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How will Barcelona line up against Osasuna in La Liga?

Barcelona look to take another huge step towards clinching the _La Liga_ title when they travel to Pamplona for a very tough away game against Osasuna at _El Sadar_.

Here’s how we think Hansi Flick will line up his troops for Saturday’s battle:

Barça have had a full week to prepare for this game and Hansi Flick seems to have found his favorite team as of now, so we don’t think there will be many changes from the side that beat Getafe last week.

There will be one enforced alteration at the back, however, as Jules Kounde is suspended for yellow card accumulation and won’t travel to _El Sadar_. **Ronald Araujo** has consistently been Flick’s first option to replace Kounde at right-back over the last month, so we think the Uruguayan will be picked ahead of the likes of Eric Garcia and Xavi Espart.

The rest of the back four will stay the same, with **Pau Cubarsí** and **Gerard Martín** as the center-back duo and **João Cancelo** starting ahead of Alejandro Balde at left-back.

Flick has really enjoyed the double pivot of **Gavi** and **Pedri** recently, so Frenkie de Jong will continue to wait for his chance to return to the XI. **Dani Olmo** and **Fermín López** started together last week as rotating number 10 and left wing options, and we think they’ll be in the lineup again for this one as Raphinha is back in training but not likely to be involved just yet.

Roony Bardghji started in place of Lamine Yamal last week but couldn’t make an impact, and **Marcus Rashford** had a pretty good substitute cameo and has likely won the starting spot on the right wing for this one, and we expect **Robert Lewandowski** to start ahead of Ferran Torres at the striker spot to provide a presence against a tall and physical Osasuna backline.

**Possible XI**: Joan; Araujo, Cubarsí, Martín, Balde; Gavi, Pedri; Rashford, Olmo, Fermín; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)

_How do you think Barcelona should line up against Osasuna? Let us know your thoughts, predictions and teams in the comments below!_

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