The FC Barcelona will face this Saturday, March 8, at 21:00 h at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, a match against CA Osasuna, corresponding to matchday 27 of LaLiga EA Sports. This match presents an extremely important opportunity for the azulgrana team to continue confirming the spectacular 2025 they are having, as they have not lost any matches since the beginning of the current year.
At the same time, this duel is also a key opportunity to maintain the lead in the local tournament, which they currently hold with 57 points in 26 matches. The Barcelonans are closely followed by Atlético de Madrid (56 points).
Speaking of the clash between the culés and the Navarrese, FC Barcelona will be attentive, among other things, to the so-called 'yellow alert', a term used to refer to those players who are at risk of suspension for the next match.
This means that if a player receives a yellow card in this match and has accumulated a total of four yellow cards in LaLiga during the 2024-25 season, they will miss the next match on their schedule due to accumulation of cautions. In the case of the Catalan team, it would be against Atlético de Madrid.
Barcelona only has one player at risk ahead of the match against CA Osasuna
Fortunately, for FC Barcelona, the list of players who would be sidelined from the match against the 'colchoneros' in case of receiving a yellow card is very short, as it only includes one player: Pablo Gavi. If the player from Los Palacios and Villafranca were to be cautioned in the match against CA Osasuna, where he is likely to see action, considering that Hansi Flick will introduce several rotations in his starting eleven, he could be out of action for the match against the 'colchoneros'.
It is important to highlight that so far in LaLiga EA Sports 2024-25, Gavi has received a total of four yellow cards. The first of these was in the match of matchday 11 against Real Madrid (0-4). Subsequently, he received cautions in matchdays 22, 23, and 24, seeing the yellow card against Deportivo Alavés (1-0), Sevilla FC (1-4), and Rayo Vallecano (1-0), respectively, all before the end of the first half.
Will Gavi be able to avoid being cautioned if he sees action against the Navarrese?
We will have to wait to see if Gavi, who could participate in this match if he shows recovery from the recent fever setback that prevented him from being at 100% of his capabilities,can remain free of cautions if he gets minutes. Now, the player from Palacios is one whose intense playing style and character make him prone to committing fouls.