La Liga: Jordi Alba, Moriba rockets fire Barca into second spot
Barcelona moved to within just two points of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 away win over Osasuna at El Sadar on Saturday night.
Antoine Griezmann returned to the Barca starting lineup after three games on the bench while Gerard Pique missed out after suffering another injury in the Copa del Rey comeback win over Sevilla.
Both @IlaixMK & @ANSUFATI scored their first Barça goal …
Against Osasuna. 😯
At El Sadar. 😮
At the same end of the field. 🤯
pic.twitter.com/sdE2sXsnwS— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 6, 2021
The visitors started well and took the lead on the half-hour mark when Lionel Messi picked a pass from deep for Jordi Alba to run on to with the left back lashing home a powerful strike at the near post.
Ousmane Dembele was introduced for the start of the second half, but the switch to a 4-3-3 formation didn’t work for Barcelona as Osasuna took charge and pressed for an equaliser that ultimately never came.
Barca made sure of the result late on when 18-year-old Ilaix Moriba came off the bench to score his first goal for the club, curling a left-footed strike into the top left corner of Sergio Herrera’s net.
FULL TIME! #OsasunaBarça pic.twitter.com/NFuU89kKFO
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 6, 2021
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Ronald Koeman’s resurgent side are now just two points adrift off Atletico Madrid’s pace at the top of La Liga, although the capital club still hold two games in-hand. But with the two Madrid clubs set to meet each other in the derby tomorrow, Barca have done all they can to apply pressure.