Osasuna vs Barcelona, La Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates

53’ GOAL!!! Osasuna 2-1 Barcelona (Víctor): BARÇA GET ONE BACK!!! Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera gives the ball away and Pau Víctor catches him by surprise with a shot from 30 yards out to find the bottom corner and bring Barça back to the contest!

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Osasuna 2-0 Barcelona: Back underway in Pamplona. Can Barça mount a comeback?

HALFTIME, Osasuna 2-0 Barcelona: Barça are in a deep hole at the break thanks to a dreadful performance full of bad mistakes and poor play with and without the ball. Thankfully there is a lot of talent available at the bench, but the team as a whole needs to play a lot better in the second half.

28’ GOAL, Osasuna 2-0 Barcelona (Bryan): Osasuna double the lead. Barça lose the ball in midfield again and Bryan Zaragoza is played through on goal, and the youngster rounds Iñaki Peña before passing the ball home.

18’ GOAL, Osasuna 1-0 Barcelona (Budimir): Osasuna take the lead. Bryan Zaragoza plays a brilliant cross from the left wing into the box and Ante Budimir heads it home to put the hosts in front.

KICKOFF! Osasuna 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway in Pamplona!

WELCOME TO EL SADAR!!! The gorgeous home of Osasuna in the beautiful city of Pamplona is the site of a huge La Liga clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one looking to stay top of the table and equal their best ever start to a league season with an eighth consecutive victory. But it won’t be easy against an Osasuna side that’s been one of the surprises of the season so far, and always gives Barça a brutal test in front of their amazing crowd. This should be all kinds of fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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BARCELONA

Starting XI: Peña; Kounde, Domínguez, Cubarsí, Martín; Eric, Pedri; Víctor, Torre, Ferran; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Astralaga (GK), Yaakobishvili (GK), Cuenca, Iñigo, Fort, Balde, Casadó, Guille, Toni, Raphinha, Yamal, Fati

OSASUNA

Starting XI: Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Cruz; Ibáñez, Torró; García, Aimar, Bryan; Budimir (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Aitor (GK), Stamatakis (GK), Vidal, U. García, Herrando, Peña, Martínez, Bretones, R. García, Gómez, Arnaiz, Benito

Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 8

Date/Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Sunday)

Venue: Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), TSN 5 (Canada), others

Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), GXR World (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others

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