Actual Madrid are again in motion on Saturday away at Osasuna in La Liga with Los Blancos seven factors away from Girona earlier than taking to the sphere at El Sadar. Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect can get a twenty second La Liga win of the season this weekend, whereas their hosts are in tenth and 7 factors off the tempo for European locations. Girona beat Osasuna 2-0 final week to finish a four-game unbeaten run for Jagoba Arrasate’s males who’re aiming to raised final 12 months’s seventh place, which was accompanied by a Copa del Rey ultimate.
Consistency has been a problem and a robust Actual aspect shall be a tricky problem for the house aspect on condition that the league leaders are the most effective street aspect within the Spanish topflight. The Pamplona outfit went down 4-0 to Los Merengues at Santiago Bernabeu earlier within the marketing campaign and Actual will know their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal opponents by the point that this sport takes place. Actual’s report at Osasuna is sweet and included a 2-0 win final 12 months with the on La Liga loss this season coming in opposition to bitter rivals Atletico Madrid.
Here is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:
Learn how to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday, March 16 | Time: 10:15 a.m. ET
- Location: El Sadar — Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Watch: ESPN+
- Odds: Osasuna +480; Draw +320; Actual -182
Crew information
Osasuna: Aimar Oroz, David Garcia, Kike Barja and Ruben Pena are all out with Moi Gomez anticipated to return in for Oroz. In any other case, it might be the identical aspect that we noticed in opposition to Girona with 14-goal Ante Budimir prone to be backed up by Ruben Garcia.
Potential Osasuna XI: Herrera; U Garcia, Catena, Herrando; Areso, Moncayola, Torro, M Gomez, Mojica; Ruben Garcia; Budimir.
Actual: Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and David Alaba stay out and Dani Ceballos is now a doubt to make the reduce. Prime scorer Jude Bellingham is suspended with Ancelotti prone to make adjustments after the Celta Vigo win. Dani Carvajal ought to come again in whereas Toni Kroos and Aurelien Tchouameni might additionally return on the expense of Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga right here.
Potential Actual XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Brahim; Vinicius, Rodrygo.
Prediction
Actual ought to be capable to capitalize on Osasuna’s shaky type in contrast with final 12 months and proceed their good type at El Sadar. A narrower successful margin is feasible however a two-goal victory sounds the most probably consequence. Decide: Osasuna 0, Actual 2.
