BARCELONA. FC Barcelona snatched a late win Osasuna 1-0 after J. Alba scored just 1 goal (85′). FC Barcelona was vastly better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Jorge Herrando received a red card (27′). This red card was one of the reason why Osasuna lost the match.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva who had the assistance of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 23 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 18 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 129 Attack 59
- 110 Dangerous attack 24
- 93 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 76% while Osasuna was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more pushing with 110 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osasuna shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Also, Osasuna didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jorge Herrando (Osasuna) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (27′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 82 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Osasuna will stay with 44 points like Girona to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
52'
85'
FC Barcelona adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Andreas Christensen , Alejandro Baldé , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Raphinha , Pedri , Gavi and Robert Lewandowski .
The home team had on the bench: Eric García , Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba , Ferran Torres , Ansu Fati , Franck Kessié, Ousmane Dembélé , Arnau Tenas, Lamine Yamal, Pablo Torre and Iñaki Peña.
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Eric García (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gavi for Ansu Fati (36′), Raphinha for Ousmane Dembélé (52′), Andreas Christensen for Eric García (52′), Sergio Busquets for Jordi Alba (76′) and Alejandro Balde for Ferrán Torres (76′).
Best player: Jordi Alba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Jordi Alba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.
Osasuna – Formation
Osasuna
27'
Also Osasuna adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Aitor Fernández , Diego Moreno , Unai García , Jorge Herrando , Manuel Sánchez , Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras , Lucas Torró , Rubén García , Aimar Oroz , Iker Benito and Chimy Ávila .
These were the players on the bench: Kike Barja , Juan Cruz , Moi Gómez, Sergio Herrera, Rubén Peña, Ante Budimir, Kike García , Aridane Hernández , Pablo Valencia and Iker Munoz .
Substitutions
Osasuna made 5 changes: Aimar Oroz for Iker Muñoz Cameros (46′), Rubén García for Kike Barja (46′), Lucas Torró for Juan Cruz (59′), Chimy Ávila for Kike (59′) and Iker Benito for Aridane (70′).
Best player: Aitor Fernández
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osasuna was the goalkeeper: Aitor Fernández. His rating is 7.31. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Osasuna – 1-0
- Almería – Elche – 2-1
- Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 2-0
