Real Stumble Past Osasuna Before Liverpool Champions League Trip

19.02.2023 - 12:03 sports.ndtv.com

Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid struggled to beat Osasuna 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday, just three days before they head to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Uruguay midfielder Valverde and Spain winger Asensio netted in the final quarter of an hour in Pamplona to cut Barcelona's advantage to five points at the top of the table before the Catalans host lowly Cadiz on Sunday.

Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema was missing from Real's matchday squad as coach Carlo Ancelotti rested the France attacker ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg at Anfield. "It was a hard-fought, close match, well played by both teams, and we are all the more satisfied to have won," said Ancelotti. "The boys suffered when they had to and knew how to wait for the moment to score." On Saturday, Real dominated the early proceedings with centre-back Eder Militao going close with a rushed volley from a free kick on six minutes after midfielder Eduardo Camavinga was fouled.

Less than five minutes later Brazil attacker Vinicius Junior saw his effort dribble past the post despite nutmegging Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.

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There is nothing like the knockout stages of the Champions League, especially when we get to the second leg of a huge tie. Most of the last-16 matches are very much in the balance as Chelsea and Tottenham need to overturn 1-0 deficits, Manchester City are level with RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich sit 1-0 up on Paris Saint-Germain. Ad Liverpool’s hopes of a seventh Champions League title are hanging by a thread after they were stunned 5-2 by Real Madrid and need to beat the competition holders by at least three goals at the Bernabeu.

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