Barcelona were on the brink of retaining the La Liga title after Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres struck late in a 2-1 win over Osasuna on Saturday.
With four games to go, Barca top the table with 88 points, 14 ahead of second-place Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and visit Espanyol on Sunday. If Madrid does not win, Barcelona will become champions for the second consecutive season.
Barca broke through in the 81st minute when Marcus Rashford crossed from the right and Lewandowski rose to head in. Five minutes later, Fermin Lopez Torres slid clear and finished low past Sergio Herrera.
Raul Garcia scored a goal from close range two minutes later, but it was too little too late for Osasuna.
«We have now put pressure on Real Madrid; if they don’t win tomorrow, we will be crowned champions,» Torres said. DAZN.
«Today’s match was one of the toughest away games in La Liga. Those three points were worth more than just three, and I think the team put in a brilliant performance.»
For much of the slow-burn encounter at El Sadar, however, it was Osasuna who looked the biggest threat.
Barca goalkeeper Joan Garcia proved the difference, producing a series of fine saves to keep the visitor afloat. Ante Budimir hit the post from close range in the 35th minute after bursting into the box on the counter-attack, before curling an effort towards the bottom corner two minutes later which Garcia tapped away with the faintest of touches.
The keeper was at it again in the 69th minute, denying Ruben Garcia from the edge of the area as Osasuna continued their hunt for European qualification. The hosts are 10th with 42 points, just two behind Celta Vigo, who are in sixth place.
As frustration mounted among the home support, Barcelona delivered a clinical late blow.
In the 81st minute, Rashford floated a precise cross from the right into the middle, where Lewandowski jumped above his marker to nod past Herrera.
Five minutes later, Lopez threw a clever through ball behind the defense for Torres, who raced clear and slotted low past the keeper in a composed one-on-one finish.
Garcia pulled one back two minutes later with a close-range header, but Osasuna’s rally came too late as Barca moved within touching distance of back-to-back league titles.
Published on May 3, 2026
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