Osasuna vs Barcelona

Barça travel to Pamplona for a very tough match looking to extend their lead at the top of the table.

This will not be easy at all, and I wouldn’t be surprised with a draw or maybe worse in this one. Make no mistake about it: anyone expecting a dominant win from Barça hasn’t paid attention to Osasuna and is in for a huge surprise. They are also dangerous on set pieces, which means they are pretty much the antidote to a high-scoring, high-flying Barça side. And this Osasuna team is very hot as of late, unbeaten in four straight with three wins that catapulted them to fifth in the table. But there will be a whole lot of football to be played until then, and Barça’s sole focus will be on continuing their dominance in La Liga. Barça get a few extra days off as they don’t need to be involved in the weekend’s Copa del Rey action, so after this we won’t see the Blaugrana in action for seven whole weeks.