On the 12th of December, Osasuna hosts Barcelona in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Osasuna, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Levante. Neither Levante nor Osasuna could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Osasuna is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Barcelona is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bayern München. Thomas Müller struck first for Bayern München in the 34th minute on a feed from Robert Lewandowski, then Leroy Sané added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Barcelona couldn’t manage to score, and Bayern München took the shutout win. Barcelona is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Barcelona’s most prolific scorer has been Memphis Depay. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Osasuna is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ante Budimir and Chimy Ávila each only have 1 goal in their last five
Juan Pérez is unavailable to play for Osasuna, while Barcelona will be without Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Lopez.