Barcelona moved to the brink of the LaLiga title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Osasuna at Estadio El Sadar.
Objectives from Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres within the closing levels secured all three factors for the guests, earlier than a late Osasuna response arrange a tense finale.
The consequence leaves Barcelona 14 factors clear on the high of the desk, with the title now inside touching distance relying on Actual Madrid’s consequence towards Espanyol.
Osasuna threaten in even first half
Regardless of Barcelona dominating possession early on, Osasuna created the clearer possibilities earlier than the break.
Ante Budimir was on the coronary heart of their attacking menace, hanging the bottom of the submit with an ingenious effort earlier than forcing a robust save from Joan Garcia moments later.
Barcelona’s greatest alternative fell to Lewandowski, however the striker fired over from shut vary, summing up a comparatively subdued attacking show from the guests within the opening 45 minutes.
Barcelona modifications flip the sport
The match remained finely poised after the restart, with Dani Olmo denied from shut vary by an important block from Alejandro Catena.
Supervisor Hansi Flick turned to his bench in the hunt for a breakthrough, and the modifications proved decisive.
Marcus Rashford, launched simply after the hour mark, made an instantaneous influence. His supply from the correct wing within the 81st minute discovered Lewandowski, who powered a header into the underside nook to interrupt the impasse.
5 minutes later, Barcelona doubled their benefit. Fermín López threaded a exact go by means of the defence, permitting Ferran Torres to calmly slot the ball by means of the goalkeeper’s legs.
Late Osasuna objective units up nervy end
Osasuna responded shortly to maintain the competition alive. Substitute Abel Bretones delivered a cross from the left, and Raul Garcia rose unmarked to go previous Joan Garcia and scale back the deficit.
The hosts pushed ahead in the hunt for an equaliser throughout eight minutes of added time, however Barcelona held on to safe an important win.
