The summer transfer window was kind of a chaotic one for FC Barcelona, but it was certainly eventful, to say the least. Three major loan deals (two inbound, one outbound) were accomplished in the past 24-48 hours, but now it’s time to shift the focus to on-the-pitch, as the Catalan Club will take on CA Osasuna on Sunday afternoon in La Liga.
Let’s take a look at who might be or could be in the first team for this one.
FC Barcelona at Osasuna FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Sept. 2, 4:15pm, El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain
FC Barcelona Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Google Result Probability: FC Barcelona 59% Draw 23% win 18%
La Liga Position, Form: FC Barcelona 4th, WWD, 7 pts Osasuna 9th, WLW, 6 pts
Notable names we left out are Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Joao Felix. Inigo Martinez could be in the mix too, should he be deemed match fit. However, we’ll just have to wait and see what Barca boss Xavi does here. Here’s our prediction.
And also, happy international break everyone!
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Osasuna
Marc Ter Stegen; Alejandro Bande, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Joao Cancelo; Frenkie De Jong, Oriol Romeu, Ilkay Gundogan; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Gavi
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