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La Liga | Gameweek 20
Jan 31, 2024 at 6pm UK
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Pedri (53')
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Barcelona missing eight first-team players for Osasuna clash

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Barcelona will be missing eight first-team players for Wednesday's La Liga clash with Osasuna.
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Barcelona will be without the services of eight first-team players for Wednesday's La Liga clash with Osasuna.

The Catalan outfit will be bidding to bounce back from Saturday's 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal when they continue their league campaign against Jagoba Arrasate's side.

However, Xavi, who announced last weekend that he would be standing down as head coach this summer, will be unable to call upon eight players for the contest.

Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Marcos Alonso, Raphinha, Inigo Martinez, Joao Felix, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Sergi Roberto are all unavailable for selection due to fitness problems.

Felix is the latest Barcelona player to pick up an injury, with the Portugal international suffering an ankle issue during Tuesday morning's training session, and he is expected to be missing for the next month.

Unai Hernandez has benefited from the absences to earn a call-up, while there are again spots in the squad for Marc Casado, Pau Cubarsi and Hector Fort.

Xavi has only been able to name four forwards due to the injury situation, with recent arrival Vitor Roque selected alongside 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Barcelona have recently suffered disappointment in the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey, but they are still fighting for two trophies this season in the shape of La Liga and the Champions League.

The Catalan outfit are down in fourth position in the La Liga table, 11 points behind division leaders Girona, who have played a game more than the reigning champions.

"Osasuna are a rock defensively. They score a lot of goals. Tomorrow (Wednesday) it will cost us and we have to be united," Xavi said during Tuesday's pre-match press conference.

"We have to defend better and attack better. That causes the performance of many players to progressively fall. We have to be self-critical. Be at the level.

"We have to counter 11 points to Girona. But we have the Champions League. We are excited and we have to compete."

Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-0 when the pair met in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup earlier this month, while they have been victorious in the last four league meetings between the two sides, including a 2-1 success in the reverse contest last September.

Barcelona squad vs. Osasuna:

Pena, Astralaga, Kochen; Araujo, Cancelo, Christensen, Kounde, Cubarsi, Fort; U Hernandez, Pedri, F Lopez, Romeu, F de Jong, Gundogan, Casado; F Torres, Lewandowski, Roque, Yamal

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97
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