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January 27, 2013 6:00 PM GMT
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee:‬ Fernando Teixeira‎
Attendance:‬ 65594‎
 
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40′ Pedro
 
56′ Lionel Messi
 
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Barcelona - Osasuna Preview: Blaugrana look to bounce back from Sociedad defeat

The Catalan giants suffered their first Liga reverse of the season in San Sebastian last time out and will be keen to return to winning ways against Jose Luis Mendilibar's side

By Karthick Arvinth

Lionel Messi, Martin Demichelis - Málaga v FC Barcelona
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BARCELONA

Valdes
Alves, Puyol, Mascherano, Adriano
Thiago, Busquets, Fabregas
Pedro, Messi, Sanchez
OSASUNA

Andres
Bertran, Ruben, Arribas, Nano
Lolo, Oier
Cejudo, Nino, Armenteros
Sola

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi pulled out of training on Friday with a muscle strain but is nevertheless expected to feature in the Primera Division encounter against Osasuna.

Defender Gerard Pique is suspended, while assistant coach Jordi Roura could opt to rotate his squad for the Camp Nou clash with one eye on Wednesday's Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Real Madrid.

Osasuna boss Jose Luis Mendilibar may hand a debut to midfielder Francisco Silva, who was signed from Chilean side Universidad Catolica earlier in the week.

Asier Riesgo, David Timor and Sisi are all unavailable through injury, while left-back Damia serves a one-match ban.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Barcelona have won their last five home Liga matches with an aggregate score of 19-4.
  • The Catalans hit their 100th goal of the season in the 4-2 win at Malaga in midweek, with Lionel Messi accounting for 40 of those strikes.
  • Barcelona have never lost a match in which Andres Iniesta (pictured right) has scored (W40, D4).
  • Osasuna have won just one of their last eight matches in all competitions (W1, D2, L5).
  • Los Rojillos have lost on their last four visits to Camp Nou at an aggregate score of 0-16.
  • Osasuna's last win away at Barcelona was a 1-0 success in May 2009.


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Available Squads
1Víctor ValdésGoalkeeper
2Daniel AlvesDefender
5Carles PuyolDefender
21AdrianoDefender
6XaviMidfielder
11Thiago AlcántaraMidfielder
14Javier MascheranoMidfielder
16BusquetsMidfielder
7David VillaStriker
10Lionel MessiStriker
17PedroStriker
13José Pinto ColoradoGoalkeeper
32BartraDefender
18Jordi AlbaDefender
4Cesc FàbregasMidfielder
8Andrés Iniesta LujánMidfielder
25Alex SongMidfielder
9Alexis SánchezStriker
25Andrés FernándezGoalkeeper
2Marc BertránDefender
4Miguel FlañoDefender
5Manuel Ortiz ToribioMidfielder
31ArribasDefender
15OierDefender
-De las CuevasMidfielder
16Álvaro CejudoMidfielder
9NanoMidfielder
34Raoul Cédric LoeMidfielder
9Joseba Llorente EtxarriStriker
1RicardoGoalkeeper
3RubénDefender
8MasoudMidfielder
10Patxi PuñalMidfielder
-F. SilvaMidfielder
7Kike SolaStriker
17NinoStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
Striker
Barcelona
46 4
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
Real Madrid
34 6
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
Striker
Atlético Madrid
28 8
Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado
Striker
Valencia
21 5
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla
20 3