The real Madrid He is still hooked on the League and this time he won a game in Pamplona against a rival who He proposed the same recipe that Liverpool will apply: pressure and cons. Vinicius was the absolute protagonist of the whites in attack, but the local goalkeeper, Sergio Herrera, won all the duels. And tired of not specifying, the Brazilian served a ball back in the final stretch and Valverde appeared there to shine a game with many kilometers and liters of sweat. Then Asensio pointed at Osasuna after a pass from another of the appearances of the clash, the youth player Álvaro Rodríguez.
Madrid landed without an anchor at El Sadar, a rough field in which the whites have lost nine games and drawn ten of the 34 they have played. Kroos and Tchouaméni affected by the flu, Ancelotti was forced to hand over the compass to a Camavinga with more dynamic than tactical features. The Italian had no other choice, who also after five minutes almost had to improvise another 5 after Torró made a mistake against the young French midfielder.
Arrasate equipped himself with an armored eleven on the right, to seal Vinicius’s entries, and a trivote ahead. Madrid came out with what they had: defense of four central defenders with Nacho and Alaba on the wings, Modric and Ceballos in the midfield with Camavinga and Rodrygo de Benzema up front. An error by Moncayola allowed Vinicius to give the first scare after ten minutes, to which Osasuna responded after a quarter of an hour with another in which Budimir took away a sung goal from Torró. Madrid commanded, but the Pamplonicas responded with a direct attack and a good kick.
Tense calm and cross blows
Real Madrid insisted on coming out playing from behind and up top Vinicius was the only white resource because Rodrygo, Valverde and Ceballos were missing. Osasuna pressed the Real Madrid exit very high and then withdrew and the duel passed with a tense calm. A suspense in which both were comfortable, since the locals did not suffer and the visitors played with the ball at their feet. The first half was closed with a shot from Budimir that went close to the post after a stolen ball at Madrid’s start that made Ancelotti very angry. Risk, that of touching from behind, which at Anfield smells more like an infirmary than a front door. And the game came to rest with ‘Carletto’ in midfield asking the referee for explanations. Something unusual.
Madrid came out more vertical, aware that the tie was not worth it. And he was able to unlock the Rodrygo marker in a maneuver in which his rope came out kissing the stick. Vinicius scored in the 51st minute, but Alaba took too long to assist him, disabling the Brazilian. The Pamplonicas responded with a heel from Budimir, a shot from Rubén García and a shot from Moi Gómez that ended up on the post before the game time. The clash turned into a cross of blows in which Moncayola took a shot that kissed a stick. The rojillos began to win on points. The two talented coaches with Aimar and Asensio threw to try to break the tie.
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— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) February 18, 2023
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In minute 73 Vinicius failed his third one-on-one against Herrera, who gave the Brazilian the night. One after an error by Moncayola, another in a personal move and the latter by taking advantage of a mistake by Unai García. It is difficult for Vinicius to decide well when he has a lot of time to think and Herrera won every face-to-face. But tired of not hitting the mark, the Brazilian raised his head and served a ball behind, where Valverde appeared to send Osasuna to the canvas. With the premises turned upside down, a white counter was finished by youth squad player Álvaro downloading Vinicius, who scored the second goal… but it was canceled again. But in the next one, Álvaro himself recovered a ball and served Asensio to score, this time, the second goal. White’s punch made a game of work and faith profitable, a victory that is good for Madrid’s self-esteem in the face of Liverpool.
Osasuna complaint
The locals asked for a hand in Carvajal’s area and the game ended with a victory from which a couple of clear winners emerged: Álvaro Rodríguez and Camavinga. The Frenchman graduated with flying colors in Pamplona and now it’s Anfield, a big square. The youth squad player showed in ten minutes, as Ancelotti said, that he gives Madrid something that he doesn’t have: a goal.