http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 vs. Osasuna – Spanish La Liga Match Preview
Barcelona will be hosting Osasuna at the Nou Camp.
It is going to be an important fixture for the Catalan Giants as they have drawn both their fixtures after returning from the international break.
Barcelona faced Real Sociedad as their first opposition after the players returned from international duty. The game ended 2-2 thus Barcelona gave a two point advantage to their rival side Real Madrid.
Madrid won their La Liga fixture against Getafe; hence, they are currently at the top of the table with six points. There are only two other teams who are currently sharing the top spot with Real Madrid – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and Real Betis.
Osasuna have only won one of the two fixtures and they are level on points with Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.
Barcelona will be looking to bounce back this weekend. Nothing has been going right for the Spanish Champions as they have already seen http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique, Alexis Sanchez and Andres Iniesta getting injured.
On the other hand, Osasuna will be without five of their first team players. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Masoud-Shojaei-c24565 is sidelined because of a fractured foot. Asier Riesgo
has managed to train with the first team squad but he will not be match fit against Barcelona.
Midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 has a hamstring injury and he will also be unavailable for this tough fixture. Raul Garcia might be fielded alongside Toribio.
Barcelona have had their own defensive crises. Despite the fact that Carles Puyol is back to full fitness, Gerard Pique is still recovering from his injury. This is one of the reasons why Josep Guardiola has been fielding a 3-4-3 formation rather than his
usual 4-3-3.
The probable line-up for Barcelona will include their first choice goalkeeper Victor Valdes. After suffering two draws, Guardiola might switch back to his favourite 4-3-3 formation. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 will feature in the centre back role
while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves and Eric Abidal will feature in the right and left back position respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 has proven that he is an integral part of the midfield and he will feature in the holding midfield position. Xavi Hernandez will partner up with the newly signed midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
As http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 will feature as the strikers for the Catalan side. The three did wonders last season and that is why a lot of goals are expected in this game.
Osasuna’s probable line-up will include Fernandez between the posts. Raitala, Roversio, Flano and Bertran will feature in the defence. Lama, Punal, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nino-c28051.
The man to watch in this fixture is David Villa. This was the fixture when he last scored for Barcelona. Villa has not scored a goal in the Spanish La Liga for a long time now and he will be thirsty to find the back of the net.
The prediction for this game is definitely in favour of Barcelona. The Catalan Giants might win this fixture 3-0.
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