Lewandowski received a red card when Barca won backwards
In the 11th minute, Lewandowski received a yellow card for pulling Nacho Vidal's shirt. 20 minutes later, in a dispute over the ball in the middle of the field, the Polish striker rushed in to elbow David Garcia in the face. Referee Jesus Gil stood just 2m away and immediately showed a second yellow card, sending off Lewandowski.
On the way off the field, the 34-year-old striker made a gesture with his hand to his nose, sniffing and pointing at Jesus Gil. According to Football Espana, Lewandowski wanted to imply that this referee used drugs and made a confusing decision. This reaction could cause the Barca striker to receive a penalty from La Liga.
This is the second red card Lewandowski has received in his club career. In 384 Bundesliga appearances, he was sent off once in Dortmund's match against Hamburg in February 2013.
During his career as a referee, Gil has red cards Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Gareth Bale, Casemiro and now Lewandowski. At halftime, he continued to show a red card to Gerard Pique - the substitute ran into the field to complain to the referee team. This is also the last game of the Spanish midfielder before retiring. On November 5, Pique played the last match at Camp Nou when Barca beat Almeria 2-0 in round 13 of La Liga.
The fact that Real lost 2-3 at Rayo Vallecano on November 7 helps Barca keep the top of the table and can widen the gap to five points if they win at El Sadar yesterday. This ambition was poured with cold water when Osasuna opened the scoring after 6 minutes. From a corner kick on the right by Ruben Garcia, centre-back David Garcia headed across the corner and Marc-Andre ter Stegen froze. The host missed the opportunity to double the lead when Ezequiel Avila hit the edge of the net in the face of the Barca goalkeeper in the 16th minute.
The army under Xavi performed better in the second half of the first half, even when Lewandowski was sent off. In the first minute of compensation, Jordi Alba stretched for Ferran Torres to kick the ball into the net to score Osasuna, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
In the second half, Barca was inferior when they had to kick a lack of people. They held the ball only 44%, but scored twice from two shots on target to go upstream. In the 48th minute, Unai Garcia broke the ball from Alba's cross, creating an assist for Pedri to strike from a distance of 8m, equalizing the score. The away team completed the victory in the 85th minute, when Frenkie De Jong crossed the line for a substitute Raphinha to head over the goalkeeper Aitor.
With this result, Barca is firmly at the top with 37 points, five points ahead of Real - the team that will meet Cadiz in the late game on November 10. The trip to Osasuna is also Barca's last match before the 2022 World Cup, and they will return with a derby against Espanyol on December 31.
