Thanks to a late penalty from Lewandowski, Barça chained a second straight success in La Liga this Sunday, without being convincing.
Unbeaten in La Liga with two wins and a draw despite sluggish performances; FC Barcelona moved this Sunday evening on the lawn of Osasuna, winner of two of their first three matches. With Jules Koundé starting, the Blaugranas quickly packed the game with a triple chance from Gündogan, De Jong and Lewandowski from the first minute.
Koundé breaks the lock
The rest will be much calmer with a big chance from Oroz repelled by Ter Stegen at the half-hour mark. But it is finally the Catalans who open the scoring thanks to Jules Koundé in stoppage time. header from a Gündogan corner, the French international opened the scoring and scored his first goal of the season. (1-0, 46th)
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The second period was even less animated and Xavi’s men struggled to put the danger on the goal kept by Aitor Fernandez, while Osasuna pushed to equalize. And by dint of not playing, Barça ends up being punished. Fifteen minutes from the end of regulation time, Chimy Avila sends a powerful shot from the left which deceives Ter Stegen and offers the equalizer to his team. Returning to their match, the Barcelonans obtain a penalty and the exclusion of Catena after long discussions and consultation of the VAR for a foul on Lewandowski. The Polish international does not tremble and takes the goalkeeper on the wrong foot to restore the advantage to his team. (1-2, 86th)
Despite 10 minutes of additional time and several dangerous situations, the players of Pamplona will not return and let Barça chain a second success in a row, once again in a snatch after that at Villarreal. Xavi’s men moved up to 3rd place while Osasuna stagnated in the middle of the table.
