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  1. Round-up: Barca throw title race open

    Round-up: Barca throw title race open

    Barcelona snatched victory from the jaws of a stalemate at home to Osasuna, substitute Xavi's 87th minute strike earning a vital 1-0 win and reducing the difference with Liga leaders Real Madrid to six points. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Barcelona
    • Osasuna
    • 90+5' All over! The Liga title race is back on - six points the difference thanks to Xavi.
    • 90+4' Javi García cracks an effort at goal... Valdes holds it! He caught that with hellfire and almost sank Barcelona's ship!!
    • 90+3' The time is almost up as Barcelona try to call a halt to the flow of the game.
    • 90+1' Osasuna change at the death: Walter 'El Rifle' Pandiani on for Punal.
    • 88' A long ball to the far side of the penalty area was controlled by Giovani and he cut back, fed Iniesta, whose shot was blocked and the ball fell to the Spain man - and with Ricardo struggling to get back he scored on the half-volley to send the Camp Nou into raptures!!
    • 88' A dramatic late winner perhaps for the Blaugrana scored by the substitute Xavi!!! That may even be his first touch!!
    • 88' GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL FOR BARCELONA!!!!!!!
    • 86' There seems no way through for Barcelona...
    • 83' Barça change: Xavi is on for Deco.
    • 83' One of these is headed at goal by Sola and Valdes is across quickly to claim. A worrying moment for the Blaugrana.
    • 82' The drab conditions are accompanied by some drab football by Osasuna, who win a succession of free-kicks in the final third.
    • 80' Ronaldinho held back in the box? The home team think so - but the ref waves away the appeals.
    • 79' The heavens open and soak the players here in Barcelona.
    • 77' Giovani with a run on the left flank, he receives the ball and shoots high into the side-netting. Good jockeying by Cesar Azpilicueta: Osasuna have done their job tonight, there is no doubt about it.
    • 76' Barcelona break from the back... Iniesta, Deco, Giovani, Deco... a cross that Ronaldinho cushions back... the flag is up! Ronnie was onside.
    • 75' Now the Catalan club cannot get out of their own half. Abidal stumbles and gives the visitors their first corner of the evening... nothing comes of it.
    • 72' Juanfran eyeballs Abidal with the ball at his feet... when he goes outside the Frenchman clumps him to the deck!! Great challenge - if you like a bit of GBH mixed into your football.
    • 70' Ronnie with an instant impact, playing in Giovani on the left... his cross is low and skids out to DECO... OVER THE BAR!! He swiped at it when he should have taken a touch.
    • 68' Barça change: Rijkaard has taken off Messi for Ronaldinho!!
    • 66' Howls of frustration from the stands as Marquez messes up a simple pass to the feet of Messi and it runs out of play.
    • 64' Deco felled by Astudillo... the recent signing from Alaves got something on the ball too. Deco whips it low... and wide. Ronnie really would be useful with all these set-pieces, if he did nothing else.
    • 63' Barça change: Giovani enters the fray at the expense of Henry.
    • 62' Ronaldinho puts his top back on and goes back out to the touchline to continue his warm-up. That is the last I'll speak of it, you have my word.
    • 61' Ronaldinho stripping off but Rijkaard has told Giovani Dos Santos to get his own kit off first.
    • 60' Still Ronaldinho warms up as Iniesta wins a free-kick 40 yards out, Punal taking him down from behind. Deco's ball is poor. They are running out of ideas.
    • 58' Another corner, Barça's 10th of the night, after Ricardo made sure Eric Abidal's shot went wide of the post.
    • 57' Osasuna digging in and keeping it tight. Messi looks to spark something with a run and shot that wins a corner...
    • 54' There is an air of restlessness around the stadium now as the clocks ticks on and there are no further chances. Ronaldinho warms up, to acclaim...
    • 51' Milito looks to get his noggin onto a Deco corner, but Osasuna get it away.
    • 49' Henry is now playing in the middle of the front three with the little men on either side of him.
    • 47' Francisco Punal tries to put a ball into the danger area but Barcelona deal with it.
    • 46' The second half is underway.
    • - Osasuna change at the break: Martin Astudillo making his debut, on for Flano.
    • 45+4' The half-time whistle: they go in goalless at the break.
    • 45+1' He is claiming that he is seriously hurt, waiting for a stretcher-mobile to drive up to him before getting to his feet and limping theatrically towards the by-line. Hmmm.
    • 45' Monreal flying down the left and Zambrotta comes across him... he goes down!! It looked just outside the area but he wants a penalty - the referee has a look and decides that there was nothing wrong with it.
    • 44' Messi plays a pass down the edge of the area for Deco to square and BOJAN ARRIVES... HE CANNOT GET HIS STUDS TO IT!!! That is as close to a goal as you can get - think Gazza against Germany in Euro 96.
    • 42' Miguel Flano competes for a header as Plasil sends in a free-kick. Valdes almost decapitates him but the foul goes against the away defender!
    • 41' Messi with lightning-quick feet to get past a man on the touchline... the crowd love that. Then he sells half of the Osasuna defence a dummy to skip into the box and shoot right-footed past the post!
    • 39' Bojan steps inside and shoots to the near post, marginally wide. Ricardo was worried about that one.
    • 37' Osasuna are content at present to block all routes to goal. Barcelona will score if they continue to invite the pressure.
    • 35' Although the score remains goalless, the home fans can see that their team are playing good football.
    • 33' A delicious free-kick is crossed to the back stick WHERE RICARDO PULLS OFF ANOTHER BLOCK FROM CLOSE-RANGE!! Again it is Titi Henry with the header, and luckily for the shot-stopper there was a defender there to clear.
    • 31' Plasil is booked for failing to retreat 10 yards. Marquez just booted the ball against him. In Sunday football that could have been a yellow for either the home player or the visiting one...
    • 29' Messi crosses for MILITO TO SCORE!!! The flag is up to deny him the opening goal though - he was half-a-yard off. Barcelona are well on top now.
    • 28' Messi plays in Andres Iniesta... HE'S THROUGH... he flicks the ball over Ricardo but the 'keeper gets enough on it and Monreal is back to head over from almost underneath the bar!!
    • 26' Bojan flicks a header on for HENRY... GREAT SAVE BY RICARDO POINT-BLANK! The flag is up anyway - it was close.
    • 25' Jose Angel Ziganda's side are struggling in the bottom half of the table this season. They are level on points with the three teams below them, the lowest of which, Murcia, are in the relegation zone.
    • 23' Juanfran smashes into Marquez late and is booked for the trouble. He jumped back a bit, but it was a clear foul away from the ball.
    • 21' The water is concentrated mainly in the corners, and given that that is the main avenue of Barça's attack, there are problems for them going forward.
    • 18' Vela, the property of Arsenal long-term, clumps Marquez down - but no foul and his Barcelona team-mates continue to play, having little sympathy for the Mexican.
    • 17' He shows the ref his wound - a raking set of stud marks all the way across his stomach!! Ouch. No punishment for Marquez though.
    • 17' Plasil hits the deck after an aerial challenge with Rafael Marquez... he caught him with his studs but it was difficult to see whether it was deliberate.
    • 15' Osasuna put another ball into the box, good work by Carlos Vela... Barcelona clear but they must be worried about their opponents' ability to find a way through.
    • 14' Osasuna in a rather fetching all-orange number this evening, kicking from right to left. Gabi Milito misjudges the ball on the halfway line but there is no danger there.
    • 12' Bojan on the right, moving outside and hitting a shot from a difficult angle that forces another save out of Ricardo at his near post!!
    • 10' Barça's tail is up though and Bojan is important to everything they do going forward. This time he feeds Henry on the left and the [relative!] veteran takes the ball outside his marker and crosses, forcing Ricardo out of his goal to parry then claim at the second attempt.
    • 8' Nacho Monreal cuts in from the left and bangs a shot into the side-netting with Gianluca Zambrotta left standing!! Captain Valdes may have had it covered...
    • 7' A free-kick is sent long that Deco eventually plays across and Henry flicks... MESSI SHOOTS... over the bar!! He caught it well but gave it a bit too much.
    • 6' Good movement by Barça down the right as Bojan again works his way across... then Messi cannot centre from the by-line.
    • 4' Jaroslav Plasil whips in a ball across the penalty area that is not met by any arriving Osasuna players. Victor Valdes allows it to bounce past his far post.
    • 3' Bojan skips inside for the first time from the right, dispossessed by the water almost... Henry offside as he looks to sprint through.
    • 2' There is a large amount of surface water that sprays up wherever the players dribble. That will make things difficult for the players and very interesting for us spectators...
    • 1' The match kicks off on a windy and wet night in the Catalan capital.
    • - Osasuna go with Sola alone up front.
    • - Frank Rijkaard opts for Bojan Krkic again in attack with Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry. Lilian Thuram is back because captain Carles Puyol is out long-term with an injury picked up in the Copa del Rey.
    • - After Real Madrid's defeat at Almeria last night Barça can cut the gap at the top to six points with a win here...
    • - Welcome to LIVE text commentary on Barcelona versus Osasuna in La Liga from the Camp Nou!!

  • Team Stats

    Barcelona Stats Osasuna
    69% Possession 30%
    17 Shots 9
    6 Shots on target 3
    2 Saves 4
    10 Corners 1
    17 Fouls 18
    6 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 30
    398 Accurate passes 135
    110 Bad passes 33

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Barcelona
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Víctor Valdés 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0
      21 Lilian Thuram 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 1 4
      4 Rafael Márquez 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 39 14 3
      22 Eric Abidal 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 51 30 6
      11 Gianluca Zambrotta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 4
      3 Gabriel Milito 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 49 6 2
      20 Anderson Deco 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 52 20 2
      8 Andres Iniesta 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 58 14 2
      19 Lionel Messi 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 0
      14 Thierry Henry 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 20 10 1
      27 Bojan Krkic 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 15 2 2
      10 Gaucho Ronaldinho 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 0
      23 Oleguer Presas Renom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Eidur Gudjohnsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Giovanni dos Santos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 3 3
      6 Xavi Hernández 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      15 José Edmílson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Osasuna
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Ricardo Ricardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      22 Ion Echaide Sola 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 17 12 1
      7 Cesar Cruchaga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 4
      16 Javi Garcia 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 2 3
      3 Nacho Monreal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 5
      4 Miguel Flaño 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 1
      10 Francisco Puñal 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 18 2 2
      12 Francisco Juanfran 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 15 0 3
      40 César Azpilicueta Tanco 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 0 5
      6 Jaroslav Plasil 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 16 7 3
      21 Carlos Vela 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 9 4 1
      24 Martin Astudillo 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 3 2
      23 Ludovic Delporte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Xavier Margairaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Javier Flaño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Juan Elia Vallejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Hector Font 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      11 Walter Pandiani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL FOR BARCELONA!!!!!!!
    • 80' Ronaldinho held back in the box? The home team think so - but the ref waves away the appeals.
    • 70' Ronnie with an instant impact, playing in Giovani on the left... his cross is low and skids out to DECO... OVER THE BAR!! He swiped at it when he should have taken a touch.
    • 45' Monreal flying down the left and Zambrotta comes across him... he goes down!! It looked just outside the area but he wants a penalty - the referee has a look and decides that there was nothing wrong with it.
    • 44' Messi plays a pass down the edge of the area for Deco to square and BOJAN ARRIVES... HE CANNOT GET HIS STUDS TO IT!!! That is as close to a goal as you can get - think Gazza against Germany in Euro 96.
    • 41' Messi with lightning-quick feet to get past a man on the touchline... the crowd love that. Then he sells half of the Osasuna defence a dummy to skip into the box and shoot right-footed past the post!
    • 39' Bojan steps inside and shoots to the near post, marginally wide. Ricardo was worried about that one.
    • 33' A delicious free-kick is crossed to the back stick WHERE RICARDO PULLS OFF ANOTHER BLOCK FROM CLOSE-RANGE!! Again it is Titi Henry with the header, and luckily for the shot-stopper there was a defender there to clear.
    • 28' Messi plays in Andres Iniesta... HE'S THROUGH... he flicks the ball over Ricardo but the 'keeper gets enough on it and Monreal is back to head over from almost underneath the bar!!
    • 12' Bojan on the right, moving outside and hitting a shot from a difficult angle that forces another save out of Ricardo at his near post!!
    • 8' Nacho Monreal cuts in from the left and bangs a shot into the side-netting with Gianluca Zambrotta left standing!! Captain Valdes may have had it covered...
    • 7' A free-kick is sent long that Deco eventually plays across and Henry flicks... MESSI SHOOTS... over the bar!! He caught it well but gave it a bit too much.
    • - Welcome to LIVE text commentary on Barcelona versus Osasuna in La Liga from the Camp Nou!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Frank Rijkaard

    On the Field

    • Valdés
    • Zambrotta
    • Thuram
    • Milito
    • Abidal
    • Iniesta
    • Márquez
    • De Souza "Deco" Substitution Out (81′)
    • Messi Substitution Out (67′)
    • Bojan Krkic
    • Henry Substitution Out (62′)

    Subs

    • 7. Gudjohnsen
    • Pinto
    • 6. Xavi Substitution In (81′) Goal
    • 15. Edmilson
    • 10. Ronaldinho Substitution In (67′)
    • 23. Oleguer
    • 17. Dos Santos Substitution In (62′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Osasuna

    Manager: José Ángel Ziganda Lacunza

    On the Field

    • Ricardo Yellow Card
    • Azpilicueta
    • Cruchaga
    • Flaño Substitution Out (46′)
    • Monreal
    • Javi García
    • Puñal Substitution Out (91′)
    • Torres Yellow Card
    • Plasil Yellow Card
    • Carlos Vela Substitution Out (84′)
    • Sola

    Subs

    • 23. Delporte
    • 24. Astudillo Substitution In (46′)
    • 11. Pandiani Substitution In (91′)
    • 8. Font Substitution In (84′)
    • 1. Elía
    • 17. Flaño
    • 5. Margairaz
    • 15. Igotz Garde

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None