Real Madrid’s possible starting line-up vs Osasuna in LaLiga
Ahead of Girona and Barcelona’s matchday-29 LaLiga fixtures, Real Madrid can establish a double-figure lead at the top of LaLiga at El Sadar.
Real Madrid visit Osasuna on Saturday, in a clash that offers Los Blancos the opportunity to pile the pressure on their pursuers at the top of LaLiga. If the leaders win at El Sadar, they’ll open up a provisional 10-point advantage over second-placed Girona, who face Getafe later on Saturday, and will be 11 points ahead of third-placed Barcelona, who take on Atlético Madrid on Sunday.
With only four players unavailable through injury - Dani Ceballos is out of the trip to Pamplona, along with longer-term injury victims Thibaut Courtois, Éder Militao and David Alaba - head coach Carlo Ancelotti has a wide variety of options to choose from. However, Ancelotti is unlikely to be tempted to experiment this weekend; the Italian is set to name a tried and trusted line-up in Navarre.
Madrid’s first-choice keeper in Courtois’ absence, Andriy Lunin will start in goal. In defence, Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy will play at full-back, with Antonio Rüdiger and Nacho Fernández in central defence. They’re Los Merengues’ only fit centre-backs right now, but Militao’s expected return in April will offer Ancelotti greater room for manoeuvre just when the season reaches its business end.
In the midfield, it’s likely that Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric will drop to the bench, despite their fine performances in last weekend’s 4-0 LaLiga win over Celta Vigo. Aurélien Tchouaméni, Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde are in line to start in the engine room, with Brahim Díaz once more deputising for the suspended Jude Bellingham in the hole behind the strikers. Bellingham is serving a two-match ban for his
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