Barcelona vs Osasuna: line-ups, score predictions, head-to-head record & more — preview

⚽️ Team news

Barcelona

• Frenkie de Jong is finally back after missing the last seven La Liga encounters.
• Arthur, who missed the Valladolid match due to tonsilitis, returns.
• Youngsters Arnau Tenas, Ronald Araujo, Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati have been included as well.
• Antoine Griezmann, Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele are all out.

Osasuna (h/t Sportsmole)

• The visitors will miss Chimy Avila and Marc Cardona for sure.
•  Robert Ibanez, Unai Garcia and Ruben Garcia are in doubt for the match.

⚽ Managers' quotes

Quique Setien: "We will try to win the game tomorrow, this one and on Sunday. Regardless of what happens, our obligation is to try to win."

Jagoba Arrasate: "We hope for a top-level Barca, a good Barca. It's a very complicated outing for us. They are the best home team in La Liga. It's difficult to have fun at Camp Nou because they make you submit. You stay without the ball for a long time."

⚽️ Probable line-ups

Barca XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Vidal, Puig; Messi, Suarez.

Osasuna XI: Herrera; Roncaglia, Hernandez, Garcia, Estupinan; Torres, Brasanac, Oier, Perez; Gallego, Lopez. (h/t 90 mins)

⚽ Head-to-head record

• Barcelona have registered three wins and two draws in the last five matches while Osasuna have three wins, one draw and one loss.
• The two clubs met each other at the start of the season, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
• Blaugrana and Osasuna also played against each other in the 2016-17 season (7-1 Barca win, 3-0 win) and in the 2013-14 season (7-0 win, 0-0 draw).

⚽ Predictions

Sportsmole's Matt Law: Barcelona 2-0 Osasuna

"Osasuna are certainly capable of making it a very uncomfortable evening for Barca, but we are finding it difficult to look past the champions, who have to win and hope that Real Madrid slip up. We cannot see anything other than a routine home victory for Setien's side."

Skeedasports' Aditya Hosangadi: Barcelona 3-1 Osasuna

"Osasuna will not be afraid to attack Barcelona and may well find some joy on the counter. The Catalans have shown promise in the final third in their last two games and will hope to use the remainder of the league season to polish their final product before a hectic and daunting schedule in the Champions League."

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