Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna Player Ratings: Hansi Flick’s Men Stroll Their Way To Take Advantage In La Liga Title Race

Barcelona stormed their way to a 3-0 win over Osasuna in their return to La Liga action at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on March 27, 2025. Two first-half goals from Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo, as well as a fine finish from substitute Robert Lewandowski, helped the Blaugrana take an important lead in the La Liga title race.

The Blaugrana were without key forwards Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha for this game, but that didn’t hamper their approach. They started to attack from the get-go, with the razor-sharp Alejandro Balde creating some early chances. The Spaniard expertly linked up with Frenkie de Jong in the 11th minute before teeing up Ferran Torres to convert from close range to make it 1-0.

Ferran nearly doubled the lead three minutes later, but his effort from Lamine Yamal’s cross was saved well by Sergio Herrera. In the 19th minute, Barcelona received a penalty after Dani Olmo was barged down inside the box by Herrera. The Spanish midfielder’s first effort from the penalty attempt was denied, but it was retaken, which Olmo converted to make it 2-0 in the 21st minute. Torres had another close-range attempt blocked in the 29th minute.

Yamal made a beautiful run past multiple bodies two minutes later, only for his shot to power over the bar. Ferran rattled the post with a superb free kick in the 39th minute. Lamine had another shot go over the bar in the 45th minute, with the hosts maintaining utmost control heading into the break. Barcelona continued their domination in the second half, with Pedri shooting just over the bar in the 46th minute.

The visitors finally had a chance in the 48th minute, but substitute Ruben Garcia’s cross was headed wide by Jorge Herrando. In the same minute, Barca substitute Pablo Torre also powered a shot wide. Osasuna had another chance in the 62nd minute, but Moi Gomez’s shot was just about blocked away by Eric Garcia.

However, Barca regained control and sealed the result in the 77th minute with Robert Lewandowski finishing off a sweeping counter-attack with a powerful header. They had a big chance to score a fourth in the 86th minute, but Pau Victor’s close-range shot was denied. Torre almost scored from a corner late on, with the Blaugrana strolling their way to go three points clear at the top of the La Liga table with this win. Here are the Barcelona vs Osasuna Player Ratings.

Barcelona Player Ratings

GK – Wojciech Szczesny – 6/10

Szczesny was hardly tested on the night, but remained vigilant in his. Disciplined and reliable with his passing, making a few nice long balls too.

RB – Jules Kounde – 7/10

The Frenchman was a lively figure on the right, asserting his dominance by winning the majority of duels on his side. He linked up nicely with Yamal, making some promising forward runs and kept things lively on his side.

CB – Eric Garcia  – 7/10

Garcia was extremely alert against Osasuna’s counter-attacks, getting in the right areas to make a plethora of crucial assists. He moved the ball forward with great efficiency, but was a bit overly aggressive at times with his fouls, even getting booked.

CB – Inigo Martinez  – 7.5/10

Martinez held together a sturdy defensive shape for his side, ensuring they nailed the offside trap and neutralized their quick attacks. Came up with vital challenges and also won some key duels.

LB – Alejandro Balde – 8.5/10

The young full-back was a breath of fresh air on the left wing, tormenting the defenders with his unpredictable movement. He set up the opening goal with a perfect pass and continuously darted into the final third with his impressive runs in a game he had little defensive work to do.

CM – Frenkie de Jong – 7/10

The Dutchman wove his magic with his clever forward passes, opening up space for his teammates to move forward through. Linked up nicely with Balde for the opening goal and was proactive with his defensive work, winning the ball back several times.

CM – Pedri – 8/10

The Spanish midfielder was a reliable figure with his crisp, accurate forward passes and helped his side dominate possession with ease. Created a few nice chances with his excellent final third passes and sent Olmo through on goal before the penalty.

CM – Gavi – 5.5/10

Gavi did a decent job with his passing, keeping this simple in the opposition half. He felt out of place with the team at times, not being able to set up anything big or get to the end of anything.

RW – Lamine Yamal – 7.5/10

Yamal was almost unplayable in key moments of the game, being a nightmare with his excellent dribbles and forward runs. He constantly dribbled past players and created quite a few big chances, but was not lucky enough to see them converted.

LW – Dani Olmo – 6.5/10

Olmo was sharp with his movement and link-up play in the early stages, timing his runs perfectly. Earned his penalty with a nice run through on goal, before converting it in the second attempt. Picked up an unfortunate injury soon after.

CF – Ferran Torres – 8/10

Torres ensured that Lewandowski’s presence wasn’t missed by his side. He was impressive with his link-up play and popping up in the right areas, being in the perfect place to convert the chance for the opener. Got in some nice areas after that but denied a second goal by some strict man-marking.

SUB – Fermin Lopez – 7/10

Added more energy into the attacking areas after replacing Olmo. Played a brilliant cross to tee up Lewandowski’s goals and worked hard in regaining possession in midfield with his challenges.

SUB – Pablo Torre – 7/10

Torre proved he deserves more game time with a wonderful outing. Raised his side’s creativity with his clever passes and made a terrific long pass to trigger the move for the third goal. Almost scored an Olympico late on.

SUB – Robert Lewandowski – 7/10

Lewandowski popped up in the right place to power a header for his side’s third. Alert and reactive in the final third.

SUB – Gerard Martin – N/R

Helped his side seal the clean sheet.

SUB – Pau Victor – N/R

Missed a big chance late on.

Manager – Hansi Flick – 8/10

Flick ensured that, despite the rotations, his side was still able to play at optimum levels in the opposition half. He urged the players to start pushing from the get-go and use clever one-touch passing to carve open the Osasuna backline. Enabled his side to control the game and frustrate the visitors with their offside trap ruining a lot of their moves. His substitutions worked perfectly too, contributing to the third goal.

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Osasuna Player Ratings

GK – Sergio Herrera – 5/10

Herrera had a tough time dealing with Barcelona’s constant attacks. Failed to get in the right area to deny Ferran’s opener and then conceded the penalty by a cheap foul on Olmo. Made a great save from the initial penalty, but failed to replicate that in the re-take. Quite error-prone with his passing too. Made a great save late in the game.

RB – Jesus Areso – 5/10

The 25-year-old had a tough time dealing with the unpredictable movement of Balde on his side. He lost the mark of the left-back quite a few times, not being able to cope with Barcelona’s attacking pattern on his side.

CB – Alejandro Catena – 6/10

Catena was arguably Osasuna’s most sturdy defender, as he worked hard to read the hosts’ game pattern well enough to frustrate them. He made several significant clearances and frustrated Ferran with his marking.

CB – Jorge Herrando – 4.5/10

Herrando had a tough time marking or dealing with Ferran Torres, as he let go of his marker for his goal and was troubled by his movement all game long. Missed a decent chance in the second half.

LB – Juan Cruz – 4.5/10

Cruz had a lot of issues dealing with the electric Yamal, having to work extremely hard to deal with him. He made some timely defensive contributions, but couldn’t stop Yamal from creating a lot of big chances.

CM – Iker Munoz – 4.5/10

The 22-year-old had a tough time dealing with Barcelona’s movement and failed to stop their attacks through the central areas. Looked out of place before being substituted in the 35th minute because of an injury.

CM – Pablo Ibanez – 5/10

The 26-year-old had little creative quality from midfield, failing to create anything for his forward players. He tried using his physicality and won quite a few duels, but failed to stop their flow in the central areas.

RM – Jon Moncayola – 5.5/10

Moncayola was mostly restricted to defensive work in trying to contain Barcelona’s movement through the left. Couldn’t create anything noteworthy in the game.

LM – Jose Arnaiz – 5/10

The winger failed to create anything noteworthy through the left, failing to bring any spark through that side. Spent most of the first half defending, winning some challenges, but failed on the counter-attacks.

CF – Aimar Oroz – 5.5/10

Aimar was sloppy with his link-up play, giving away the ball quite a few times and failing to test the goalkeeper. Moved around sharply, but lost a lot of key duels.

CF – Raul Garcia – 6/10

The Spanish striker won a few nice duels and was diligent with his link-up play. Received very little service in the final third and couldn’t carve out any chances for himself.

SUB – Ruben Garcia – 6.5/10

Added some freshness in terms of creativity for his side, creating two chances in the second half, including some promising set-piece delivery.

SUB – Flavien Bayomo – 5.5/10

Bayomo won quite a few duels in the second half but failed to keep up with Lewandowski to stop him from scoring his goal. Did made a key challenge to deny him a second in stoppage time.

SUB – Ante Budimir – 5/10

The experienced forward failed to raise his side’s goal-scoring chances, being unable to get to the end of anything.

SUB – Moi Gomez – 6/10

Gomez had a big chance of scoring after coming on, but saw his close range effort blocked.

SUB – Ruben Pena – N/R

Failed to make any impact late on.

Manager – Vicente Moreno – 5/10

Moreno was perhaps a bit too regressive with his style, urging his side to try soaking up pressure rather than taking the fight to Barcelona. Osasuna’s tendency to sit back rather than make challenges played into the hosts’ hands, allowing them to play their natural game perfectly.

Sportsdunia’s Man of the Match for this game goes to Alejando Balde.

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