Osasuna take on the visitors Real Madrid in the round 29 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, February 16th at Estadio El Sadar (Pamplona).
Osasuna somewhat predictably lost ground. The Reds were good last season. Under Arrasate, they seemed to have reached their peak or even jumped higher. It was Jagoba who, taking over the team in Segunda, quickly turned them into a solid mid-table team in La Liga with his style of play, devoid of the former roughness and anti-football. The 2022/2023 season even managed to finish in 7th place and reach the cup final, albeit losing to Los Blancos. But already in the summer, losing to Gent in the Conference League qualifiers, the team clearly indicated that there were no grounds to talk about reaching a new level and further progress. The Pamplona team didn't exactly collapse; they again became a mid-table team without any significant ambitions and showed nothing in the Copa del Rey. They even lost 0-2 to Girona away.
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Real (Madrid) narrowly made it to the Champions League quarter-finals. They looked significantly worse than the unstable but highly motivated RB Leipzig in both matches. However, Lunin's confident performance in goal, especially in Germany, and beautiful goals allowed them to overcome the Germans – 1-0 and 1-1. We can also recall their failure in the Copa del Rey, but shortly before that, the Los Blancos were pressuring Atletico in extra time in Saudi Arabia and thrashed Barcelona, winning the Super Cup. Not the best impression, but combined with the necessary results, Ancelotti's men in La Liga show promise. Yes, there have been more draws in the recent rounds. But the pursuers stumble, and they even thrashed the sensational Girona. There were no problems against Celta either – by the way, after that 0-4 loss in Vigo, they parted ways with Rafa Benitez, the former coach of the Madrid giant.
Osasuna last won in 2011. And last calendar year, Los Blancos were stronger three times, both in La Liga and in the cup final. The visitors are much stronger, and the hosts don't really need anything, they are just waiting for the holidays. Let's bet that the Galacticos will win with a handicap of -1 goal.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with 0.0 handicap.
