La Liga - Real Madrid vs Osasuna Preview: The midfield core is absent, and the forward line is a headache

In the 2024-25 season, Real Madrid defended champions from La Liga and Champions League were all vacant. In the domestic arena, Barcelona, coached by the new coach Frick, was completely suppressed, and the competition for La Liga, King's Cup and the Spanish Super League Cup were both lost to Barcelona. In the Champions League, Arsenal was eliminated from double-kill. In the league stage, the team's problems have been exposed very clearly. In addition, as the season deepens, the defense has lost a large number of players.

The season ended, and the meritorious coach Ancelotti was dismissed one year early and had nothing to say. In this position, it is time to renew, and the new coach, Xavi Alonso, is worth looking forward to. Football champion and the best among the Middle Ages coaches, the results achieved at Leverkusen in the 2023-24 season are impressive, just like Mourinho and Guardiola who were just starting out back then.

Real Madrid is currently full of superstars, and its overall lineup value has been ranked first or second in the world for a long time, and is comparable to Manchester City. But the championship competition is not simply determined by the player's value.

Among the current Real Madrid players, on the offensive end, how to allocate the attackers of the three superstars, Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham, and how to solve the problem of Mbappe and Vinicius? Three young people, Spanish forward star Gonzalo Garcia produced by Real Madrid's own youth training camp, Brazilian hope star Enderick, and Argentina rising star Mastantono?

Midfielder, who will replace the gap after Kroos and Modric leave the team?

Defender, the three new defenders Arnold, Wyson and AFL introduced in the summer window must be reused. So how do you use Alaba, Kavajal, Rudiger, Militon, Mendy, or the old injured person? What should they do if they are injured?

Xavi Alonso definitely wants to introduce one or two players, such as defensive midfielders and center backs, but owner Florentino told him that he will not sign ups this summer and must believe in the existing lineup.

In terms of player transfer, except for the veteran midfielder who joined AC Milan by freelancing, Modric, who is already 39 years old, has no other main players lost.

In the first round of La Liga in the new season, with Lewandowski missing and the meritorious goalkeeper Szczesni last season not completing the registration, Barcelona defeated Mallorca 3-0 away, and continued its dominance last season. Atletico Madrid, whose investment in the summer window was far superior to Real Madrid and Barcelona, lost 1:2 to the relegation team Espanyol in the away game, indicating that the competition in La Liga is still fierce.

Real Madrid may not be easy to play Osasuna, who has a strong home court.

Real Madrid VS Osasuna

Nature of the match: 2025-26 La Liga Round 1

Match time: August 20 3:00

Osasuna finally ranked ninth in La Liga last season, and once had the hope of competing for the qualification for the European war. This team is a small club in La Liga, and the transfer market is not very disturbing in the summer window. Signed Real Madrid second team young player Victor Munoos, with a transfer fee of 5 million euros, sold defender Areso to Biba, earning 12 million euros, and earning 7 million euros in the transfer market. Compared to last season, the team's strength has not changed much.

Xavi Alonso took over, and Real Madrid reached the semi-finals with an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw in the 2025 Club World Cup, losing 0:4 to Paris Saint-Germain. The team's improvement is still quite big. Before the start of La Liga, Real Madrid also had a rest for almost a month.

In this game, Real Madrid still had wounded people such as Bellingham and Enderick. Camavenga and Mendy are in doubt, and Rudiger is suspended.

Osasuna played 6 friendly matches in the summer, with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, and her opponents were generally not strong.

The two sides have faced each other in the last 10 times, and Real Madrid has the upper hand in 7 wins and 3 draws. In this home game, Xavi Alonso's team will have no problem with at least a small victory.