Barcelona and Osasuna meet in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a spot within the Spanish Supercopa ultimate towards Actual Madrid. The defending La Liga champions are up towards final season’s overwhelmed Copa del Rey finalists whereas Xavi’s males are additionally out to defend their title having overwhelmed Los Blancos final 12 months. Exterior of the brand new format in place since 2019-20, Barca are probably the most profitable Supercopa group with 14 titles. The Catalans have began 2024 in successful type though victories over Las Palmas and Barbastro weren’t precisely convincing. Osasuna are getting their first style of Supercopa motion of their historical past after final 12 months’s Copa del Rey heroics. At the moment midtable, the Pamplona outfit are powerful to interrupt down defensively which could possibly be a difficulty for Xavi’s aspect who wrestle to dominate opponents proper now.
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Methods to watch and odds
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 11 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
- Location: Al-Awwal Park — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- TV: ESPN+
- Odds: Barcelona -275; Draw: +400; Osasuna +600
Workforce information
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marcos Alonso are out whereas Gavi is a long-term absentee and Inigo Martinez can also be unlikely to play after coming off vs. Barbastro. Joao Cancelo and Pedri are in Saudi Arabia however uncertain to function whereas Ilkay Gundogan needs to be match sufficient to begin after sickness.
Potential Barcelona XI: Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Roberto, De Jong, Gundogan; Raphinha, Torres, Lewandowski.
Osasuna: Chimy Avila has stayed house injured whereas Unai Garcia needs to be match to function alongside Johan Mojica. Jagoba Arrasate might name on Sergio Herrera, Jesus Areso, Alejandro Catena and Ruben Pena whereas Jon Moncayola and Aimar Oroz are anticipated to type the midfield behind an assault of Moi Gomez, Ante Budimir and Jose Manuel Arnaiz.
Potential Osasuna XI: Herrera; Areso, D. Garcia, Catena, Pena; Moncayola, Torro, Oroz; Arnaiz, Gomez, Budimir.
Prediction
Barca are usually not at their finest however ought to scrape via to arrange a midwinter Clasico. If this goes past 90, Xavi’s males might discover themselves on the top of an upset. Decide: Barcelona 2, Osasuna 1.
