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Real Madrid have returned to the summit of La Liga and will play Osasuna in matchday 25, looking to extend their lead over the chasers.
Madrid beat Real Sociedad last week and, with Barcelona losing to Girona on Monday, Los Blancos now hold a two-point lead over their rivals. Since they are playing before the Catalonians, they can extend that to a five-point gap and start to pile the pressure on Barça to catch up.
Osasuna are on a great run of form themselves, now unbeaten in their last five. This run has seen them climb the table and welcome Real Madrid, believing that an upset could be on the cards.
Osasuna v Real Madrid key information
• Date: Saturday, February 21st
• Kick-off time: 17:30 GMT
• Venue: Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona
• TV channels: Premier Sports (UK)
• Odds: OSA (7/1) - DRAW (29/10) - RMA (7/10)
Osasuna team news
Osasuna have a couple of injuries to deal with ahead of Saturday’s game. Flavien Boyomo suffered an ankle injury against Celta Vigo and missed the Elche game last time out. It is yet to be seen if the defender will make his return to the side against Madrid. Iker Benito has been out with a long-term injury and won’t feature in this game either.
One player who is back is Jon Moncayola, who returned against Elche for 25 minutes after a game out with illness. He is likely to return to the starting lineup this week.
Top goalscorer for Osasuna, Ante Budimir, has scored 11 in 22 in the league and drew a blank for the first time in five games during the 0-0 draw against Elche. A return to goalscoring form is essential if Osasuna want to get a win here.
Osasuna predicted lineup v Real Madrid, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Alessio Lisci
Herrera; Rosier, Herrando, Catena, Galán; Torro, Monocayola; V Muñoz, Oroz, Moro; Budimir
Real Madrid team news
The team will be carrying the unfortunate baggage of what conspired in the recent game against Benfica when Vinicius Junior was subjected to alleged racist remarks from Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni. The fallout will no doubt weigh on the talismanic forward, but you expect him to come out and play this weekend.
On injuries, Madrid are set to still be without Jude Bellingham and Eder Militao as they both recover from hamstring injuries. Aurelien Tchouameni finished the game against Benfica with a suspected knock, but after tests, it was deemed to be minor.
Real Madrid predicted lineup v Osasuna, (4-3-3)
Coach: Alvaro Arebloa
Courtois; Valverde, Huijsen, Rudiger, Alexander-Arnold; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Guler; Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
Osasuna v Real Madrid is available to watch on Premier Sports, as are all La Liga matches. To watch, you need to have a Premier Sports subscription, and then the match can be streamed online or on Sky.
Head-to-Head record
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 10 La Liga games at El Sadar against Osasuna (W6, D4), equalling the best unbeaten run by a visiting team at the hosts' ground in the competition's entire history. When looking at home and away, Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 21 league games against Osasuna, including their 1-0 victory at the beginning of the season.
Despite the record, Osasuna come into this game in form, as they are unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches. Last time they went six or more without defeat in the competition ended in August 2024 (P6, W2, D4).
Real Madrid are in ominous form themselves, having won their last eight La Liga matches and could equal their longest winning streak in a single La Liga campaign over the last five years (W9 in May 2024).
Odds for Osasuna v Real Madrid
Real are the favourites for the win at the bookmakers. Bet365 have them at 7/10, whereas they have Osasuna at 7/2. A draw is on 29/10.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.