FC Barcelona steals a 2-1 win against Osasuna. HIGHLIGHTS

FC Barcelona bested Osasuna to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Lewandowski was decisive in the 85min.

September 4, 2023

FC Barcelona overcame Osasuna to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Lewandowski was decisive in the 85min. It was FC Barcelona to strike first with a goal of Jules Koundé at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Robert Lewandowski gave the win to FC Barcelona in the 85′ minute with a penalty. FC Barcelona was decisively better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Alejandro Catena received a red card (84′). This red card was one of the reason why Osasuna lost the match.

In front of 21,966 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the collaboration of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Guillermo Santiago Sacristán. The 4th official was Álvaro Rodríguez Recio.

Match Statistics

Osasuna

1 - 2

FC Barcelona

! 30 Ball Possession 70

Shots

11 Total 9
3 On Target 4
2 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 2

80 Attack 121
69 Dangerous attack 51
55 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 1
8 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

5 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 70% while Osasuna was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osasuna was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, FC Barcelona managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Osasuna shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Osasuna received 2 yellow cards (Arrasate and Jesús Areso). Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Alejandro Balde and Robert Lewandowski).

(Osasuna) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).

Match Timeline

33'

R. Lewandowski- Yellow

Jesús Areso- Yellow

41'

45'

Jules Koundé(goal)Ilkay Gündogan

59'

Ferran Torres- sub ->Lamine Yamal

Ante Budimir- sub ->Raúl García

62'

Kike Barja- sub ->Rubén García

61'

83'

Frenkie de Jong- Yellow

Moncayola- sub ->Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras

72'

76'

80'

Nacho Vidal- sub ->Jesús Areso

80'

90'

Alejandro Balde- Yellow

Alejandro Catena- Red

84'

85'

R. Lewandowski(penalty)

Alejandro Catena(VAR)

84'

90'

Raphinha- sub ->Robert Lewandowski

90'

Iñigo Martínez- sub ->Andreas Christensen

90'

Alejandro Balde- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Osasuna will stay with 6 points like Real Sociedad, Deportivo Alavés, Valencia and Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 10 points like Girona to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna

Sergio Herrera 1.Spain

Aitor Fernández 13.Spain

6.8

David García 5.Spain

Juan Cruz 3.Spain

6.8

Jesús Areso 12.Spain

7.0

80'

41'

Johan Mojica 22.Colombia

Alejandro Catena 24.Spain

7.3

84'

Jorge Herrando 28.Spain

6.7

Lucas Torró 6.Spain

Aimar Oroz 10.Spain

6.8

Moi Gómez 16.Spain

Rubén García 14.Spain

7.3

61'

Pablo Ibáñez 19.Spain

6.6

72'

José Manuel Arnáiz 20.Spain

6.4

62'

Iker Muñoz 34.Spain

6.6

Raúl García 23.Spain

6.7

62'

Substitutes

Nacho Vidal 2.Spain

6.6

80'

Unai García 4.Spain

Rubén Peña 15.Spain

Moncayola 7.Spain

6.4

72'

Chimy Ávila 9.Argentina

7.5

62'

76'

Kike Barja 11.Spain

6.6

61'

Ante Budimir 17.Croatia

6.4

62'

Osasuna adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo decided to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera, David García, Lucas Torró, Moi Gómez, Johan Mojica, Aitor Fernández (6.8), Jesús Areso (7.0), Alejandro Catena (7.3), Jorge Herrando (6.7), Juan Cruz (6.8), Iker Munoz (6.6), Rubén García (7.3), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (6.6), Aimar Oroz (6.8), José Manuel Arnáiz (6.4) and Raúl García (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nacho Vidal (6.6), Jon Moncayola (6.4), Chimy Ávila (7.5), Ante Budimir (6.4), Unai García, Kike Barja (6.6) and Rubén Peña.

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: José Manuel Arnáiz for Chimy Ávila (62′), Jesús Areso for Nacho Vidal (80′), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras for Jon Moncayola (72′), Rubén García for Kike Barja (61′) and Raúl García for Ante Budimir (62′).

Best player: Chimy Ávila

The player that probably impressed the most for Osasuna was Chimy Ávila.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 8 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany

7.0

Alejandro Balde 3.Spain

6.7

90'

Marcos Alonso 17.Spain

Sergi Roberto 20.Spain

6.7

59'

Jules Koundé 23.France

8.9

45'

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

7.3

90'

Oriol Romeu 18.Spain

7.5

80'

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.9

83'

İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany

7.7

Gavi 6.Spain

7.7

R. Lewandowski 9.Poland

7.3

90'

33'

85'

Lamine Yamal 27.Spain

7.0

59'

Substitutes

Iñaki Peña 13.Spain

Diego Kochen 31.United States

João Cancelo 2.Portugal

6.4

59'

Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain

6.8

90'

Pau Cubarsí 33.Spain

Marc Casadó 30.Spain

Fermín 32.Spain

Ferran Torres 7.Spain

6.8

59'

Raphinha 11.Brazil

6.4

90'

João Félix 14.Portugal

6.6

80'

Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marcos Alonso, Marc-André ter Stegen (7.0), Sergi Roberto (6.7), Jules Koundé (8.9), Andreas Christensen (7.3), Alejandro Balde (6.7), Frenkie de Jong (7.9), Oriol Romeu (7.5), Ilkay Gündogan (7.7), Lamine Yamal (7.0), Robert Lewandowski (7.3), Gavi (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: João Cancelo (6.4), Iñigo Martínez (6.8), Ferran Torres (6.8), Raphinha (6.4), Iñaki Peña, João Félix (6.6), Marc Casadó, Diego Kochen, Fermín López and Pau Cubarsí.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Lamine Yamal for Ferran Torres (59′), Sergi Roberto for João Cancelo (59′), Oriol Romeu for João Félix (80′), Andreas Christensen for Iñigo Martínez (90′) and Robert Lewandowski for Raphinha (90′).