At El Sadar, Real Madrid secured three crucial points to maintain their command of La Liga. They had won 22 of the match going into the international break, whereas Ancelotti had won 900 games in the First Division and 200 of his games as a coach. In a contest when Carvajal and Brahim both scored goals, the Brazilian, who has six goals in his past four games, opened the scoring to make it 1-0 and Madrid’s fourth goal.

Our crew was able to get off to a quick start. Vini Jr. defeated Herrera in barely four minutes. After robbing Catena of the ball in the three-quarter area, he stormed into the box and skillfully finished to make it 1-0 by tricking out the goalkeeper. The happiness was short-lived, as Budimir equalized from a corner at the 7′ mark. Vini Jr. nearly doubled the lead on the ensuing possession, but Herrera blocked his one-on-one shot.

Carvajal’s fourth goal of the season in La Liga

The game was moving quickly, and Osasuna answered with a long-range Areso strike that Lunin handled expertly. Real Madrid quickly took the lead again. After Brahim lofted a cross into the box for Valverde, who drew it back for Carvajal, the score was 2-1 (18 minutes) after Carvajal scored with the outside of his right foot. Vini Jr. had another opportunity to test the Osasuna goalkeeper after the half-hour mark, but his effort curled just wide of the left-hand post as he cut inside from the edge of the box. 

Lunin stopped a 2-2 scoreline in the 41st minute by stopping a shot from Arnaiz. Two minutes later, Mojica deflected Valverde’s hard cross, requiring an assist from Herrera. After the interval, the LaLiga leaders maintained their lead, and the score was 3-1. After Lunin played a long ball, Valverde nodded the ball to Brahim, who ran a strong 60 minutes, squared up to the keeper and beat him with a right-footed shot.

Display by Vini Jr.

Madrid showed no signs of slowing down, as Vini Jr. sealed another brace three minutes later, making it 4-1. After a long pass from Rüdiger, Valverde passed the ball to the Brazilian, who nearly reached the touchline before finishing with a brilliant touch with the tip of his right boot. The Brazilian was starting to settle into his rhythm and soon after attempted a right-footed shot in a play that was quite identical to the previous one, but it went just wide. Rodrygo attempted a fifth in the 75th minute, but Herrera stopped his shot. Lucas Vázquez had a chance to give Real Madrid an even bigger advantage, but his goal was disallowed for offside in the 88th minute. Iker Muñoz gave Osasuna a 4-2 lead, and Arda Güler came dangerously close to scoring a brilliant goal from his own half after seeing Herrera off line, but his shot was blocked by the crossbar.