Real Madrid fall 2-1 in Pamplona as Osasuna beat real madrid at El Sadar
Osasuna defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at El Sadar in Pamplona, ending a 15-year wait for a home win over the visitors. The match saw a contentious incident involving Thibaut Courtois and Ante Budimir, a Vinicius equaliser before the 75th minute and a decisive Raúl García de Haro strike in the 89th.
Match events and goals
The fixture opened with Osasuna taking the lead after what has been described in the coverage as a pisotón de Courtois a Budimir that led to the 1-0 scenario. Fede Valverde later launched a charging attack that culminated in a precise cross for Vinicius, who placed the ball with his right boot to make it 1-1 before the 75th minute. A late winner arrived when Raúl García de Haro scored in the 89th minute to give Osasuna the 2-1 victory, their first at El Sadar against Madrid in 15 years.
Reaction: Real Madrid coach Arbeloa
Arbeloa spoke after the defeat at El Sadar and offered remarks about the refereeing and incidents in the match. His comments included: "Dos fueras de juegos justos, en nuestra contra... " and "Por lo que pude ver, podía ser falta antes. " Arbeloa also addressed a substitution decision, saying: "Preferí no arriesgar, lleva mucho con molestias. " The coach surprised many with his reflection on the penalty-related episode involving Courtois.
Osasuna celebrations and quotes
Osasuna voices conveyed elation. One quoted reaction read: "Es una sensación increíble. Hacía 15 años que no le ganábamos aquí al Real Madrid... El equipo ha hecho un partidazo. No recuerdo apenas ocasiones de ellos. Por suerte pudimos meter ese gol" — speaker unclear in the provided context. The Osasuna coach Lisci was exultant and said: "El equipo quiere más y eso me encanta. "
Penalty, VAR and reviews
The match narrative highlighted VAR and a contested decision at the heart of the first goal. A quoted take on the VAR review stated: "Son las cosas del fútbol actual y el VAR. Yo sabía que era una acción justita. Por suerte fue gol" — speaker unclear in the provided context. Another quoted line about the penalty read: "En directo no me ha parecido penalti. El árbitro no ha dudado con la tarjeta, pero luego en la repetición se ve el pisotón claro" — speaker unclear in the provided context. The incident has dominated post-match conversation.
Lineup, injuries and context
Arbeloa's starting eleven included two notable returns: Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, both of whom had been through the so-called sofá gris for checks on their injuries. The context notes that both Carvajal and Alaba had been victims of serious knee injuries and had not started since 2 December 2023, in the 2-0 win over Granada at Chamartín. The coverage situates the game in the season 2025-26 and describes Pamplona as territory still hostile to Madrid, "mucho menos que en los años 80 y 90 del pasado siglo, pero sigue marcada en rojo" as a delicate away for the club.
Players, moments and atmospheres
The match profile emphasised individual roles. Coverage named Courtois and Kylian Mbappé as pillars of the team and noted that "Con Mbappé irreconocible, como desde unos cuantos partidos, la fórmula Courtois-Kylian falló. " It stressed the creative importance of Güler in tangled games. Budimir received a monumental ovation when substituted in the 66th minute; the analysis called him "uno de esos jugadores" and "El croata" noted as a grandísimo delantero rather than a megaestrella. Fede Valverde was described as "la mejor réplica del corazón de Pirri en décadas" for his charge that led to the Vinicius equaliser. Coverage also recorded crowd incidents: "Una vez más, desde el fondo de Indar Gorri se volvieron a escuchar cánticos deseando la muerte a Asencio. Fueron solo ellos. El resto del estadio pitó y abroncó a los jugadores del Madrid —con el central canario y Vinicius como principales objetivos—, pero dejó solos a los energúmenos empeñados en manchar el" (text truncated in source).
There were also brief editorial references to opinion pieces by Tomás Roncero and Uxue M. de Zúñiga in the original coverage.
Final score: Osasuna 2, Real Madrid 1. The full sequence: a controversial incident involving Courtois and Budimir led to 1-0; Vinicius levelled before the 75th minute from a Valverde cross; Raúl García de Haro struck in the 89th to seal a home win for Osasuna after 15 years.
