It's almost title time at Camp Nou: Barca beat Osasuna for 10th win in a row

The La Liga title race is slowly but surely coming to an end. Not only because of Real Madrid's series of failures against Mallorca, Girona, and Betis, but also because of Barcelona's ruthless form and their 10 consecutive league triumphs.

The latest one, against Osasuna last night (2-1), brought them a 14-point advantage over Los Blancos and, unless Alvaro Arbeloa's men beat Espanyol tonight (22.00), the Catalans will be crowned champions of Spain already today.

Yesterday, Barca's incredible run threatened to be broken, as the Pamplona side, which still has a chance to snatch one of the European spots, put in an excellent fight. Moreover, the home team deserved to have a lead at the break.

Osasuna's most lethal striker and the fourth-leading scorer in La Liga, Ante Budimir, tormented the visitors' defence throughout the first half. His efforts were blocked by Gerard Martin, and denied by the custodian Joan Garcia and the post, but the result on the scoreboard did not change.

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In fact, the rivals remained level until the last 10 minutes of the game, when the Catalans' machinery did what it does best - crushed the opponent.

In the span of five minutes, between the 81st and 86th, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres both netted, completely knocking down Osasuna.

And even though Los Rojillos managed to pull one back through Raul Garcia in the 88th minute, they didn't have enough strength to salvage a draw.

Now, the ball is in Real Madrid's court, though even if they beat Barca's neighbours, they'll only delay Hansi Flick's crew's celebration by a week, giving it a chance to secure the title in the upcoming El Clasico at Camp Nou (May 10).

LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 34

Friday

Girona - Mallorca 0-1 (0-1)

/Costa 43/

Saturday

Villarreal - Levante 5-1 (1-0)

/Mikautadze 38,68, Moleiro 62, Buchanan 87, Pepe 90 - Espi 51/

Valencia - Atletico Madrid 0-2 (0-0)

/Luque 74, Cubo 82/

Alaves - Athletic Bilbao 2-4 (1-0)

/Blanco 8, Tenaglia 68 - Navarro 46, Sancet 74, Williams 83,87/

Osasuna - Barcelona 1-2 (0-0)

/Garcia Ra. 88 - Lewandowski 81, Torres 86/

Sunday

15.00: (1.80) Celta (3.60) Elche (4.60)

17.15: (2.00) Getafe (3.20) Rayo Vallecano (4.20)

19.30: (1.58) Betis (3.90) Oviedo (6.00)

22.00: (4.25) Espanyol (4.05) Real Madrid (1.75)

Monday

22.00: (2.40) Sevilla (3.35) Sociedad (2.95)

***odds are subject to change***