When Barcelona takes on Osasuna at El Sadar on Saturday night, they will be looking to win eight games in a row at the beginning of a La Liga season for just the second time in their history.
This season, the Catalan giants have dominated Spain's premier division, winning 21 points from seven games to take the lead. Los Rojillos, meantime, have started the season well at Osasuna, placing them in seventh place.
Osasuna has played seven league games this season, winning three, drawing two, and losing two. With 11 points, they are in seventh place, one point behind Atletico Madrid in fourth.
Vicente Moreno is now the manager of Los Rojillos, who have won four of their past five games. On Saturday, they defeated Las Palmas at home, and on Tuesday, they drew 0-0 with Valencia.
This season, Osasuna has performed admirably at home, winning all three of its games in front of their own supporters against Mallorca, Celta Vigo, and Las Palmas. They have accumulated 10 points out of a possible 12.
The Pamplona team placed eighth in 2022–2023 and advanced to the Copa del Rey final; hence, their 11th place La Liga finish this season was a little disappointing.
Since July 2020, Osasuna has not triumphed over Barcelona in the top division of Spain. In fact, the Catalan team has defeated Osasuna in their past five La Liga encounters, including the season-opening match last year, 2-1.
Considering their injury issues, Barcelona has had an incredible start to the season. If they win on Saturday, they will have matched their best-ever start to a La Liga season.
When Barcelona takes on Osasuna at El Sadar on Saturday night, they will be looking to win eight games in a row at the beginning of a La Liga season for just the second time in their history.
This season, the Catalan giants have dominated Spain's premier division, winning 21 points from seven games to take the lead. Los Rojillos, meantime, have started the season well at Osasuna, placing them in seventh place.
Osasuna has played seven league games this season, winning three, drawing two, and losing two. With 11 points, they are in seventh place, one point behind Atletico Madrid in fourth.
In fact, the Catalan giants won their first eight league games of the 2013–14 campaign, putting them only two wins shy of the record. This would be a significant accomplishment for Hansi Flick, the team's new head coach.
Barcelona's Champions League debut ended in a 2-1 loss to Monaco on September 19, but they bounced back magnificently, crushing Villarreal 5-1 the next weekend.
Following that, Robert Lewandowski scored the game's lone goal to give Flick's team a 1-0 victory over Getafe on Wednesday night. With 21 points from seven games, the squad is now atop the standings, four points ahead of Real Madrid, who are in second place and play Atletico Madrid this weekend.
Even though there is still a ton of football left in the season, Barcelona has the opportunity to take a seven-point lead over the champions in the standings at this point.
The news that starting goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss the entire season due to a catastrophic knee injury sustained against Villarreal has shocked Barcelona, who were expected to have Frenkie de Jong back before the October international break.
Long-term absentees Iker Munoz and Kike Barja are still out from Osasuna, but other than that, the home team is well-prepared for this weekend's match.
This season, Osasuna's goals have been well distributed, with no player having more than one. However, on Saturday, there might be a change in the final third of the pitch as Ante Budimir might make a comeback to the starting lineup.
Head coach Moreno is anticipated to make a few changes to the starting lineup that faced Valencia, including the likely addition of Bryan Zaragoza.
