It has fulfilled the prognosis of Xavi Hernández that signed to win him by the minimum to the Osasuna to put in the final of the Supercopa of Spain. The Barcelona, without a lot of shine but with an intelligent party and in which they could impose in the clearest occasion that had. Robert Lewandowski dressed of hero so that the FC Barcelona obtenfa his ticket for the final of the Supercopa of Spain, this Sunday, against the Real Madrid. The culés suffered more than the account to break the wall of the rojillos.

The Barça arrived like clear favourite, but went a party of constant emotions and in which they did not feel 'comfortable' constantly, although yes they were upper. Lyou blaugrana have the intention to revalidate the title that won in 2023 and turn into the only group that has won it twice of consecutive way since the tournament changed of format. It supposes a challenge, but there is sufficient arguments to achieve it.

The true is that, with the partidazo between Real Madrid and Athletic of Madrid in the first semifinal of the Supercopa (3-5), the expectations were very elevated by the crash between Barcelona and rojillos. The pressure was all for a Barça, that in condition of 'defender' of the title, was forced to impose . It was thus that Xavi Hernández did not doubt in ranging to his best 'warriors' to condition to an Osasuna that, in spite of that it is not signing his more brilliant season, always is a quebradero of head for the culés. The big novelty in the XI, in any case, went the trident with Raphinha, Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, although the Brazilian saw forced to abandon the field before the end of the first part by injury.

Command without prize for the Barça

The Barça went out with a script of party very clear and with the intention to shut to the Osasuna in his field, looking for -of moments- amplitude by the bands and looking for that the Polish forward took part more than what came doing it in the last parties. The command seemed to be overwhelming, or at least in paper, but if by something stands out the team of Jagoba Arrasate, especially in the important nights, is for being a group 'respondón' and that, more important still, does not hide . Thus, they did not leave to the blaugrana feel comfortable and closed with a defensive line of until five players, with Sergio Herrera, under the three sticks, as big leader.

The guardameta saw forced to take part in several occasions, more than which thought in the first minutes. It cleared a volley of Christensen and a finish of Lewandowski with a hand 'milagrosa'. Lto clearer of the Barcelona was the one who, precisely, derived of an error of the put in the exit. Ferran Torres had the goal in his boot. It commanded a powerful shot from the frontal and finish brushing the stick, without success. The ones of Xavi were, in general lines, very upper but was missing them a 'course' of extra speed, because the game tended -in a lot of stretches- to be static.

Lewandowski, hero in the second half

This yes, the rojillos answered with a few clear opportunities so that Iñaki Crag worked more than what expected . Fortunately, it was attentive to deny him the goal to Budimir in a hand manually. It was the clearest of the runners-up of the Glass of Rey, against a Barça that, in spite of the big number of approaches, once again showed that it has to generate too much to be able to 'break' the goal. In the resumption, the history did not change a lot: A party of gone and turns in which the culés were not able to impose in feelings and, more important still, the marker.

Until it appeared Lewandowski like the 'killer' that needed the Barça. After a theft of Christensen in the centre of the field -with a possible fault protested and reviewed on Arnaiz-, Gündogan found to the Pole, that went in in the area, so that it finished underneath with the coolness that so much 'extrañaba'. After an exhaustive review of the VAR, determined that it did not exist infringement in the beginning of the played and that the goal, that opened the marker, was valid. The second could arrive thanks to Joao Félix, seven minutes afterwards. The Portuguese, after a good played individual, commanded a potentísimo finish that it repelled 'in extremis' Herrera.

The goal opened spaces that the Barça did not have and began to dominate, almost without opposition, in front of an Osasuna that, although it arrived and had serious options of empatar, did not reach him. For the ones of Xavi supposes the second big joy of the season, after the classification to eighth of Champions League, and the opportunity to redeem of his errors and ghosts of this season with a new title to the vitrinas. Against the Real Madrid, that adds 20 parties without losing and that is being one of the most regular teams of this season in Europe, will not be simple. But a Classical is a Classical... Even far of Spain.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 1-0 CA Osasuna

  • FC Barcelona: Iñaki Crag; Koundé, Araújo, Christensen, Balde; Frenkie of Jong, Sergi Roberto (min. 60, Pedri), Gündogan; Raphinha (min. 41, Lamine), Lewandowski and Ferran Torres (min. 60, Joao Félix).
  • Osasuna: Sergio Herrera, Areso, David García, Catena, Juan Cruz, Iker Muñoz (min. 69, Raúl García), Aimar Oroz, Moi Gómez, Rubén Crag, Arnaiz (min. 69, Moncayola) and Budimir.
  • Referee: Muñiz Ruíz
  • Incidences: corresponding Party to the semifinals of the Supercopa of Spain
  • Goals of the party: 1-0, Robert Lewandowski (min. 59)

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