Barcelona Vs Osasuna : Blaugrana Aims For Seventh Anniversary Victory At Camp Nou

Jules Kunde, irreplaceable at Barcelona (photo: x @FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Barcelona looked at La Liga's continued match against Osasuna on Saturday night, December 13 with high confidence capital. Hansi Flick's team is at the top of the standings. The Blaugrana has the opportunity to move further away from Real Madrid if they are able to win seventh in a row in the league.

Barcelona are now collecting four points advantage over Madrid, who will only play on Sunday, December 114. In the same period, Osasuna is still stuck at the bottom, in 15th position with 15 points from 15 matches.

Barcelona are heading towards the end of 2025 in a solid condition. After performing convincingly in domestic competitions, they also maintained momentum in Europe with a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, where Jules Kunde scored two goals. A series of six consecutive league wins, including Elche, Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao, Alaves, Atletico Madrid, and Real Betis, have shown Barca's performance stability in recent weeks.

Even so, Barcelona still has problems on the back lines. They have conceded 20 goals from 16 matches, the worst number being among the top 12 teams in the standings. Fortunately, their breaking power has equalized 47 goals in La Liga this season. This record keeps Barca favorite, especially since they have never lost to Osasuna at Camp Nou since July 2020.

Osasuna herself came with ambition to change her fortune after a disappointing start to the season. Despite last season's finish in ninth place and almost breaking into the European zone, Alessio Lisci's side's performance slumped sharply this season. Even so, they reorganized their steps through two consecutive wins over Ebro in the Copa del Rey and Levante in La Liga.

Osasuna has a pretty good defensive record, only conceded 18 goals this season, less than Barcelona. But their problems are clear up front, as they have only scored 14 goals. Ante Budimir is still the main focus after scoring five goals this season, supported by Victor Munoz, Aimar Oroz, and Ruben Garcia in an effort to revive attacks.

Barcelona are confirmed to be back without Gavi and Dani Olmo who were sidelined by injury, while Ronald Araujo is not yet available for personal reasons. Flick is expected to make a small rotation by including Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres from the start. Torres is in an impressive form after scoring a hat trick against Real Betis and collecting 11 goals from 15 league games this season.

Osasuna only lost Iker Benito who suffered a long-term knee injury. In addition, they came with a squad that was almost complete and ready to compete against the hosts.

With Barcelona's aggressiveness at its peak and impressive record at Camp Nou, Osasuna is predicted to have difficulty stealing points. Barca's defense issue may provide Osasuna with a chance to score one goal, but the advantages of creativity and effectiveness of the home line are expected to be different.

This match is a small test for Barcelona's resilience, but at the same time a golden opportunity to reinforce their dominance at the top of the standings.

Estimates of the Composition of Barcelona Players: J Garcia; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martin, Balde; Pedri, E Garcia; Yamal, Raphinha, Rashford; Ferran Torres. Osasuna: Herrera; Arguibide, Boyomo, Catena, Bretones; Moncawala, Torro; Munoz, Oroz, Ruben Garcia; Budimir.

Score prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Osasuna.