In this 33rd week match, on Wed Apr 20th, Real Madrid will travel to Pamplona to battle Osasuna in a clash of these two mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Osasuna is fresh off their 2-1 win against Valencia. Chimy Ávila struck first for Osasuna in the 50th minute on a penalty shot, then Ante Budimir added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Rubén García. Osasuna is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Real Madrid is fresh off their 3-2 win against Sevilla. Ivan Rakitić struck first for Sevilla in the 21st minute, then Érik Lamela added another in the 25th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Karim Benzema. Real Madrid is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches.
Real Madrid and Osasuna last played eachother at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Oct 27th. Real Madrid and Osasuna battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Real Madrid nor Osasuna could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Karim Benzema has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 7 goals for Real Madrid. Osasuna is fortunate enough to have Ante Budimir in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo’s squad will be without Kike Barja, Alvaro Juan Cruz Armada and Jesús Areso, while Dani Ceballos, Eden Hazard, Luka Jović, Marcelo, Ferland Mendy, Isco and Miguel Gutierrez Ortega are unavailable to play for Real Madrid.