In the midst of the crisis, Barcelona face Osasuna with this starting lineup

Last weekend Barcelona suffered an unexpected 5-3 defeat against Villarreal that caused a huge crisis. At the post-match press conference, Xavi Hernandez announced his decision to step down as the team's coach after the end of the 2023/24 season. This shocked everyone, not because the team's performances and results were not worrying, but because Los Blaugranas are still competing in the Champions League and will soon face Napoli in the round of 16.

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Right now the European tournament is the main objective of the Catalan side, as it is the only tournament in which they have a chance of winning a title. But that does not mean they can relax in La Liga: they must improve their performances to secure their place in the next Champions League and in the Spanish Super Cup to be played in January 2025.

That is why this Wednesday's match against Osasuna will be important for them. It is the game that had been postponed at the beginning of the year, when they traveled to Saudi Arabia to compete in the Super Cup, which they then lost to Real Madrid. Xavi knows that a win will allow them to get closer to Girona, who for now are the leaders of the La Liga standings with 55 points.

Barcelona's starting lineup will be: Iñaki Peña; Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Joao Cancelo; Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres. Also on the bench will be Diego Kochen, Ander Astralaga, Andras Christensen, Hector Fort, Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez, Unai Hernandez, Oriol Romeu and Vitor Roque.

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Los Rojillos also need to win

For Osasuna it will be a good opportunity to take advantage of Barcelona's confusion and get a win that will allow them to get closer to the qualification zone for international tournaments. At the moment they are 8 points behind Real Betis, but they could be only 5 points behind. Coach Jagoba Arrasate chose this XI: Aitor Fernandez; Jesus Areso, Unai Garcia, David Garcia, Jorge Herrando; Johan Mojica, Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torro, Aimar Oroz; Ante Budimir, Jose Arnaiz.