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Ion Echaide: 'We can upset Barcelona'

Osasuna defender Ion Echaide believes that his side can end Barcelona's winning run when the two sides meet in La Liga next weekend.

Osasuna defender Ion Echaide believes that his side can take a point from Barcelona in their La Liga clash next weekend.

Barcelona travel to Pamplona on Saturday having won all eight of their league matches this season, but the 25-year-old is confident that the hosts can cause an upset.

"The time has come. They have gone on a run winning many games back-to-back but I think we can nick a point off them," the Spaniard told reporters at a press conference. "They are not going to have a good time here.

"We are going to have our chances and we are going to try and take them. We can take advantage of [the Barca players representing their national teams] by playing an intense game, closing them down and doing a very good job in defence."

"Whether we can win the game is another thing because they have players of true quality."

Osasuna currently sit 18th in La Liga.

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