Los Blancos will be taking on Osasuna at the Bernabeu as they recently secured all three points against an in-form Sevilla side away from home.
Real Madrid is level on the table with Granada and Athletic Bilbao as all three clubs have 11 points each. However, Madrid’s goal difference is the reason why they find themselves at third.
Osasuna on the other end is on 10th with seven points on board.
Match Details:
Date- Thursday, September 26
Time- 12:30 AM (IST)
Venue- Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid Team News:
It’s been an odd start for Zidane’ s men as they haven’t looked convincing and clinical enough in the first six games they’ve featured in.
Madrid started off with a 3-1 win against Celta Vigo, which was followed by consecutive draws against Valladolid and Villarreal.
Real Madrid scraped a 3-2 win against Levante until they were thumped by PSG 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League. With that being said they bounced back against Sevilla and registered a vital 1-0 win away from home.
Karim Benzema has led by example upfront and has scored five goals in the season so far, which includes the winner against Sevilla.
Luka Modric will be unavailable against Osasuna due to a thigh injury.
Isco is nearly back in the squad after recovering from his hamstring issue but will be sidelined for the upcoming league fixture.
Marcelo’s neck muscles still haven’t seemed to have recovered, while Ferland Mendy has also seemed to have injured himself recently.
Osasuna Team News:
Osasuna with 7 points sits at the 10th spot in the league. Interestingly enough, Osasuna is yet to be defeated this seasons as they’ve won one and drawn four.
They salvaged a point against Valladolid away from home and have also been involved in a 2-2 draw against defending Spanish champions, Barcelona.
The game versus Real Betis and Eibar ended in a goalless draw, while Osasuna’s solitary win came against Leganes.
Jon Moncayola confirmed that Unai Garcia, Kike Barja, and Inigo Perez remain sidelined due to injuries, while Darko Brasanac is doubtful to feature against Real Madrid.
Roberto Torres and Robert are expected to offer support through the midfield.
Predicted Lineups:
Real Madrid: Courtiois; Odriozola, Nacho, Ramos, Varane; Vazquez, Valverde, Casemiro, Junio; Benzema, Jovic
Osasuna: Martinez; Estupinan, Hernandez, Garcia, Vidal; Moncayola, Sanjurjo, Ibanez, Garcia, Torres; Avila
Key Points:
In the last six encounters between the two Spanish clubs, it’s Real Madrid who has a significant upper hand with five wins and a draw. Osasuna hasn’t won even once during that period.
Real Madrid has won its last ten home games against Osasuna in all competitions.
Osasuna has drawn four consecutive games in the league this season.
Madrid has scored two or more goals in the last seven encounters versus Osasuna.
French forward, Karim Benzema has been instrumental for Zidane, as he’s scored five goals in as many games, and also has an assist to his name.
Four Osasuna it’s Roberto Torres with two goals and an assist and Chimy Avila with a goal an assist who will be the top picks for the visitors.
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