La Liga continued this Saturday with the rest of the 29th day of La Liga. On the program, a great display between Real Madrid, leader of the championship, and Osasuna, in the soft underbelly. For this meeting, Carlo Ancelotti had to do without Joselu, a last minute withdrawal after a gastro. But don’t panic, the Italian technician could count on the new Moroccan Brahim Díaz aligned in attack with Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo. For the rest of the classic with the presence of Camavinga in midfield, Ferland Mendy in the left lane and Tchouameni in central defense alongside Rudiger.
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The match started perfectly for the Merengues with the quick opening score of Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian took advantage of a big blunder by defender Alejandro Catena, who lost the ball in his camp, to slip away alone and convert his opportunity (1-0 , 3rd). Not enough to knock out Osasuna who quickly equalized thanks to scorer Budimir after a mix-up in the Madrid defense (1-1, 7th). His 15th goal of the season, no less. But the start of the match went in all directions and Real Madrid took advantage of it to regain the advantage. In a marvel of collective action, initiated by Brahim then Valverde, Carvajal slammed a rebound into the area to give his team a goal in advance (2-1, 18th).
Vinicius Jr delights again
Returning from the locker room, Carlo Ancelotti’s men seemed to calmly manage their lead. But Madrid supporters feared being punished for not making the break. In the end, everything went as planned as Real Madrid made the break on the hour mark thanks to Brahim Diaz. The Moroccan went alone to the goal, overtook the opposing defense, and calmly adjusted the goalkeeper with a flat foot (3-1, 61st). The goal which definitively sealed the victory for his team since Osasuna seemed to suffer the blow and conceded a new goal in the process. This time, it was Vinicius who scored twice with a subtle shot (4-1, 63rd).
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28 |
26 |
19 |
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4 |
59 |
33 |
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61 |
28 |
23 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
57 |
34 |
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55 |
28 |
23 |
17 |
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54 |
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53 |
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22 |
15 |
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Real Madrid therefore secured another big victory in the league after that against Celta de Vigo (4-0). The reduction of the gap at the end of the match by Munoz did not change the fate of the match. The Merengues consolidate their position as leader of La Liga with 10 points ahead of Girona, second and 11 points over Barça, third. Real Madrid is slowly but surely approaching a new La Liga title. We will now have to think about the Champions League clash against Manchester City.
