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Kike Barja in a match against Real Madrid

KIKE BARJA HOPES TO GIVE THE SURPRISE IN RIYAD

An Osasuna attacker makes it clear that they have no fear of Barça

Published:10/01/2024 - 01:18h

Updated:10/01/2024 - 12:32h

Osasuna arrived in Riyadh this Tuesday to play the second semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against FC Barcelona. Before the match, Enrique 'Kike' Barja took the opportunity to analyze the present of both teams

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Enrique 'Kike' Barja 'wetted' on the options of the Osasuna in front of the FC Barcelona this Thursday in Riad. In a talk with 'The Partidazo of COPE', the forward ensured that, in spite of the favouritism culé, have the necessary confidence to win to the Barça. "Surely we are the less favourite team, but have to go to compete. We arrive to win", said the one of Noáin.

The valid runner-up of the Glass of the King comes to add two triumphs by the minimum in front of Almería and Castellón (Glass) and only adds 22 points in 19 days of LaLiga, but the 'rojillos' trust to give the surprise in the 'semis' of the Supercopa. In the last precedent between both, the Barça suffered to defeat to the Osasuna like visitor (1-2) in September, a duel resolved with so many of Jules Koundé and Robert Lewandowski (penalti).

Kike Barja Trusts to take advantage of the bajón of the Barça in LaLiga

On the present of the Barça, Kike Barja left clear that, further of the bajón culé in the last month, will be difficult to advance to the final of the Supercopa."The Barça, surely, does not arrive in his best moment, is not in a dynamic superpositiva, but does not leave to be the Football Club Barcelona, that has players of world-wide size. But the football changes of a party for another then, I think that have to have respect to them because they are good players and a good team", argued Barja.

The Spanish forward neither has had a good season, without goals neither assistances in 14 parties (332 minutes) with the ones of Pamplona. Nevertheless, it trusts that the last two results will give confidence to the team to go to by the victory. "We arrive taking confidence: two parties followed with the door to zero, winning home in League against a direct rival, happening the eliminatory of the Glass of Rey. We arrive in a dynamics in which ojalá notice for well for us, so ojalá can compete as we want to", puntualizó Barja.