How similar tonight was to yesterday… the 2023 scenario bodes well for Barcelona

Barcelona are very close to winning the Spanish league title after a valuable 2-1 win over hosts Osasuna in the 34th round of the competition on Saturday night.

Osasuna’s defense held out in the first half but could not keep out Barcelona in the second half as the Catalan giants managed to win thanks to braces from Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Barcelona strengthened their lead at the top of the Spanish league table, taking their tally to 88 points, 14 ahead of nearest rivals Real Madrid when they face Espanyol on Sunday night.

Barca will officially win the La Liga title if Merengue go down against Espanyol, either with a loss or a draw.

There is an interesting coincidence that heralds the coronation of Barcelona, ​​repeating the scenario of the 2022-2023 season.

In that season, specifically on May 2, 2023, Barcelona won a decisive victory over Osasuna with Jordi Alba’s clean sheet in the 85th minute.

Thanks to this victory, “Barcelona” took a big step closer to winning the title before playing the derby against “Espanyol”.

On the same day, but in 2026, the scenario was repeated with Barcelona, ​​with a valuable win over Osasuna, bringing the Blaugrana closer to the crown, ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid.

The irony is that Jordi Alba, who scored Barcelona’s winning goal on May 2, 2023, left the team at the end of the season.

While Lewandowski, who scored Barca’s first goal on May 2, 2026, is close to leaving the team for free if his contract is not renewed.

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