Four Barcelona stars at risk of suspension for Alaves clash if booked vs Osasuna

Barcelona will lock horns against Jagoba Arrasate’s CA Osasuna outfit later tonight at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in La Liga.

The Blaugrana will be keen to get things back on track after consecutive losses against Athletic Club and Villarreal. It will be important to do so for another misstep would not only hurt their lingering hopes of retaining the title but also put their top-four spot in jeopardy.

Four players at risk of suspension

Heading into the game, though, Barcelona have some concerns with regard to suspension as, as many as four of their players could get a one-match ban.

Indeed, Joao Cancelo, Robert Lewandowski, Ronald Araujo, and Oriol Romeu are all on four yellow cards in La Liga heading into the Osasuna encounter.

Romeu, Araujo on four yellow cards. (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

And, another booking tonight in Montjuic would mean that they would be missing the trip to Vitoria at the weekend to face Deportivo Alaves due to the automatic one-match suspension.

That is a scenario that Xavi and Barcelona would be eager to avoid considering that they are already seen depletions in the roster due to several injuries.

After all, the Catalans are already without Joao Felix, Alejandro Balde, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marcos Alonso, Gavi, and Raphinha through injuries.

Losing any of Cancelo, Araujo, Lewandowski, and Romeu would further hurt the team in the current situation.