Osasuna usurped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 at the Reyno de Navarra stadium with Dejan Lekic scoring a brace and Raul Garcia scoring a second half goal to win the game 3-2.
Andres Fernandez (7.5): The goalkeeper was attentive when called upon and could have done nothing to prevent Barcelona’s goals. He plucked the ball out of thin air to deny Cesc Fabregas in the
final minutes and also denied http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Tello earlier in the match.
Marc Bertran (7): Managed to keep http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez in check during the first-half and was the sole reason for the world cup winner warming the bench after the interval. The introduction of Tello
caused problems for the left-back, as he failed to deal properly with his pace and trickery.
Miguel Flano (6.5): The central defender was alert in the heart of defence and made important interceptions to keep Barcelona attackers at bay. He was guilty for Alexis Sanchez’s first goal and
could have marked him better to deny him.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jukka-Raitala-c19885 (6.5): After a comfortable first half, he had a torrid time in adjusting to the pace of Isaac Cuenca. He managed to block a few crosses but should have pressed more on the wing. He
was found wanting in Barcelona’s first goal as Cuenca crossed the ball from the byline.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 (7): Could be likened to a brick wall in Osasuna’s defence. He was alert all night and did not give La Blaugrana attackers any room to breathe. He made some terrific interceptions, the highlight
being the block on Messi around the penalty spot.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javad-Nekounam-c18007 (6.5): Partnered Punal excellently and fulfilled his defensive responsibilities without a sound. Was at hand to deliver the ball time and time again to Raul Garcia, who was incidentally
Osasuna’s best player on the night.
Patxi Punal (7.0): The holding midfielder performed excellently as he screened the defence from attacks on numerous occasions. He tightened the space in the middle of the pitch and allowed youngsters,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294, little time on the ball.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Garcia (8.5): The on-loan Atletico man was the highlight of the match as he overshadowed Lionel Messi and his world-class Barcelona teammates. He was the protagonist for the first goal and
rounded off the night with a goal for himself.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-c5280 Cejudo (7.0): He supplied the ball for Osasuna’s second goal of the match. Eric Abidal was at fault to generously award him with acres of space on the right side of the pitch, and he made
full use of the opportunity. Made intelligent runs down the wing and stretched the play for Los Rojillos as he gave a good account of his abilities.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dejan-Lekic-c10777 (8.0): The Serbian international continued his prolific run against Barcelona in 2012, bringing his goal scoring tally to 3 in 2 games. He made use of his strength to trouble Barcelona
back-line, who were unable to deal with his presence at times. His brace on the night gave the Catalans an early jolt into the match and they failed to recover from the shock.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nino-c28051 (6.5): Was the provider for Raul Garcia’s goal as he completed an eventful outing. He could be seen pressing the young La Masia graduates and robbed them off on numerous occasions. Nino used
his experience in the dying moments as he calmed his players and ensured victory.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ortiz-c28691 Toribio (5.5): He was introduced in the second half to add more cover in defence. The central defender did well as his team saw out the match.
Ibrahima (6.0): The African ace was able to put his strength to good use and managed to hit the bar with a lovely chip after a move where he was eventually ruled offside.
Damia (NA): A late substitution for time wastage.
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