Real Madrid moved ten points clear at the top of the LaLiga table after hammering Osasuna 4-2 on Saturday evening.
Jude Bellingham remained suspended, but it was return for Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos, and Aurelien Tchouameni from Madrid’s emphatic display over Celta Vigo last Sunday.
The ideal start followed for the visitors when Vinicius Junior retrieved possession high-up to race clear on goal and picked out the net with ease four minutes in.
Osasuna hit back three minutes later as Jorge Herrando delivered a telling ball across the area and to the far post for Ante Budimir to finish from close-range.
It remained a frenetic opening spell after Madrid restored the lead when the returning Carvajal charged in unmarked in the area to dispatch Federico Valverde’s reverse pass.
Los Blancos were keen to add more to their tally later in the half through an all-out offensive approach and pinned the home team in their own half.
Madrid did have worrying signs on the stroke of halftime and needed a diving save from Andriy Lunin to turn Jose Arnaiz’s curling shot behind.
The league leaders continued to dominant and bagged a fourth midway in the second half when Brahim Diaz run in-behind to bring down Valverde’s pass and finished comfortably.
Vinicius bagged a double a few minutes apart after he feed right into Valverde’s chest down delivery to beat Ander Herrera with a low finish.
With the lead intact, Madrid showed a double substitution in the closing quarter where Nacho Fernandez replaced Eduardo Camavinga and Kroos stepped out for Luka Modric.
Los Blancos remained in control though saw the host grab a second when Iker Munoz fired a cutback through the legs of Lunin, but it didn’t matter with Madrid victorious in the end.
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