Exciting Match Preview: Osasuna Takes on Real Madrid – Key Insights and Predictions!

Just three days after their thrilling victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, Real Madrid heads to El Sadar to face Osasuna for matchday 24 of La Liga. Madrid aims to secure three points and maintain its lead in the league after a shaky start, having not won their last two matches.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team is looking to bounce back after losing to Espanyol and drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in a recent derby. They faced Osasuna before and achieved a convincing 4-0 win, with Vinicius Junior scoring a hat-trick and Jude Bellingham adding another goal.

This time around, Madrid will miss key players Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, and Lucas Vazquez, who are injured but expected back for the City rematch. Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao are also sidelined due to ACL injuries, but luckily, there are no suspensions for the squad.

Osasuna comes into this match with a rough patch, having lost four of their last five games. They haven’t managed to keep a clean sheet during this period, making Real Madrid the clear favorites for this match. In fact, Osasuna hasn’t beaten the defending champions in over a decade, with their last victory dating back to 2011.

Enzo Boyomo is suspended for Osasuna, but the rest of the squad is fit. Their main threat is Ante Budimir, who has scored 12 goals in La Liga this season. Madrid knows him well, as he has found the back of the net against them in the past when he played for Mallorca.

With an important second leg match against Manchester City on the horizon, Ancelotti may rotate his lineup. While changes at the back may be limited, we could see fresh faces in midfield and on the front line as the coach plans for the upcoming challenge.

A victory for Real Madrid would widen their lead to four points over Atletico Madrid and five points ahead of Barcelona before those teams play later in the matchday. The upcoming game at El Sadar promises to be exciting, as Real Madrid looks to regain their momentum in La Liga after dropping valuable points in their last matches.