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Barca V/s Osasuna Preview.

 On paper, this should be an easy win for Barcelona. But one of the few teams to beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou has been Osasuna. 

So, is it possible to lose to Osasuna ? Yes. No team is predictable. Is it justifiable ? Nope. Never should a team like Barcelona lose to a team like Osasuna. This just doesn't make sense. And I hope that Barcelona do not make themselves look like jokers on the night and come back with a resounding win. That is elementary. 

Lineup- We cannot rest players for this match because We are sitting comfortably at 12th in the league table. I would not say we deserve it, but we do not deserve to be top of the table either, and that's what needs to change. Thus- Ter Stegen, Alba, Lenglet, Oscar, Konrad Fuente, De Jong, Puig/Alena/Pjanic, Coutinho, Messi, Dembele, Griezmann. 

A few things- Reports suggests Dest has muscular discomfort and Oscar is considered as a replacement. Now, We cannot put Umtiti in an important match, so I think Fuente will be nice to cover the right hand side of the defense. 

Also, I can see Koeman using Braithwaite for the last half an hour or even more to reward his performance against Kiev. Messi will return, along with Coutinho and De Jong. 

Prediction- 4-1 to Barcelona. 


That's it then !

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