European roundup: Barcelona edge past Osasuna, PSG thrash rock-bottom Lyon | European club football
Robert Lewandowski’s late penalty earned Barcelona a hard-fought 2-1 La Liga win at Osasuna on Sunday night. Lewandowski transformed from the spot within the eighty fifth minute after Alejandro Catena grabbed the Poland ahead’s proper arm contained in the penalty space. The defender was proven a purple card for the last-man foul, earlier than Lewandowski scored with a tidy end to the goalkeeper’s left. Regardless of being underneath strain for lengthy durations of the sport, Barça took the lead simply earlier than half-time when defender Jules Koundé headed house from a nook. That lead lasted till the 76th minute when Chimy Ávila produced an excellent equaliser, his curling shot from the sting of the field stepping into off the publish. The defending champions rallied to earn victory, although, and are third within the desk on 10 factors, degree with Girona, who continued their spectacular begin as Portu marked his return with a late winner towards Las Palmas. Each side path the leaders, Actual Madrid, by two factors. “We lacked high quality play and persistence,” the Barcelona supervisor, Xavi Hernández, instructed Dazn after the sport. “We have to create extra within the assault. We labored exhausting,…