On Tuesday, Barcelona went one step closer to winning their 27th LaLiga championship with a 1-0 victory over a downed Osasuna at Camp Nou thanks to a late goal from defender Jordi Alba, who came on as a substitute.
Barca increased their lead over Real Madrid, who are in second place and are scheduled to play at fourth-place Real Sociedad later on Tuesday, to 14 points as they advanced to 82 points after 33 games.
Real Madrid is on 68 points with five games left, while Barcelona is four points away from winning the championship. Barcelona's best-case scenario would only allow them to reach 86 points.
If all goes according to plan, Barca might hoist the cup in front of their supporters on May 21 when they play Real Sociedad at Camp Nou.
With Osasuna defending tenaciously and for a large portion of the game with 10 men, Barca wasted a number of opportunities.
Osasuna held on until the 85th minute, when Robert Lewandowski passed to Frenkie de Jong, who nodded the ball to Alba for a left footed goal into the net
This came after defender Jorge Herrando was sent off for a foul that prevented Pedri from scoring midway through the first half.
Coach Xavi had to substitute Ansu Fati for an injured Gavi after Raphinha's free kick from the edge of the area went wide.
Lewandowski, De Jong, Ansu Fati, and Araujo all squandered good opportunities, and the Poland striker also had a goal disallowed by VAR in the 78th minute for an offside in the build-up.
Alba scored a deft goal between the goalkeeper and the right post to move Barca one step closer to the championship as the game appeared destined to end scoreless.