A match in the 8th round of La Liga was contested, and Barcelona challenged Osasuna away. Barcelona had a very explosive start to the league season, winning their first seven league games, which is incredible. This puts Barcelona at the top of the table and puts a lot of pressure on Real Madrid. Flick has breathed life into Barcelona and is not as awkward as Xavi played. Of course, the season is still long, and if Barcelona wants to maintain its advantage, it must continue to win, after all, Real Madrid's level of opponents is not easy to deal with. This time, Barcelona went away to challenge Osasuna, who is only worth 100 million euros. The last 6 meetings between the two sides have been won by Barcelona. But this time, Barcelona broke out a big upset, lost the game, and suffered its first defeat of the season!
In this game, Barcelona made some rotations and lined up 433 formations. Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Pau Victor make up the attacking trident. Yamal and Raphinha were put on the bench. Pedri, Eric Garcia and Torre make up the midfield three. Gerard Martin, Ku Brazil, Dominguez and Kounde started the game at the back four. Peña was the starting goalkeeper.
Barcelona were scored in the 18th minute! Zaragoza crossed from the left and Budimir nodded in the middle of the box, which bounced off the ground and drilled into the back of the net. Such a simple wide cross tactic tore apart Barcelona's defence. Then, thanks to a counter-attacking opportunity, Zaragoza burst into the box and beat goalkeeper Peña to easily kick the ball into the back of the net. I didn't expect Barcelona to fall behind by 2 goals so quickly. Oros came close to doubling the lead after that, but his shot was deflected away by Peña.
In the second half, Lewandowski threatened one after another, but neither of them scored. It wasn't until the 53rd minute that Barcelona scored. Pau Victor scores from distance. The shot looked unthreatening, but the goalkeeper couldn't save the ball, which was unbelievable. However, poor defending cost Barcelona again afterwards. Boudimir is brought down in the box. The referee awarded a penalty. Budimir himself converted the penalty. This goal was too big a blow to the morale of the Barcelona players and caused Barcelona to fall into the abyss. Then Brettones' kick exploded too much, allowing Barcelona to lose the gate for the fourth time. Yamal scored from distance in the 89th minute, but to no avail. The final score was fixed at 2-4, and Barcelona was upset and lost to Osasuna.
It would be a shame for Barcelona to lose like this. Flick couldn't believe it, saying after the game that he didn't expect the team to play like this. Barcelona's seven-game winning streak in La Liga has come to an end, and there is no team in the top five leagues to win all. For Barcelona, in the case of a dense schedule, how to reasonably arrange the lineup and let the team maintain a stable record is a very test for Flick.