Osasuna filed an appeal with the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Friday stating Barcelona should not have fielded defender Inigo Martinez in their LaLiga game over a technicality as he sat out Spain's matches with an injury.

Martinez withdrew from Spain’s squad on March 17 due to a knee injury and Osasuna believes FIFA regulations were contravened.

Osasuna filed an appeal with the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Friday stating Barcelona should not have fielded defender Iñigo Martínez in their LaLiga game over a technicality as he sat out Spain's matches with an injury.

FC Barcelona are back and playing La Liga soccer after the end of the international break as they face Osasuna on Thursday for a rescheduled game that was supposed to take place on March 8 but was suddenly postponed after the death of Barcelona doctor Carles Minarro Garcia a few hours before kickoff.

Barcelona take on Osasuna at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium on Sunday, March 16. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 4 p.m. ET and 1 p.m. PT start in the US, an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK and 7 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Monday morning.

Barcelona return to action against Girona today, just 64 hours after their gruelling clash with Osasuna—a significantly shorter recovery period than the customary 72 hours. This congested schedule