Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembele shine as Barcelona thump Osasuna. Football News – Times of India

Ferran Torres Made a brace and Ousmane Dembele made two assists as red-hot Barcelona rolled over Osasuna They won their fourth consecutive LaLiga win 4-0 on Sunday.
The win propelled Barca into the top three with 51 points, level with fourth-placed Atlético Madrid and five points behind second-placed Sevilla, but with a game over their nearest rivals.
Torres started the scoring 14 minutes into the game with a penalty after Gavi tripped from behind inside the area.

Seven minutes later, he doubled his tally, beating the keeper with a delicate finish, receiving a brilliant pass by Dembele behind the defence.
Dembele was unstoppable on the right bank and five minutes later the French winger made the tee up. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang To take Barca’s third from close range.
Option Ricky Puigo After collecting a rebound in the 75th minute, the victory was completed by getting the net.
“I’m really happy that we won and are moving forward,” Torres told reporters. “Our aim is to keep climbing the standings and improve game by game.”

coach xavi hernandez They seemed happy with the result, but believe fighting for the league title is a long shot in their side being 12 points behind Real Madrid.
Asked about the importance of next Sunday’s El Clasico against his bitter rivals in Madrid, Xavi said: “I don’t think the league is possible this season, Real Madrid are far ahead.”
“We need to keep winning and they have to lose three or four games, that’s not realistic.”
After falling to ninth place in November when coach Ronald Koeman was fired, Barca are closing in on second-placed Sevilla, who dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Rio Vallecano earlier on Sunday.

The fight to finish in the top four and secure Champions League qualification is intensifying, with only four points separating Barcelona from sixth-placed Real Sociedad.
Sevilla were the only team in the top seven that didn’t play and won this weekend and are now looking over their shoulders after their sixth draw in their last eight league matches.
Real Madrid, who are comfortably ahead with 63 points from 27 matches, will play Mallorca at the bottom on Monday.
Wins for Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Villarreal brought them closer to Sevilla. Fifth-placed Betis has 49 points, Real Sociedad have 47 and Villarreal has 45 points in seventh place.