Barça can thank Jordi Alba and win in the last moments against Osasuna

2023-05-02 21:41:13

Thanks to this victory, Xavi’s FC Barcelona take a 14-point lead over Real Madrid.

Like a perfume of coronation: FC Barcelona snatched a narrow 1-0 success against Osasuna on Tuesday for the 33rd day of La Liga, and temporarily takes a fourteen-point lead five days from the end over Real Madrid, which moves on the Real Sociedad pitch at 10:00 p.m.

Despite the premature exclusion of young Jorge Herrando for a foul on Pedri in the position of last defender in the 27th minute when he was playing his first La Liga match at the age of 22, the Catalans, eleven against ten, stumbled for a long time on a big Aitor Fernandez, but ended up unblocking the situation in the 86th minute on a goal from the left signed Jordi Alba after a sublime deflection of the head of Frenkie de Jong.

The Catalans, borrowed, did not target their first shot until the hour mark (56th), on a center from Pedri taken over by Frenkie de Jong and captured by the doorman of Osasuna Aitor Fernandez.

Ousmane Dembélé, who entered in the 52nd in place of Raphinha, also tried to break through the Navarre wall by attempting a volley in the 62nd, but his ball did not catch the frame.

And Robert Lewandowski, still top scorer in the championship but in difficulty facing the cages since winter, thought he could unblock the situation in the 79th, but his muddled goal was refused for a prior offside by Ferran Torres.

Like Carlo Ancelotti, coach Jagoba Arrasate had decided to rotate his squad for the King’s Cup final which will see Madrid and Navarrese face off on Saturday (10:00 p.m.) in Seville.

But Xavi and his family took time to take advantage of it. And the Blaugrana technician will have to manage a small alert at the end of the season: in the 36th minute, Gavi had to give way to Ansu Fati, after feeling pain in the right adductor during a duel.

At the same time, Elche, dead last in the standings, suffered their 23rd defeat of the season 2-1 in Almeria, and sealed their relegation to the Spanish second division, despite a goal from Ezequiel Ponce in the 90th + 1.