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– Nico Gonzalez and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli scored their first career goals for Barcelona on Sunday as they were pegged back late to draw with Osasuna 2-2 at the El Sadar Stadium.
– David Garcia and Chimy Avila both scored for Osasuna.
– Gonzalez and Ezzalzouli were both brought into the Barca squad after they lost to Bayern Munich and crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday.
– There was an early flurry of goals with Gonzalez scoring after just 12 minutes. The 19-year-old was one-on-one with goalkeeper Sergio Herrera and calmly slotted the ball into the net.
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– Barca’s lead didn’t last long, though, as it took Osasuna just two minutes to score an equaliser. – The home side won a free-kick and Garcia headed it into the net.
– The half continued quietly without many chances for either side but burst into life again four minutes into the second half when Ezzalzouli put Barca ahead.
– Xavi Hernandez’s side caught Osasuna on the counter-attack and while Garcia got a foot to the ball in the box, he only flicked it as far as Ezzalzouli who smashed it into the roof of the net.
– It looked like Barca had done enough to secure the win but Avila scored a late goal in the 85th minute to give Osasuna a draw. The striker secured the ball from a corner and powered into the net.
– Gonzalez’s and Ezzalzouli’s goals mark the first time this century that Barca have had two different players under the age of 20 score in the same LaLiga season.
