Barcelona’s newest teenage expertise targets weren’t sufficient to avoid wasting Xavi Hernandez’s facet from one other letdown on Sunday, when a late strike noticed Osasuna draw 2-2 within the Spanish league.
Barcelona have been main 2-1 after 19-year-old Nico González and Abde Azlazouli scored their first targets since becoming a member of the crew from the membership’s youth squads this season.
But Osasuna’s substitute Chimi Avila struck from a protracted distance, with the ball slamming right into a Barcelona defender earlier than going inside, dragging the hosts degree with 4 minutes left.
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Nico and Abde are a part of a bunch of younger gamers, together with Pedri Gonzalez and Gavi Pez. The group is offering the one shiny facet of a disappointing marketing campaign for Barcelona.
Barcelona have received the league solely as soon as this season after the ouster of Lionel Messi.
Barcelona are in eighth place, 15 factors behind leaders Real Madrid, which host defending champions Atletico Madrid afterward Sunday.
Following consecutive defeats to Barcelona, ​​there was a attract Osasuna. It misplaced 1–0 at residence to Real Betis within the league earlier than falling 3–0 at Bayern Munich to be knocked out of the Champions League within the group stage for the primary time in 17 years.
Barcelona have been enjoying with out injured high scorer Memphis Depay. Defender Samuel Umtiti performed his first minute of the season as a shock inclusion in Xavi’s opening 11.
Also on Sunday, Villarreal defeated Rio Vallecano 2-0 at residence.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
