La Liga: Real Madrid defeats Osasuna 3-1
PAMPLONA. Real Madrid prevails over Osasuna 3-1.
PAMPLONA. Real Madrid beats Osasuna 3-1. Real Madrid was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
K. Benzema missed a penalty (52′) for Real Madrid.
The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In the presence of 21,360 spectators. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Sergiu Claudiu Muresan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 65% while Osasuna was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Madrid won the match.
Osasuna shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Osasuna received 1 yellow card (D. Brasanac). On the other side, Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (E. Camavinga, E. Militao and N. Fernandez).
After playing this match, Osasuna will stay with 44 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will have 75 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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5'5'
E. Camavinga
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12'12'
D. Alaba
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14'14'
A. Budimir
C. Avila
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45'45'
D. Brasanac
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45'45'
M. Asensio
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46'46'
Daniel Carvajal
David Alaba
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46'46'
Manu Sánchez
Rubén García
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52'52'
K. Benzema
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59'59'
K. Benzema
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61'61'
E. Militao
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62'62'
N. Fernandez
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69'69'
K. Barja
Cote
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69'69'
Oier
J. Martinez
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71'71'
T. Kroos
D. Ceballos
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73'73'
Isco
E. Camavinga
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80'80'
R. Torres
D. Brasanac
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86'86'
Barbero
C. Avila
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90'90'
Vinicius Junior
Rodrygo
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90'90'
Lucas
Vinicius Junior
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Osasuna will play away against Elche on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (3 draws).
Real Madrid will host Espanyol on the 30th of April with a 26-4 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).
Osasuna: Formation and Lineups
Osasuna started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo chose to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera , Nacho Vidal , Aridane Hernández , David García , José Ángel , Chimy Ávila , Javi Martínez , Jon Moncayola , Darko Brašanac , Rubén García and Ante Budimir .
Substitutes
Osasuna made 5 changes: R. Garcia for M. Sanchez (46′), Cote for K. Barja (69′), J. Martinez for Oier (69′), D. Brasanac for R. Torres (80′) and C. Avila for Barbero (86′).
Best player: Sergio Herrera
The player that probably impressed the most for Osasuna was the goalkeeper: Sergio Herrera. His rating is 9.12. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 8 saves.
Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Vázquez , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Nacho Fernández , Federico Valverde , Eduardo Camavinga , Dani Ceballos , Marco Asensio , Karim Benzema and Rodrygo .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 4 changes: D. Alaba for D. Carvajal (46′), D. Ceballos for T. Kroos (71′), E. Camavinga for Isco (73′) and Rodrygo for Vinicius Junior (90′).
Top player: Eduardo Camavinga
The player who no doubt impressed Real Madrid the most was Eduardo Camavinga even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 67 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
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