Osasuna and Real Madrid meet this Saturday in the twenty-second matchday of LaLiga Santander, a far from easy duel for the whites, who want to continue in the fight for the lead, which Barcelona now occupies.
Real Madrid travels to Pamplona after having thrashed Elche (4-0) and with a lot of good news: Belgian Thibaut Courtois returns, already recovered from the left adductor strain, and Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who served his penalty for accumulation Of cards. However, the Whites are still waiting for Toni Kroos, who is out on Wednesday due to gastroenteritis.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team cannot allow more setbacks, which right now is eight points behind Barcelona, ??very reliable in the domestic competition. Opposite will be the best Osasuna in recent years. Jagoba Arrasate’s team is ninth (30 points), just three of the places that give the right to the Europa League and eight of the Champions League.
However, the rojillo team has significant casualties. Jagoba Arrasate has Nacho Vidal and Rubén Peña absent due to injury, and Juan Cruz and Chimy Ávila due to card accumulation. The team loses the team’s top scorer with seven goals for the match against the meringues.
On a positive note, Aimar Oroz has completed the entire session together with his teammates again and will start as a starter against the Whites. Moi Gómez and Lucas Torró will accompany the Navarrese youth squad in midfield. Moncayola has tested as a right back with the aim of drying Vinícius on Saturday.
The match between Osasuna and Real Madrid, corresponding to the twenty-second day of LaLiga Santander, will be played this Saturday, February 18 at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on DAZN and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
Osasuna: Aitor; Moreno, García, David García, Manu Sánchez, Moi Gómez, Torró, Moncayola, Abde, Kike Barja and Budimir.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Alaba, Kroos (doubtful), Modric, Tchouaméni; Valverde, Vinicius Jr. and Benzema.
