Overview
The midweek victory over Benfica in the Champions League extended Barcelona's unbeaten streak to 16 matches in all competitions. In which, coach Hansi Flick's team won 13. Notably, they also scored 53 goals, an average of 3.3 goals per match.
With impressive form, Barcelona is sluggishly at the top of La Liga. They are also the strongest attack in La Liga this season with 71 goals, 16 goals ahead of the second-placed team Real Madrid. Barcelona has a chance to improve their record when they only have to host Osasuna at home in the next match.
Osasuna have lost just one of their last seven La Liga games. However, in the remaining matches, they drew 5 and won only 1. Notably, Osasuna have only kept a clean sheet in 2/15 recent rounds. This is a very alarming number as in the near future, coach Vicente Moreno's team will have to visit the best attacking team in the tournament.
In the first leg, Osasuna surprisingly defeated Barcelona with a score of 4-2. This is the motivation for the Catalan team to take revenge in the second leg.
It is not difficult to see Barcelona's comprehensive dominance over Osasuna at the moment. Even if Osasuna do not play with concentration, they could become the next victim to suffer a goal rain from Barcelona.
Raphinha scored his 25th goal in all competitions this season against Benfica. This was the fifth time the Brazilian has opened the scoring in a match and would be a threat to Osasuna's defense.
Personnel situation
It is unclear whether Gavi will be able to play after being absent from Barcelona's last two matches. However, Andreas Christensen is now available after injury. Meanwhile, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal are still absent for a long time.
On the other side of the front line, Oroz's ability to play is being left uncertain after being injured in the match against Valencia.
Expected lineup:
Barcelona: Szczesny, Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde, Casado, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski.
Osasuna: Herrera, Areso, Boyomo, Catena, Cruz, Moncayola, Torro, Garcia, Barja, Zaragoza, Budimir.
The match between Barcelona and Osasuna takes place at 3:00 am on March 9 (Vietnam time).
