Played
January 27, 2013 1:00 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Fernando Teixeira
Attendance: 65594
January 27, 2013 1:00 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Fernando Teixeira
Attendance: 65594
La Liga Preview: Barcelona-Osasuna
The Catalan giant suffered its first Liga reverse of the season in San Sebastian last weekend and will be keen to return to winning ways against Jose Luis Mendilibar's side.
By Karthick Arvinth
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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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 semifinal 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 has won its 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 has never lost a match in which Andres Iniesta (pictured, right) has scored (W40, D4).
- Osasuna has won just one of its 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.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Barcelona 4-0 Osasuna
- 13.57 %
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Barcelona 5-0 Osasuna
- 10.34 %
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Barcelona 4-1 Osasuna
- 10.22 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Jan 27, 2013 | Barcelona 5 - Osasuna 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Aug 26, 2012 | Osasuna 1 - Barcelona 2 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Feb 11, 2012 | Osasuna 3 - Barcelona 2 |
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| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 12, 2012 | Osasuna 1 - Barcelona 2 |
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| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 4, 2012 | Barcelona 4 - Osasuna 0 |
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Barcelona
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| May 19, 2013 | Barcelona 2 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Barcelona 4 - Betis 2 | LIGA |
| May 1, 2013 | Barcelona 0 - Bayern 3 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
Osasuna
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| May 18, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 3 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| May 11, 2013 | Osasuna 1 - Getafe 0 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Valencia 4 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano 2 - Osasuna 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Osasuna 0 - Real Sociedad 0 | LIGA |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 21 | Adriano | Defender |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 7 | David Villa | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Bartra | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 25 | Andrés Fernández | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Marc Bertrán | Defender |
| 4 | Miguel Flaño | Defender |
| 5 | Manuel Ortiz Toribio | Midfielder |
| 31 | Arribas | Defender |
| 15 | Oier | Defender |
| - | De las Cuevas | Midfielder |
| 16 | Álvaro Cejudo | Midfielder |
| 9 | Nano | Midfielder |
| 34 | Raoul Cédric Loe | Midfielder |
| 9 | Joseba Llorente Etxarri | Striker |
| 1 | Ricardo | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Rubén | Defender |
| 8 | Masoud | Midfielder |
| 10 | Patxi Puñal | Midfielder |
| - | F. Silva | Midfielder |
| 7 | Kike Sola | Striker |
| 17 | Nino | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atlético de Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |
