Osasuna, who scored late but conceded even later in the Copa del Rey game against Bilbao on Thursday to draw 1-1, have lost just the once in four La Liga games; that due to another late goal at fellow strugglers Recreativo in mid-December.

The Pamplona club are bottom of the league, and whilst they have shown signs in recent weeks under new coach Jose Camacho that they might be able to escape relegation this season, fortune has not shone on them and they could be a few points adrift by the end of the month.

They face a tough run of matches; they drew 1-1 against Sevilla last week, but they now face Barcelona, Real Madrid and Villarreal before January's out.

Their goalscoring record has suddenly improved and they even managed a thumping 5-2 home win over Getafe last month as well as going three-up against Valladolid before collapsing and drawing 3-3. But, that's unlikely to be their tactic against the league's runaway leaders.

Osasuna's home record has seen them draw at home to Atletico, Deportivo and Villarreal (all currently in the top seven) and their goals conceded total of 23 is lower than other top-seven sides Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

But they face a Barcelona side who look on a different planet.

Barca, top of La Liga by a whopping 11 points, saw off Atletico Madrid 3-1 away in the Copa on Tuesday, a hat-trick from Messi doing the damage.

In the league, Barca have recorded a 14-1-0 record in their last fifteen games and Thierry Henry has now started to get amongst the goals as well with five in four games.

Barca's 51 goals so far (in 17 games) have come courtesy of a strikeforce of Eto'o (15 goals), Messi (10 goals) and Henry (9 goals) and there are goalscorers throughout the side.

Defensively, they are stronger than Barca sides have historically been. They have conceded just the 11 this season, and only 3 goals in their last 10 league matches.

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With their increased firepower, the danger is that they can afford to be a little sloppy at the back and in recent games they have lost an unnecessary goal here and there.

But, with a tough run of fixtures coming up, Camacho won't be looking to take the game to the visitors. A tight game should ensue, but Barcelona should do enough over the 90 minutes to secure the three points, but it may be a tight one-goal affair.

The Win to Nil is a decent option at $2.20 from Bet365. A large stake should be avoided due to Barcelona looking a little less secure in the last three games, but a low to medium stake looks good enough value for the Barcelona win to nil.

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Bet: Barcelona Win to Nil Odds: $2.20 Stake: 5pts Bookies: Bet365

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