Barcelona on Thursday swept to a comfortable 3-0 victory over CA Osasuna to move three points clear at the top of La Liga despite their discontent at having to play the match this week. The Catalans’ appeal against the rescheduling of the game was rejected,

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer has come under scrutiny following a controversial moment during the rescheduled La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Osasuna.

The home team come into this one on the back of a slender but impressive 1-0 defeat of Sevilla in their most recent outing a couple of weeks ago courtesy of an 84th minute winning goal scored by defender Yeray Alvarez at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

La Liga match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction - Hansi Flick’s side are bidding to open up a lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga

Barcelona defeated Osasuna in their return to La Liga action following the March international break opening up a three point lead in the title race.

Discover how to live stream and get game time information for the LaLiga matchup between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna.

Explained: Why Barcelona are playing Osasuna tonight during the international break - Appeal to move fixture rejected by La Liga

Barcelona forward Dani Olmo suffered a fresh adductor injury in the 3-0 win against Osasuna last night. The Spaniard was replaced in the first half shortly after scoring a penalty. Mundo Deportivo reports that Olmo could be ruled out for at least two weeks, meaning he will likely miss the games against Girona, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis.

(250328) -- BARCELONA, March 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Players of FC Barcelona celebrate a goal during the Laliga football match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna, in Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua)

As FC Barcelona get set to take on CA Osasuna in a few hours at Montjuic, manager Hansi Flick announced the squad list for the game.Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi were included in the list, having