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  • ICYMI: Vinicius hat-trick helps Real Madrid win over Osasuna

    ICYMI: Vinicius hat-trick helps Real Madrid win over Osasuna

    Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday.

    This follows shock defeats by Barcelona and AC Milan, their first back-to-back home losses in over three years.

    Real suffered two major early blows against Osasuna as forward Rodrygo and defender Eder Militao were both forced off injured.

    Manager Carlo Ancelotti brought Morocco forward Brahim Diaz and 21-year-old academy defender Raul Asencio off the bench and his side kept calm led by a brilliant performance from Vinicius.

    The Brazilian forward opened the scoring in the 34th minute after taking a Jude Bellingham pass in his stride to beat the offside trap and firing an unstoppable strike past goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.

    Bellingham recovered his scoring instinct by netting his first goal of the season with a brilliant finish eight minutes later, lobbing the ball over the goalkeeper to extend Real’s lead.

    Real’s stand-in right back Lucas Vazquez was also forced off but Vinicius extended the lead with a great goal in the 61st minute, running on to a long pass from his goalkeeper Andriy Lunin before rounding Herrera and tapping into the empty net.

    Eight minutes later, Diaz stole the ball from a distracted defender on the edge of the box and put it on a plate for Vinicius to fire home and wrap up a comprehensive win with his second hat-trick in four games.

    Vinicius is now second in LaLiga’s top-scorer race with eight goals in 12 games, six behind Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski.

    Second-placed Real climbed to 27 points, six behind leaders Barcelona. Osasuna are fifth on 21 points.

    “I don’t want to touch this subject (the injuries), because it hurts me to see colleagues crying… It breaks my heart…” Diaz, who missed over six weeks this season with a thigh injury, told Real Madrid TV.

    “We won convincingly,” Diaz added. “We played a complete game, with hard work and effort. The victory was needed. Now we have to continue at this high level, because we have talent.”

  • I didn’t expect Osasuna thrashing – Barca coach, Flick

    I didn’t expect Osasuna thrashing – Barca coach, Flick

    Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was left stunned by their 4-2 defeat at Osasuna.

    Ante Budimir (2), Bryan Zaragoza and Abel Bretones struck for Osasuna, with Barca’s goals scored by Pau Victor and Lamine Yamal.

    Afterwards, Flick refused to seek excuses for his players for the setback.

    First defeat:

    “You have to accept these defeats. We haven’t played very well. I think it’s my responsibility to protect the players, because they’ve been playing a lot of minutes. But I didn’t expect we’d play like this. I’ve told the team that we have to keep going. We play on Tuesday, on Sunday… and we’re on the right track.”

    Performance:

    “We made a lot of mistakes in the first half, but in the end we made changes. If anyone is responsible, it’s me, but I have to look after the players. I think we’re on the right track. We have two days to recover. I hope we see a different team tomorrow.”

    Thrashing:

    “We made a lot of mistakes and they did very well. Although I think there was a foul at the start of the second goal, I’m not entirely sure because I haven’t seen it yet, but that’s what I heard. For them to score four goals against us is too much.”

    Changes:

    “I think that in the second half, we tried to win. We had opportunities. But today Osasuna did very well, in the transitions. They gave us problems. We have to analyse it and do better.”

    Rotations:

    “If you look at our team, it’s not easy. I think that after the break, we will have more players fit. There are a lot of injured players, but it’s not an excuse. In the second half, we played better. We combined and we did better. If we had done it in 90 minutes we would have finished better.”

    Robert Lewandowski’s substitution:

    “Because he also needs rest. That’s how it is. Everyone needs rest. It’s tough, but every three days we have a match and we do it for his own good.”

    Concern?

    “I’m positive. I think we have to get our first win in the Champions League.”

    Koundé fouled and possible penalty on Lamine Yamal:

    “I’m sitting outside and I don’t have a good view. It could have been a foul, but it’s the referee who decides, and there’s also the VAR. Things are like that and I don’t give it any more importance.”

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  • Rodrygo shines as Real Madrid beat Osasuna to win Spanish Cup

    Rodrygo shines as Real Madrid beat Osasuna to win Spanish Cup

    Rodrygo struck twice as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 2-1 on Saturday to win their 20th Copa del Rey title and first since 2014.

    Rodrygo scored the opener early with a close-range strike after brilliant individual play by Vinicius.

    But Lucas Torro equalised 13 minutes after the break with a low shot from the edge of the penalty area.

    Rodrygo, however, scored the winner in the 70th minute, tapping in a loose ball inside the box after a Toni Kroos shot was deflected off a defender.

  • La Liga: Pique, Lewandowski red-carded in Barcelona’s 2-1 over Osasuna

    La Liga: Pique, Lewandowski red-carded in Barcelona’s 2-1 over Osasuna

    Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski and  35 year-old Gerard Pique who recently called it quit as a professional footballer were red-carded in Barcelona’s 2-1 over La liga rival Osasuna on Tuesday night.

    Lewandowski was booked for the second time in the encounter for a foul on David Garcia in the 30th minute but Pique who was on the bench received red card from the center referee for arguing with match officials at half time.

    Barca trailed Osasuna 1-0 when Lewandowski was sent off. But Pedri levelled for the visitors despite being a man down.

    Raphinha scored the winner on the 85th minute via a powerful header to secure three maximum points for the Catalan giants.

    The result meant that Barcelona will top the La liga table till next year when the league will resume.

     

  • Suarez, Felix shine as Atletico Madrid defeat Osasuna in LaLiga

    Suarez, Felix shine as Atletico Madrid defeat Osasuna in LaLiga

    Struggling LaLiga champions, Atletico Madrid recovered from their shock midweek defeat by basement club Levante, with a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Osasuna on Saturday.

    Strikers Joao Felix, Luis Suarez and Angel Correa were on target to lift Diego Simeone’s side to fourth spot with 42 points from 25 games.

    They are 12 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid and three ahead of Barcelona, who will have a game in hand following their match against Athletic Club on Sunday.

    “A great effort from everyone,” Simeone said postmatch.

    “The team showed huge commitment. We were lucky to score early.

    “They’re a very difficult team. We were lucky in the first half that their chance that hit the woodwork didn’t level the game.

    “In the second half, our clinical counter-attacks gave us the possibility to win the game, at a difficult ground.”

    The goal would have come as a huge relief to Felix as he had been struggling to gain Simeone’s trust and was making only his third start in Atletico’s last 15 league matches.

    He rifled in a rebound from a corner in the third minute and after the break assisted Suarez, who scored the second when he lobbed rival goalkeeper Sergio Herrera from 40 yards.

    Correa completed the rout with a lightning fast last-minute counter attack.

    Felix said: “Yes I’m happy, we’re all happy. We played a bad game the other day as we all know but you get games like that.

    “We knew how to turn the situation around, the dressing room is united. We’re all together, looking for our objective. We’re improving and we have to carry on like that.”

    Manchester United are next up for Atletico in the Champions League knockout stages.

    “We’ll rest now, we’ve had some tough games in a row, we have four days now to prepare the Manchester [United] game and we’ll do it with a lot of responsibility,” Simeone said.