La Liga, Round 28: Barcelona roll past Osasuna, keep pressure on Real Madrid

Things don’t look remarkably different in the Primera Division table after round 28 but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some meaningful results across the league.

Athletic Bilbao remained in fourth place and avoided allowing Villarreal to close the gap between the two clubs in the race for fourth place. Aritz Aduriz’s 83rd minute header salvaged a point for Athletic and kept their lead over 5th-placed Real Sociedad at seven points. The Yellow Submarine are eight points back in 6th.

Messi entered the match one goal behind Alcántara and pulled even in the 18th minute when he re-directed Pedro’s cross past Osasuna goalkeeper Andrés.

Then in the 63rd minute, the record fell.

After wins for Madrid and Atlético on Saturday, Barca must win to keep pace. It’s as simple as that.

Osasuna are precariously perched three points clear of the drop zone in 15th place. With nearly everyone behind them suddenly starting to get points, there’s work to be done for the Rojillos if they want to avoid life in Second Division.