Barcelona moved to the brink of the LaLiga title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Osasuna at Estadio El Sadar.
Targets from Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres within the closing phases secured all three factors for the guests, earlier than a late Osasuna response arrange a tense finale.
The end result leaves Barcelona 14 factors clear on the prime of the desk, with the title now inside touching distance relying on Actual Madrid’s end result towards Espanyol.
Osasuna threaten in even first half
Regardless of Barcelona dominating possession early on, Osasuna created the clearer probabilities earlier than the break.
Ante Budimir was on the coronary heart of their attacking risk, placing the bottom of the publish with an ingenious effort earlier than forcing a powerful save from Joan Garcia moments later.
Barcelona’s greatest alternative fell to Lewandowski, however the striker fired over from shut vary, summing up a comparatively subdued attacking show from the guests within the opening 45 minutes.
Barcelona adjustments flip the sport
The match remained finely poised after the restart, with Dani Olmo denied from shut vary by an important block from Alejandro Catena.
Supervisor Hansi Flick turned to his bench seeking a breakthrough, and the adjustments proved decisive.
Marcus Rashford, launched simply after the hour mark, made an instantaneous affect. His supply from the precise wing within the 81st minute discovered Lewandowski, who powered a header into the underside nook to interrupt the impasse.
5 minutes later, Barcelona doubled their benefit. Fermín López threaded a exact move via the defence, permitting Ferran Torres to calmly slot the ball via the goalkeeper’s legs.
Late Osasuna objective units up nervy end
Osasuna responded shortly to maintain the competition alive. Substitute Abel Bretones delivered a cross from the left, and Raul Garcia rose unmarked to move previous Joan Garcia and scale back the deficit.
The hosts pushed ahead seeking an equaliser throughout eight minutes of added time, however Barcelona held on to safe an important win.