Barcelona held 2-2 at Osasuna regardless of objectives by newest expertise

Goals from Barcelona’s newest teenage abilities weren’t sufficient to avoid wasting Xavi Hernández’s aspect from one other letdown Sunday after a late strike gave Osasuna a 2-2 draw within the Spanish league.
Barcelona was main 2-1 after 19-year-olds Nico González and Abde Ezzalzouli scored their first objectives since becoming a member of the staff from the membership’s youth squads this season.
But Osasuna substitute Chimy Ávila struck from lengthy vary, with the ball deflecting off a Barcelona defender earlier than entering into, to tug the hosts degree with 4 minutes to go.

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Nico and Abde kind a part of a bunch of younger gamers, together with Pedri González and Gavi Páez. The group is offering the one vibrant aspect to a dismal marketing campaign for Barcelona.

Barcelona has solely gained as soon as on the highway within the league this season, following the exit of Lionel Messi.
Barcelona is in eighth place, 15 factors behind chief Real Madrid which hosts defending champion Atlético Madrid later Sunday.
The draw at Osasuna got here after back-to-back defeats for Barcelona. It had misplaced 1-0 at dwelling to Real Betis within the league earlier than falling 3-0 at Bayern Munich to exit the Champions League on the group section for the primary time in 17 years.
Barcelona was taking part in with out injured prime scorer Memphis Depay. Defender Samuel Umtiti performed his first minutes of the season as a shock inclusion in Xavi’s beginning 11.
Also Sunday, Villarreal beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 at dwelling.