Three talking points from Barcelona’s victory over Osasuna

#1 Barcelona put in a very professional performance.

Let’s get this fact out of the way first, Barcelona should not have to struggle against a team like Osasuna. However, let’s not forget that the team played a hard-fought cup match in the mid-week. This meant that most of their players were tired while their opponents had fresh legs and could hit them hard on the counter. That is exactly what Osasuna had planned as well, defending in number and then a speedy counterattack to win the game. However, the Catalans put on a solid performance and it was one of their most professionals ones yet. Oscar Mingueza was solid at the back however, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the one who saved the day by performing a few brilliant saves. He also stopped a lot of crosses from reaching anyone in the box.