Real Madrid tests its concentration in the Sadar
White defends leadership in a difficult fief against Osasuna, which can get hooked on the European train, and before receiving the City in Champions
MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid visits this Saturday (16.15) to CA Osasuna in a match corresponding to Day 24 of LaLig Before the determining duel of Champions against Manchester City, so there could be rotations in the face of an irregular ‘reddish’ set that wants to get hooked to the European train with the strength of its people.
The pupils of Carlo Ancelotti broke a strong wall as a club this last Tuesday, winning for the first time at the Etihad Stadium in his seventh visit to the Manchester City fief. A ‘in extremis’ triumph (2-3), with a bit of Jude Bellingham in the discount, which was a necessary oxygen ball at the mood, so it means conquering that place and after the draw (1-1) in The derby against Atlético de Madrid that was a brake in his career for maintaining the leadership.
In that last league commitment, the whites completed a bad first part in which they looked behind by a penalty, but after the break, the team improved and recovered the fang. There was no comeback, but it served to face the match in Manchester with the attitude and defensive commitment that such duels demands, although it also helped the rude mistakes of a City come less.
The ‘fantastic four’ -kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes- were strive in defense and also ran without a ball, to the joy of Ancelotti and the rest of the team, which completed in the Etihad one of their best games. Where and when they needed it most. And before finishing the task at the Bernabéu to be in the round of Champions, their difficult visit to El Sadar this Saturday cannot lower the piston.
The meetings in Pamplona, for the competitiveness that the ‘red -haired’ team always prints and the pressure of one of the most intense stands of LaLiga. However, Real Madrid has achieved great results since its only defeat in January 2011. Since then, nine visits in the League and another in Copa del Rey, with seven wins and three draws, an unusual superiority in this fief, where already He has lost FC Barcelona for a forceful 4-2.
Vicente Moreno’s are immersed in irregularity in February, with only one victory in the last 11 domestic games. In fact, since the defeat of Osasuna in the first round 4-0 last November, he has only won on one occasion, adding 10 points of 33 possible in this bad streak. Even so, they are novel in LaLiga with 31 points, only four of European positions, so adding their second consecutive victory at home would allow them to get hooked on the European train.
Real Madrid travels to Pamplona, again, with an emergency defense, which worked outstanding in Mercanters. Fede Valverde will be a right side again, with Aurélien Tchouameni and a Raúl Asencio already settled in the elite as central, while Fran García, substitute against City, points to the headline. Neither Lucas Vázquez, nor Antonio Rüdiger, nor David Alaba will be available, although they will return in Champions.
If there will be a junior wine that made a double in the last visit to El Sadar (2-4), accompanying Kylian Mbappé, one of the changes in the Etihad, already Brahim Díaz, who could give rest to a Rodrygo Goes , which has started in 10 of the last 11 games. Jude Bellingham would not rotate, in a center of the field with Luka Modric, to relieve Dani Ceballos, and Eduardo Camavinga.
In Osasuna, a change of drawing should not be ruled out to protect themselves even more from the Madrid on the onrint, with Abel Bretones such as double lateral or Iker Muñoz reinforcing the double pivot, although that would make them lose identity. Therefore, only with the sanction of the Central Enzo Boyomo, there would be no changes in his eleven of gala, with Lucas Torró as leader of the center of the field and the always threatening against Budimir – author of 12 goals in the league – as an offensive reference, Next to a Bryan Zaragoza that can be dangerous by the band defended by Valverde.
Data Sheet.
–Posibles alignments:
Ca Osasuna: Herrera; Areo, Catena, Herrando, Juan Cruz; Moncayola, Torró, Aimar Oroz; Rubén García, Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza.
REAL MADRID: Short; Valummer; Assembly, Choto, France, France; Modric, Camaving, Bellingham; Brahim, Mbappé and Vincius.
-ARBITRER: MUNERA MONTERO (C. ANDALUZ).
-Stadium: the sadar.