Osasuna Vs Real Madrid — Raúl García's 90th‑minute strike stuns La Liga leaders
The osasuna vs real madrid clash ended in a dramatic 2-1 win for the home side after Raúl García struck in added time, a result that leaves La Liga leaders stunned and hands Barcelona a chance to reclaim top spot. The outcome matters now because Barcelona can overtake Madrid with victory over Levante, and Real face a quick turnaround with a Champions League tie on Wednesday.
Osasuna Vs Real Madrid: decisive moments and the late winner
Ante Budimir put Osasuna ahead from the penalty spot after a video assistant review showed goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had stood on Budimir’s foot; the referee overturned an initial booking for simulation and Budimir calmly converted the spot-kick. Real Madrid levelled when Federico Valverde surged down the left and crossed low for Vinícius Júnior to slide home from close range in the 73rd minute. In added time, substitute Dani Ceballos lost possession, Raúl Moro released Raúl García, who beat Raúl Asencio before firing into the top corner to seal the victory with a 90th-minute strike.
Arbeloa on Valverde, the penalty and room for improvement
Álvaro Arbeloa spoke after the match at El Sadar, saying Valverde was substituted in the 75th minute because he had been carrying minor discomfort and the coach preferred not to take risks that might injure him. Arbeloa suggested there might even have been a foul earlier in the penalty action, noted two very tight offside calls went against Real and said the team lacked "punch, teeth and speed up front. " He added there are many games left and "we have a lot of room for improvement, " and warned the side must be ready for another "very important match on Wednesday" in the Champions League against Benfica. He also said nobody likes to lose and that the team was not affected by the defeat.
Raúl García, VAR drama and El Sadar atmosphere
Raúl García’s late strike was initially ruled out for offside before a VAR review ultimately awarded the goal; earlier in the match there was a moment when Osasuna thought they had won it but the flag went up and the effort was ruled out. The stadium was noisy — "Estadio El Sadar is bouncing" — as Raul Garcia (listed elsewhere as Raúl García) cut inside while Raul Asensio (also referenced as Raúl Asencio) went diving in and finished from a tight angle to excite the home crowd. García has now scored three goals after coming off the bench in La Liga this season.
Match minutiae: cards, fouls and missed chances
Vinicius Jr (also shown as Vinícius Júnior) was shown a yellow card for dissent during the game. Trent Alexander-Arnold curled a free-kick well off target and was later booked for a foul on Victor Munoz right on the edge of the box. Alejandro Catena sent a header well off target. Those moments and missed chances mattered in a match Real Madrid describe as one where they lacked speed and needed to move the ball faster against a low block.
Title race implications and a roundup of European results
Barcelona trail Madrid by two points but can go back to the top of La Liga if they beat Levante at Camp Nou; that match was scheduled for 15: 15 GMT (unclear in the provided context what that is in ET). The wider weekend brought other notable results: Alexander Sørloth struck twice as Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 to record their first victory in four league matches; Atlético sit fourth and trail Real Madrid by 12 points, a deficit the piece said leaves their title hopes virtually over. Atlético opened a six-point lead on Real Betis after Betis drew 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano.
In the Bundesliga, Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 — Aleksandar Pavlovic volleyed in the 16th minute, Kane made it 2-0 four minutes later from a Michael Olise corner and struck again in the 68th minute for what was described as his 28th league goal of the season. Frankfurt responded with Jonathan Burkardt's 75th-minute penalty after Kane fouled Oscar Højlund and Arnaud Kalimuendo’s 86th-minute strike, but Bayern held on for their 19th win in 23 league games and were said to go eight points clear. Borussia Dortmund were held to a 2-2 draw by RB Leipzig after Christoph Baumgartner’s double gave Leipzig a half-time lead; Dortmund forced Romulo into an own goal and Fábio Silva scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to salvage a draw and cut Bayern’s lead to eight points. Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s second-half goal helped Inter move 10 points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win at Lecce, and PSG were noted to have returned to the Ligue 1 summit.
The Real Madrid coach’s comments were extensive: he emphasised matching opponents’ intensity, the difficulty of stringing together several strong performances after coming off three important victories, and the club’s approach to player fitness. On that subject he said Kylian Mbappé "rested last weekend" and did not play against Real Sociedad; when a player is not fit they will not take risks and such decisions are discussed with doctors. The post-match material ends mid-sentence with the fragment "What could the defe" (unclear in the provided context).
