Barcelona face their worst crisis in recent times, as the team gears up to host Osasuna on this Sunday. Looking back in the season, the seeds of the recent blip were sown in the away match at Osasuna earlier in the season, which ended in a goalless draw. It was the first time Barca failed to score and failed to win in the La Liga this season.

Now the team would prefer to start anew, against the same side. They would be hoping for a thumping win that could fuel their late charge to catch up with Real Madrid.

Osasuna haven't done anything great in the season, as their 15th position in the league and proximity to the relegation zone would suggest. But the team has shown a peculiar tendency to do well against the current big three. Apart from the draw against Barca, they held Real Madrid for a 2-2 draw and beat Atletico Madrid 3-0.

Still, all these achievements have come in their home ground. Away from home, Osasuna have been a sitting duck against the top teams. If Barca loses this match, it will be only because of their burgeoning self-doubts more than because of their opponent’s calibre.

All the Barca stars are fit: Lionel Messi, Neymar, Alexis Sánchez and Pedro. Messi is a goal away from breaking the long-standing club record of 369 goals, set by Paulino Alcantara in the 1920s. He has scored 368 goals so far for the Catalan club.

Osasuna don't have any all-time greats, but in Oriol Riera Magem, Roberto Torres and Emiliano Armenteros, they do have some opportunist attackers who do not give a damn about reputation.

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