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Real Madrid Dominates Possession, Struggles to Defeat a Combative Osasuna
Madrid, Spain – In the opening match of La Liga 2025, Real Madrid edged out Osasuna at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. While ball possession was overwhelmingly in favor of the home side, with 71%, Osasuna’s solid defense and intense play made it difficult for Los Blancos.
The only goal of the match came in the 51st minute, thanks to a penalty converted by K. Mbappe. The play that led to the penalty also resulted in a yellow card for A. Lisci of Osasuna. Despite the goal, Osasuna remained resilient, with a tenacious defense that repeatedly frustrated Real Madrid’s attacking attempts.
Real Madrid generated a total of 18 shots, only 5 of which were on target, while Osasuna barely troubled the Real Madrid goal with 2 off-target attempts. The match became tense in the final minutes, culminating in a red card for A. Bretones of Osasuna in the 90th minute. The victory, albeit hard-fought, gives Real Madrid the first three points of the season.
Substitutions osasuna: at minute 66 R. Garcia came in and V. Munoz went out., at minute 77 A. Oroz came in and M. Gomez went out., at minute 85 J. Cruz came in and R. Garcia went out.
Substitutions real madrid: at minute 68 T. Alexander-Arnold came in and D. Carvajal went out., at minute 68 B. Diaz came in and F. Mastantuono went out., at minute 78 Vinicius Junior came in and G. Garcia went out., at minute 90 A. Guler came in and D. Ceballos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Madrid
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Osasuna
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