On December 12, Beijing time, the 17th round of La Liga will start a focus battle, barca away to challenge Osasuna. After the Champions League exit, Barca was pushed to the cusp of the storm, and Xavi, who seemed to be the savior, failed to help Barca out of the predicament. At the pre-match press conference, Harvey also left his disappointment behind, saying that he wanted to win the last 3 games in 2021. Now, Barca have a good opportunity to get on track, and Xavi hopes to boost the morale of the team with a big win.
Barca have been in poor form this season and are currently only 7th in La Liga, with points tied with Espanyol. In the Champions League, Barça is also out early, and more importantly, Barca missed out on the 20.2 million euro prize, which was originally calculated into Barca's budget. This time against Osasuna, Barca must win, otherwise the team will be caught in more intense public opinion, when even Xavi can not do anything.
Speaking of Osasuna, the team must hate Barca to the bone, as they have been humiliated by Barca several times. In the 10 years from 2011 to 2021, Barca beat Osasuna four times with big scores, 8-0, 7-0, 7-1 and 5-1. In their last 12 meetings, Barca have lost just two of their matches and won nine of them. With such a disparity in scores, how Osasuna did not hate, in the absence of any ability to fight back, Barca did not leave any affection.
Perhaps this is providence, and Barca also understands Osasuna's pain when facing Bayern. Coincidentally, the pre-match was also humiliated from the Bundesliga. Bayern, who started the round first, started 0-1 behind Mainz, and Bild reporter Niedderer joked on social media: Mainz > Barca. This is where Barça is now, powerless against strong teams. In this way, there is still suspense whether Barca can win Osasuna. Of course, in the face of impressive historical records, Barca cannot afford to lose.
As Xavi said, Barca need to win the last 3 games of 2021. The opponents are Osasuna, Elche and Sevilla! After that, Barca will be reinforced in the winter window, when Barca may have a chance to breathe. Of course, it is not known whether the shy Barca will be able to find the favorite players. At present, Cavani, Ferran Torres, and others are all targets of Barca. As things stand, Cavani has a better chance of winning.
Not to fail, that is barca's goal in facing Osasuna. But in the face of the menacing Osasuna, Barca pressure is not small, after all, Xavi faces serious personnel defects. Counting the new hatred and the old hatred together, it seems that Harvey wants to win 3 consecutive wins is not so simple.