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Barcelona travel to Pamplona to face Osasuna this week in LaLiga, knowing they could mathematically become champions. They would need to beat Osasuna and have Real Madrid drop points for that to happen. If that doesn't happen, they could wrap it up next week at Camp Nou, against Real Madrid.
Being 11 points clear with five games to go, Barcelona know that the job is almost done, but they can’t take their eye off the ball as a game; Osasuna have a European spot in their sights.
Los Rojillos are two points behind Getafe in the Conference League spot, so they have to string together some positive results to keep the pressure up on those above and climb the table.
Osasuna v Barcelona key information
• Date: Saturday, May 2
• Kick-off time: 8pm BST
• Venue: Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona
• Referee: N/A
• VAR: N/A
• TV channels: Premier Sports (UK)
• Odds: OSA (7/2) - DRAW (29/10) - FCB (3/4)
Osasuna team news
Coming into the business end of the season, Osasuna have an almost fully fit squad to choose from. The only player missing from Alessio Lisci’s squad is Iker Benito, who has been missing with a knee injury since October.
If Osasuna are to get anything from this game, they need to hope that their top scorer, Ante Budimir, can get back to scoring ways after two matches without a goal.
The 16 he has in LaLiga so far puts him equal with Lamine Yamal as the third top scorer in the league.
Osasuna predicted lineup v Barcelona, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Alessio Lisci
Herrera; Galan, Boyomo, Catena, Rosier; I. Munoz, Moncayola; V. Munoz, Oroz, Garcia; Budimir.
Barcelona team news
After suffering a hamstring injury during Barcelona’s win over Celta Vigo, Lamine Yamal has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
The young Spaniard is expected to be fit for the World Cup, though. With Yamal out, Barcelona will be hopeful that Raphinha can return to the squad for this game, having been out since the last international break.
Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen are back in training, but this game comes too soon for both. Jules Kounde is also missing as he is suspended.
Barcelona predicted lineup v Osasuna, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Hansi Flick
J. Garcia; Araujo, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Cancelo; Gavi, Pedri; Fermin, Olmo, Rashford; Lewandowski.
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
Barcelona’s game against Osasuna will be shown on Premier Sports. To watch, you need to have a Premier Sports subscription, and then the match can be streamed online or on Sky.
Head-to-head record
Osasuna have won only one of their last 11 LaLiga meetings with Barcelona (D1, L9) and are currently on their longest ever run without a clean sheet against them in the league.
That win was in the mirroring fixture last season, where Osasuna won 4-2, so they have a recent precedent of beating Barcelona.
Both teams won their most recent matches, but that was the fourth win in a row for Barcelona in all competitions, whereas that win for Osasuna was only their second in their last five games (D2, L1).
Odds for Osasuna vs Barcelona
Barcelona are the favourites to win this match, with bet365 having them at 3/4. An Osasuna win is at 7/2, with a draw at 29/10.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.