Barcelona (dpa)
Barcelona issued a severe warning to its traditional rival, Real Madrid, before the upcoming confrontation between them next Sunday in the Spanish Football League at the Santiago Bernabeu, following its big 4-0 victory over its Alex Reed Osasuna, in the twenty-eighth stage of the competition.
The balance of Barcelona, which won its fourth consecutive victory in the tournament, rose to 51 points, to advance to the third place, which qualifies for the Champions League next season, ahead of direct confrontations over Atletico Madrid, the defending champion, fourth-placed, with him in the same balance. Note that Barca still has a game in hand.
On the other hand, Osasuna, who suffered his 11th loss in the tournament this season and the third in his last four matches, stopped at 35 points in eleventh place.
Despite the great victory, it was achieved with minimal effort, especially following Barcelona decided things in his favour from the first minutes, as coach Xavi Hernandez’s team might have scored more had it not been for his stars to resort to the show, especially in the second half.
Ferran Torres opened the scoring for the Catalans in the 14th minute from a penalty kick, before the same player scored once more in the 21st minute from the French industry, Ousmane Dembele.
Dembele scored the third goal, which came through Gabonese star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 27th minute, and then contributed to the fourth goal scored by the “substitute” Ricky Puig in the 75th minute.
With this victory, Barcelona maintained its unbeaten record in 10 consecutive matches in various competitions, during which it achieved 7 wins and 3 draws.
This big win comes as a moral boost for Barcelona before its important meeting with its Turkish host, Galatasaray, next Thursday, in the second leg of the 16th round of the European League, where it has to win at the stadium of its opponent to continue in the continental competition, following a goalless draw in the first leg, which It took place last Thursday at the Camp Nou.
Barcelona is also preparing to meet its host Real Madrid in the next stage in the Spanish League, as it seeks to achieve its first victory over its traditional rival following an absence of more than 3 years, as its last victory over the white team dates back to March 2, 2019, in the Spanish capital Madrid and during the last six meetings That took place between the two teams in all tournaments, Real Madrid achieved 5 victories, compared to one draw.
