Osasuna 1-3 Real Madrid (April 20, 2022) - The Stitch

And the Carlo revolution arrived. The  Italian coach said that "if a player is good" he has "to play", speaking of Benzema, and he rotated all the others.

For the first time, if my memory serves me correctly, if this hast not happened in a friendly game in the United States, we saw a desired midfield, for being different: Ceballos/Camavinga/Valverde

It was Ancelotti in plan "there you have the 11-squad those who want rotations". With Camavinga in the middle, by the way, with Valverde on the right and Ceballos on the left, an area where we usually play the most of the game, and today with Dani, Nacho and Rodrygo it was a very unprecedented idea. But it worked, because Ceballos combined a lot, Rodrygo continues to show that he is at his best... Vinicius was not missed, it did not give time. https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1516863304467206150

It was a day of experimenting, and it was noticeable the desire to give rest to the old guard. Except for Benzema, I insist, because he would end up missing two penalties.

The referee was De Burgos, Basque collegiate, in El Sadar: Ruby's things. And it's true, we were awarded 2 resounding penalties, and surely another 2 were left without whistling.

A referee who at minute 4 had already invented a yellow card for Camavinga, who arrived earlier and on the ball. Many want to hang a violent poster on a player who has a huge future. Today was fabulous again

From the outset there was an exchange of occasions in both areas, until in minute 11 Osasuna forgets about Benzema and Alaba (a complete footballer, a great signing that exudes Real Madrid in every splinter of his chair) scored: clanc, another clanc and goal . https://twitter.com/MovistarFutbol/status/1516865309705134084

Our joy would not last long. As soon as Osasuna kicked off center, Chimy, a tireless player, great for a team like Osasuna, finds Budimir between the legs of Alaba, Nacho and Militao (again in the photo, to my pain, with an impossible foreshortening)

It was a nice game, in which Madrid won because they are simply the best team in La Liga and they came here to prove it.

There would be a goal before the break but many things happened first. In the 27th minute, De Burgos stopped the match, waiting for the VAR to award a kick to Rodrygo as a penalty, and since the studs hit him a little (ironic), it was better not to touch anything, Rubi's boys thought in the VAR.

If that scene was made by Camavinga, the question is whether it would be a penalty or a penalty and expulsion.

Osasuna worried Courtois, in fact in the 32' a goal was annulled. They played brave, they are having a good championship. But Asensio would appear to take advantage of a great collective move. Eduardo Camavinga, whom we will mention for many years, raises his head, finds the willful Ceballos who provides the goal to the Balearic forward.

Just at the right psychological moment https://twitter.com/LaLiga/status/1516880377880715265

The bad news was a muscle puncture from Alaba, Carvajal would come out and the defense would recompose itself. It wasn't noticeable either, which speaks good for the wizard Pintus. The comparison in this sense with previous years is unbearable, at this point we were walking on crutches.

The penalty festival was going to arrive. In minute 50, penalty made in Chimy for sweeping the ball with his hand as if he were Piqué and had a license to do so.

Benzema failed it or Sergio Herrera stopped it, because the goalkeeper stretched well https://twitter.com/MovistarFutbol/status/1516880009763434496

7 minutes later, Rodrygo receives another penalty (he drove Osasuna's defense crazy for 90 minutes). Same throw by Benzema and same catch, even better, stronger wrist. Sergio Herrera doesn't play in the Premier and he's from Miranda de Ebro, otherwise he could go to the National Team.

After that, and prisoner of great excitement, Sergio tried to expel Militao comically, going for him, committing another half? penalty.

De Burgos took the highway to Villadiego. https://twitter.com/CAOsasuna/status/1516881299356672001

Real Madrid match was very serious, controlled. Ancelotti changed pieces in the middle, we would end up with Isco-Kroos-Valverde, and he didn't introduce Vinicius almost until the end.

And the brazilian took advantage of the spaces left in that time by Osasuna, who was looking for a tie taking advantage of his good physical presence.

Vini was able to score first after taking advantage of a huge pass into space by Isco. And he did not fail shortly after, this time attending a Lucas Vázquez full of gasoline and faith that accompanied the play. < p style="text-align: justify;">And with that goal came the joy of Carlo and everyone. We have La Liga almost with the Real Madrid letterhead https://twitter.com/LaLiga/status/1516892033281105920