In this week 22 match, on Saturday Feb 18th, Real Madrid will travel to Pamplona to battle Osasuna in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 9th placed Osasuna, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Real Valladolid. Real Valladolid had 18 on net, and Osasuna had 15, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Osasuna is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Real Madrid is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Elche. Asensio struck first for Real Madrid in the 8th minute on a feed from Carvajal, then Karim Benzema added another in the 31st minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Real Madrid took the shutout win. Real Madrid should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Real Madrid and Osasuna last played eachother at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on the 2nd of October. Real Madrid and Osasuna battled to a 1-1 draw. Vinícius Júnior struck first for Real Madrid in the 42nd minute, then Kike got the equalizer for Osasuna in the 50th minute on a feed from Unai García squeezing out at least the one point for Osasuna.
Karim Benzema has been the most prolific scorer on Real Madrid in the last five matches with three goals. Osasuna’s most prolific scorer has been Chimy Ávila. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Osasuna will be without Nacho Vidal, Oroz and Abde Ezzalzouli, while Toni Kroos, Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Karim Benzema, Lucas Vázquez and Éder Militão are unavailable to play for Carlo Ancelotti’s team.