FC Barcelona are back and playing La Liga soccer after the end of the international break as they face Osasuna on Thursday for a rescheduled game that was supposed to take place on March 8 but was suddenly postponed after the death of Barcelona doctor Carles Minarro Garcia a few hours before kickoff.

The scheduling of the game between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna brought in a wave of controversy. First postponed due to the unfortunate death of Barcelona’s team doctor, it was moved to March 27th. Both teams tried to appeal the date.

Despite making a solid impression at almost every chance he has received, Pablo Torre has found it hard to nail down a place in Hansi Flick’s Barcelona setup due to the sheer quality of players

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain When: Sunday at 4.15pm (15:15 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera Sport‘s live text and photo commentary stream. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is focused on winning games despite the threat of a potential punishment for an ineligible lineup rumbling on in the background.

Barcelona won their game in hand against Osasuna earlier this week convincingly with Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo scoring in a 3-0 win.They now play the game intended for this

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Blaugrana beat Osasuna 3-0 on Thursday night to move three points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table, while Girona occupy 13th spot, boasting 34 points from their 28 league matches.

Real Madrid went level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona as Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham inspired their comeback victory against Leganes.

Osasuna have filed an appeal to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) alleging Inigo Martinez was ineligible to play in their 3-0 defeat against Barcelona on Thursday. Martinez withdrew from the Spain squad for March’s international break which Osasuna argue made him ineligible to play against them in Thursday’s La Liga fixture,