BARCELONA PLAYER RATINGS: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – 7. Beaten by a slight deflection against the side who started the night in fifth and would have risen to third had they held onto their deserved lead. They didn’t as Barcelona recorded a huge win. Two key second half stops. AFP
BARCELONA PLAYER RATINGS: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – 7. Beaten by a slight deflection against the side who started the night in fifth and would have risen to third had they held onto their deserved lead. They didn’t as Barcelona recorded a huge win. Two key second half stops. AFP
Alejandro Balde – 8. Had his side’s first effort on goal, a shot which went wide after 22. Bested the talented Avila. Integral to the team which will be top of La Liga until December 31 at least. AP
Alejandro Balde – 8. Had his side’s first effort on goal, a shot which went wide after 22. Bested the talented Avila. Integral to the team which will be top of La Liga until December 31 at least. AP
Andreas Christensen – 6. Had his work cut out against a motivated and high pressing Osasuna side (no match photo available). AP
Andreas Christensen – 6. Had his work cut out against a motivated and high pressing Osasuna side (no match photo available). AP
Marcos Alonso – 6. Blocked Osasuna’s first effort on goal, yet he looked to have been clearly fouled before the home team went ahead. The referee had a different view. Did OK thereafter. AFP
Marcos Alonso – 6. Blocked Osasuna’s first effort on goal, yet he looked to have been clearly fouled before the home team went ahead. The referee had a different view. Did OK thereafter. AFP
Jordi Alba – 8. Booked. Engaged. Involved. Attacks. Defends. He’s still got it. AFP
Jordi Alba – 8. Booked. Engaged. Involved. Attacks. Defends. He’s still got it. AFP
Pedri – 8. The best of a mediocre bunch in the first half, he equalised after 47 minutes, wrong-footing the defenders with his shot. AFP
Pedri – 8. The best of a mediocre bunch in the first half, he equalised after 47 minutes, wrong-footing the defenders with his shot. AFP
Sergio Busquets – 5. Gave away the corner before Osasuna’s David Garcia got away from him to head the opening goal on six minutes. Caught in possession under early Osasuna pressure. Calmed down as his 10-men side won a game they didn’t really deserve to. EPA
Sergio Busquets – 5. Gave away the corner before Osasuna’s David Garcia got away from him to head the opening goal on six minutes. Caught in possession under early Osasuna pressure. Calmed down as his 10-men side won a game they didn’t really deserve to. EPA
Frenkie De Jong – 8. Involved in the build-up for Barcelona’s equaliser and he directly set up the winner. He celebrated wildly – as did his manager as they moved five points clear at the top of the league. Reuters
Frenkie De Jong – 8. Involved in the build-up for Barcelona’s equaliser and he directly set up the winner. He celebrated wildly – as did his manager as they moved five points clear at the top of the league. Reuters
Ousmane Dembele – 5. Ran at players but with little threat as he was limited to a couple of wide shots. EPA
Ousmane Dembele – 5. Ran at players but with little threat as he was limited to a couple of wide shots. EPA
Robert Lewandowski – 4. Combined with Dembele to get a shot off on 25, then received a second yellow card after 30 minutes with a nasty challenge on David Garcia. Deservedly sent off for only the second time in his career. The same referee has a history of sending off prominent Barcelona players. Reuters
Robert Lewandowski – 4. Combined with Dembele to get a shot off on 25, then received a second yellow card after 30 minutes with a nasty challenge on David Garcia. Deservedly sent off for only the second time in his career. The same referee has a history of sending off prominent Barcelona players. Reuters
Ferran Torres – 6. Threw his head at a 41st minute De Jong corner and the ball went well over. Put the ball in the net three minutes later, but he was offside. Knocked the ball back for Pedri to shoot the equaliser. A goalless grafter. AP
Ferran Torres – 6. Threw his head at a 41st minute De Jong corner and the ball went well over. Put the ball in the net three minutes later, but he was offside. Knocked the ball back for Pedri to shoot the equaliser. A goalless grafter. AP
SUBS: Gavi (Christensen 74’) – 7. His main action was to block a 91st minute shot on target as the Catalans defended their lead. EPA
SUBS: Gavi (Christensen 74’) – 7. His main action was to block a 91st minute shot on target as the Catalans defended their lead. EPA
Raphinha (Dembele 74’) – 8. Produced an outrageous run and looping header for Barcelona’s winner after 85 minutes. Superb anticipation to stay onside before running past a defender onto De Jong’s pass. AP
Raphinha (Dembele 74’) – 8. Produced an outrageous run and looping header for Barcelona’s winner after 85 minutes. Superb anticipation to stay onside before running past a defender onto De Jong’s pass. AP
Ansu Fati (Torres 78’) – 6. The busy young striker shot over after 92. EPA
Ansu Fati (Torres 78’) – 6. The busy young striker shot over after 92. EPA
Chadi Riad (Pedri 90’) – NA. The 19-year-old Mallorca born Moroccan central defender came on for the final few minutes (no match photo available). EPA
Chadi Riad (Pedri 90’) – NA. The 19-year-old Mallorca born Moroccan central defender came on for the final few minutes (no match photo available). EPA
Gerard Pique – 0. Didn’t make it off the bench for his final ever game as a Barcelona player – and that was partly because he was sent off at half time. Reuters
Gerard Pique – 0. Didn’t make it off the bench for his final ever game as a Barcelona player – and that was partly because he was sent off at half time. Reuters

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Barcelona player ratings v Osasuna: Pique 0, Lewandowski 4, Pedri 8, Raphinha 8

Xavi's 10-man side claim 2-1 win at El Sadar Stadium to secure La Liga top spot heading into World Cup break

Andy Mitten
Andy Mitten

November 09, 2022

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Gerard Pique received a red card from the bench in his final game for Barcelona while the Catalans also had striker Robert Lewandowski was sent off in the first-half, but second-half goals from Pedri and Raphinha rescued a 2-1 at Osasuna in La Liga.

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David Garcia headed Osasuna into the lead from a corner in the sixth minute and Lewandowski saw red following a second booking in the 31st.

Pique, who was on the bench and has now entered retirement, was also shown a red card at halftime after complaining to the referee.

Yet Pedri equalised from a rebound right after the break and Raphinha came off the bench to score Barca's winner five minutes from full-time, with a brilliant dipping header from outside the box that looped over the goalkeeper into the net.

Barcelona will go into the World Cup break top of the standings on 37 points, five ahead second-placed Real Madrid, who will host second-bottom Cadiz on Thursday. Osasuna are sixth on 23 points.

Andy Mitten has provided the player ratings for Barcelona in the photo galley above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.

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Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple. 
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950

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