By Reinaldo Oliveros
Barcelona could be crowned La Liga champions this weekend if they achieve a victory and combine it with a defeat by Proper Madrid.
The Catalan club is up by 11 points with five games left. Barcelona is obliged to win against Osasuna and Madrid has no room for maneuver against Espanyol.
If the same points distance is maintained for the next day, Barcelona could conquer LaLiga with a victory against Proper Madrid, a match that will be played at the Camp Nou.
Hansi Flick’s team has had a great run in the local tournament with nine consecutive victories. The streak was cut with the defeat against Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League.
The Brazilian Raphael Dias ‘Raphinha’, the Dane Andreas Christensen and Marc Bernal partially participated this Wednesday in the training session of the Catalan team, which is preparing for this Saturday’s match in Pamplona against Osasuna.
Osasuna has not lost more than 2 home games in LaLiga
Osasuna, who occupy ninth place, have only lost twice at their El Sadar stadium this season and accumulates a streak of 10 consecutive home games without losing.
The Pamplona team has just won against Sevilla 2-1, and has only lost one match in the last five dates
Barcelona last won at El Sadar in 2022 when they won a man down 2-1 thanks to a goal from Pedri and Raphinha.
Osasuna achieved an agonizing victory against Sevilla with a goal in the 100th minute by Catena, after a very close match that was resolved in injury time in a dedicated El Sadar that celebrated a key comeback for the rojillos and that left Sevilla very touched.
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