Comments and predictions for Barcelona vs Osasuna: The king's courage speaks out

Latest Barcelona vs Osasuna team information

Barcelona will continue to be without goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and young midfielder Marc Bernal, while Marc Casado is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid just before the international break.

Inigo Martinez has returned to training and is expected to be fit to play after recovering from the knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the Spain squad.

Pau Cubarsi suffered an ankle problem in the first leg of Spain's UEFA Nations League quarter-final against the Netherlands, and is now in a race against time to be fit for Thursday's game.

Ronald Araujo and Raphinha will play for Uruguay and Brazil on Tuesday night. While they may be in the squad, neither is expected to start against Osasuna.

On the away team side, Bryan Zaragoza – who is currently on loan from Bayern Munich – is at risk of missing after having to leave the field at the end of the match against Getafe due to injury.

Enzo Boyomo is expected to return to Spain on Wednesday after completing international duty with Cameroon, so his eligibility to start remains in doubt.

In case Osasuna do not want to risk Boyomo, Jorge Herrando could be lined up to play as a central defender alongside Alejandro Catena.

In midfield, Lucas Torro will miss out through suspension after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season in the defeat to Getafe.

Latest expected lineup for Barcelona vs Osasuna

Barcelona:
Szczesny; Kounde, Garcia, Martinez, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Fermin; Lewandowski

Osasuna:
Herrera; Areso, Catena, Herrando, Cruz; Moncayola, Ibanez, Oroz; Ru. Garcia, Gomez, Budimir

Latest football commentary on Barcelona vs Osasuna

Barcelona are still hoping to add three more trophies to the Spanish Super Cup they won in January. Since their win over Atletico Madrid in December, the Catalans have gone 18 games unbeaten in all competitions, with 15 wins and three draws.

Before the international break, Barcelona had a crucial run of games, starting with a dramatic 4-4 draw with Atletico in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final. They then dominated Real Sociedad 4-0 in La Liga, before overcoming Benfica 4-2 on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, where they will face last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund.

Hansi Flick's team continued to show strong fighting spirit when they came back from a 0-2 deficit to win 4-2 right on Atletico's field, thereby creating a 4-point gap with their opponents and rising to equalize points with Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Thursday's game will be a make-or-break affair, and if Barcelona win it will make it eight straight wins in La Liga, taking them three points clear at the top of the table on their way to a second domestic title in three seasons.

A positive factor for Barcelona is that they have won all four of their most recent La Liga meetings with Osasuna without conceding a goal, scoring a total of 10 goals. In particular, the last time the two teams met at Camp Nou in January 2024, Barca won by a minimum of 1-0.

For Osasuna, the international break could come at the right time as it gives them a chance to regroup after a run of six games without a win in all competitions.

The disappointing run began with a defeat to Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey, followed by two consecutive draws against Mallorca and Real Madrid. Instead of taking advantage of the draw with the Royals, they lost to Celta Vigo and Getafe, with a dramatic 3-3 draw with Valencia in between.

In particular, the loss to Getafe left many regrets when they took the lead in the first half but lost 1-2, causing them to fall to 14th place and have to look back with a gap of only 6 points from the relegation group.

Coach Vicente Moreno knows he needs to make quick improvements to ease the pressure, although the schedule ahead is not easy as they have to play away to Barcelona and Athletic Club.

Osasuna have not won at Camp Nou since July 2020, but they can take inspiration from their 4-2 win in the first leg in September, with Ante Budimir scoring twice, Bryan Zaragoza netting a late winner from Abel Bretones.

Latest Barcelona vs Osasuna score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Osasunaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-1 Osasuna

• WhoScore:Barcelona 3-1 Osasuna
• Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 3-1 Osasuna

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