Overview
After a 0-4 defeat against arch-rival Barcelona, Real Madrid still could not recover when they continued to lose 1-3 to AC Milan also at home at Bernabeu.
Carlo Ancelotti's defense has fallen into crisis, conceding nine goals in the last three matches. Meanwhile, up front, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior have yet to find common ground. In fact, the duo are holding each other back, along with the surrounding factors.
Going into the next round of La Liga, Los Blancos will be without Tchouameni due to injury. The French midfielder was forced off in the defeat to Milan.
In addition, Valverde was also withdrawn at the beginning of the second half due to a back problem and left open the possibility of playing. Before that, the injury list of "Los Blancos" had been extended, including names such as Courtois, Alaba and Carvajal.
Meanwhile, Osasuna is an interesting phenomenon in La Liga 2024-2025. Coach Vincente Moreno's team is on a 3-match winning streak in all competitions and keeping a clean sheet.
They are also the only La Liga team to have beaten Barcelona this season, even scoring 4 goals against their opponents. Before round 13, the El Sadar team ranked 5th in the La Liga rankings.
Real Madrid have won all four of their last meetings with Osasuna, and have won 16 of their last 21 meetings with the home team at El Sadar. However, at the moment, when Osasuna are playing impressively, Los Blancos could be left with a loss.
This is the time for the reigning Champions League champions to show their mettle.
Human resources situation
As mentioned, Ancelotti will be missing a number of key players ahead of this match. However, the Italian tactician still has a strong enough squad to defeat Osasuna.
On the other side of the front line, the away team will almost certainly have the strongest lineup.
Expected lineup:
Real Madrid: Lunin, Mendy, Rudiger, Militao, Vazquez, Bellingham, Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Osasuna: Herrera, Cruz, Boyomo, Catena, Areso, Oroz, Torro, Moncayola, Zaragoza, Pena, Budimir.
The match between Real Madrid and Osasuna takes place at 20:00 on November 9 (Vietnam time).
