Barcelona vs. Osasuna – Stat Attack
Barcelona faced Osasuna in their home ground, the Nou Camp, on Saturday. The Spanish Champions were trying to recover from the draw which they picked up a week ago as they faced Real Sociedad.
Despite being the favourites to win the Spanish La Liga, Barcelona drew the game 2-2 while being away from home to Real Sociedad. The Spanish Champions took a two goal lead early in the game but still conceded two goals in the second half which.
The draw against Real Sociedad allowed Real Madrid to take advantage as they managed to win their weekend fixture and topped La Liga.
Last weekend Barcelona had to face Real Sociedad while Real Madrid had to face Levante. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 won their weekend fixture 8-0 while Madrid lost their fixture 1-0.
Barcelona did not only win the game but also managed to take over Real Madrid as Los Blancos lost their weekend fixture. Now, Barcelona are only second to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and the newly promoted side Real Betis.
The game against Osasuna was simply a moral boost for the Spanish Champions. The statistics of the game were simply phenomenal. The Spanish Champions truly showed why they are considered to be one of the best sides in history of the game.
Barcelona enjoyed 79.3% of possession during the game. The Catalans were dominant in all the departments of the game and as always, they were good at keeping the ball to themselves. There were moments in the game when Barcelona had as much as 90% possession
of the ball.
Osasuna were simply no match for Josep Guardiola’s men. Barcelona dominated the whole fixture as they completed 805 passes. In comparison, Osasuna only managed to complete 119 passes.
Barcelona tried their luck on goal 18 times during the game. 15 of those 18 attempts made by the Spanish Champions were on target. Among those 15 saves, eight found the back of the net while Lionel Messi hit the post two times. On the other hand, Osasuna
only managed to make a single shot on goal.
This was not the first time that Barcelona won a home fixture 8-0 at home in La Liga. Barcelona also won 8-0 against Logrones back in the 1996-1997 season.
This was also not the first time that Osasuna conceded eight goals at the Nou Camp. Back in the 1993-1994 season, Barcelona won a home fixture 8-1 against Osasuna.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 is the highest goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga at the moment. Only the Valencia striker Soldado has scored equal amount of goals – five.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, who scored a brace in the 8-0 victory over Osasuna, has scored the highest amount of goals against Osasuna in La Liga. The Spaniard has scored thirteen goals against the Spanish side.
The newly signed Barcelona star, Cesc Fabregas has scored in all La Liga fixtures he has played for Barcelona.
Xavi Hernandez’s goal against Osasuna was his 40th goal in La Liga. Besides scoring a goal, Xavi Hernandez managed to complete 87 passes out of 101 he attempted.
In comparison, Cesc Fabregas was the leading passer of the ball. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 captain had a phenomenal game in the midfield. Fabregas completed 101 passes out of 112 he attempted.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara was the player who retrieved the most possession for the Spanish Champions. The Barcelona youth product was able to retrieve the ball eight times for his side.
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