The white team suffered in many moments of the game the push of the always tough Osasuna, until they were able to unbalance the score in the final stretch, with the goals from the Uruguayan Federico Valverde (79 ‘) and from Marco Asensio (90+1′).
The Uruguayan midfielder seems to have recovered the high level he displayed until the World Cup break, great news for Real Madrid before visiting Liverpool on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
The white team adds 51 points, five behind Barcelonawhich on Sunday will receive the Cádiz from Paraguayan Santiago Arzamendia at the Camp Nou.
Osasuna not only stood up to Real Madrid, but also surpassed them in many moments of the first half and had good chances to score, such as the two that Croatian Ante Budimir had (14′ and 43′).
The struggle between the two teams continued after the break, with Vinícius losing one-on-one against Heredia after making a spectacular personal move (57′) and the local response, with a shot against the post by Moi Gómez (61′).
In the end, the one who came to the rescue for Madrid was Valverde, in the umpteenth dangerous action on the left flank by ‘Vini Jr.’, whose late cross to the penalty spot found the Uruguayan, who entering from the second line finished off the net with the right (79 ‘).
After the goal, Real Madrid dedicated themselves to holding the ball against an Osasuna who ran out of strength, and who ended up conceding the second, but from Marco Asensio, taking advantage of the assistance of the young Uruguayan Álvaro Rodríguez (90+1′).
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