Barcelona 1-0 Osasuna: Substitute Jordi Alba hits late winner

1 year ago 33

Last updated connected 2 minutes ago.From the conception European Football

Barcelona's Raphinha goes adjacent to scoring from a escaped footwear against Osasuna successful La Liga

Leaders Barcelona necessitate 5 points from their past 5 games to wrapper up the La Liga rubric aft substitute Jordi Alba struck an 85th-minute victor against 10-man Osasuna astatine the Nou Camp.

The mid-table visitors had Jorge Herrando sent disconnected little than fractional an hr into his debut for a nonrecreational foul connected Pedri - the seventh reddish paper for the nine successful La Liga this season.

But Osasuna stayed organised and frustrated their opponents until Alba's victor with the extracurricular of his foot.

Barcelona dominated possession adjacent earlier Herrando's dismissal, with Osasuna making 9 changes earlier their quality successful the Copa del Rey last against Real Madrid successful Seville connected Saturday (kick-off 21:00 BST).

Pedri, Ronald Araujo and substitute Ousmane Dembele each wasted chances, Raphinha went adjacent with a free-kick, portion Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati forced bully saves from Fernandez.

But Osasuna were hard-working and went adjacent themselves done Lucas Torro and Iker Munoz.

Barca, who had 15-year-old winger Lamine Yamal arsenic an unused substitute, had a 79th-minute extremity by Robert Lewandowski ruled retired for offside earlier Alba's precocious victor near the location fans successful the 76,061 assemblage celebrating.

Line-ups

Barcelona

Formation 4-2-3-1

1ter Stegen
23Koundé
4Araújo
15ChristensenSubstituted forGarcíaat 52'minutes
28BaldeSubstituted forAlbaat 76'minutes
5BusquetsSubstituted forF Torresat 76'minutes
21F de Jong
22RaphinhaSubstituted forDembéléat 52'minutes
8Pedri
30GaviSubstituted forAnsu Fatiat 36'minutes
9Lewandowski

Substitutes

7Dembélé
10Ansu Fati
11F Torres
13Peña Sotorres
17Alonso
18Alba
19Kessié
24García
32Torre
36Tenas
41Yamal

Osasuna

Formation 4-2-3-1

25Fernández
35Moreno
4García
31HerrandoBooked astatine 26mins
20Sánchez
19Ibáñez
6TorróSubstituted forÁlvaro Armadoat 59'minutes
14GarcíaSubstituted forBarja Alfonsoat 45'minutes
22OrozSubstituted forMuñozat 45'minutes
33BenitoSubstituted forHernándezat 70'minutes
9ÁvilaSubstituted forKikeat 59'minutes

Substitutes

1Herrera
3Álvaro Armado
11Barja Alfonso
15Peña
16Gómez Bardonado
17Budimir
18Kike
23Hernández
26Valencia
34Muñoz

Referee:Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Attendance:76,061

Live Text

Match ends, Barcelona 1, Osasuna 0.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Osasuna 0.
Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri pursuing a accelerated break.
Offside, Osasuna. Aitor Fernández tries a done ball, but Kike García is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aridane Hernández.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Osasuna 0. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Kike García (Osasuna).
Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a done ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Kike García (Osasuna) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high.
Attempt blocked. Pablo Ibáñez (Osasuna) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kike García with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Alejandro Balde.
Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Sergio Busquets.
Attempt saved. Kike García (Osasuna) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Kike Barja.
Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
Kike García (Osasuna) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.