fit to play. He has improved a lot and has trained normally, but we have to wait. It is not serious, but he was very tired after the match in Kiev and had leg problems. We will not take risks with him because, in addition, there are many injured in his position. If he is well, he will play and if not, then no.
Curiously, Barça has the same 11 points as Osasuna, although those from Arrasate have one more game. The rojillo technician also has a very crowded infirmary. Osasuna goes to Camp Nou with casualties Brandon, David García, Chimy Ávila and Adrián, and the doubts of Calleri, Aridane and Lucas Torró, which depending on their recovery, or not, would lead the coach to reformulate a system change. Osasuna comes from drawing at home against Huesca (1-1), from losing at Sánchez-Pizjuán (1-0) and at home against Atlético de Madrid (1-3), a bad streak that seeks to cut and recover the spirits of the triumphs against Athletic Club or Celta. Perhaps the Camp Nou is not the best scenario, but given the bad streak culé, everything is possible. Despite the casualties on both sides, the truth is that Osasuna arrives in a atypical scene at Camp Nou, tied on points with the Catalans and already finishing the first third of the League. Equality in points, although, if Barça takes off and shows its best face, it must be a clear favorite.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembélé, Messi, Coutinho; y Griezmann.
OSASUNA: Herrera; Nacho Vidal, Roncaglia, Navas, Unai García, Jony; Oier, Moncayola, Iñigo Pérez; Rubén García and Budimir.
REFEREE: Mateu Lahoz (C. Valenciano).
STADIUM: Camp Nou.
TIME: 14.00 / Movistar LaLiga.
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