Matchday 22 of LaLiga faces Real Madrid and Osasuna in the El Sadar field. Ancelotti's men, who thrashed Elche on the last day, will face a difficult rival in their aspirations to reach the leadership of Barcelona.
Real Madrid is eight points behind Barcelona and must recover the path of victory in each match to close the gap with Xavi Fernández's team. A match in Pamplona that will also serve as preparation for their Champions League match next week against Liverpool.
The return of Vinicius is expected for the match after completing the penalty match. Very possibly he will accompany Benzema and Rodrygo up front, while the midfield is also expected to include Ceballos, Krooss and Modric.
Karim Benzema scored his third double of the course against Elche to rack up 11 goals in the league, just three of Robert Lewandowski's 14. With his two penalty goals, the Frenchman tied with Vinicius at the top of Madrid's Pichichi (both have 16 in all competitions) and surpassed Raúl González in the all-time league scorer ranking. The Spanish forward reached the figure of 228 goals and now the Frenchman already has his goal 230. Far, the leader, Cristiano Ronaldo, with 311.
On the other hand, Real Madrid begins its particular Tourmalet with eight games in a month that are going to decide the future of the white team in the short and medium term this season. You could have nothing or everything. That's how this club is. "The sensations are improving," Ancelotti confessed.
"Right now we are taking advantage of the matches to improve our physical condition, with so many matches it cannot be done any other way," he added.
Osasuna in the last three games has added a victory, three draws and a defeat. They occupy the ninth position overall and are four points away from entering the UEFA zone.
The match between Osasuna and Real Madrid will take place this Saturday, February 18, starting at 9:00 p.m.
The meeting can be seen in Spain through DAZN on Movistar and on the channel's own platform.
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