Real Madrid secured a dominant 4-0 win against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga on Saturday, November 9.
The result sees second-placed Los Blancos cut leaders Barcelona's lead down to six points, while the visitors remain an impressive fifth with 21 points from 13 games.
Real Madrid made a strong start to the contest as they dominated possession of the ball in the first period. However, despite this dominance, they were rocked twice in the span of minutes in the first half as two players suffered injuries. Rodrygo went down first and had to be subbed off, followed by an injury to his compatriot Eder Militao, whose knee injury seemed worse.
Both players were replaced before the halfway mark of the first half, but Real Madrid showed good spirit and carried on fighting. They put Osasuna to the sword in the 34th minute at first, with Jude Bellingham assisting Vinicius Junior for 1-1. Shortly after, Bellingham grabbed his first goal for the campaign with a well-taken lobbed finish from an assist by debutant Raul Asencio.
Los Blancos put in a strong first-half performance despite injury woes and entered the break with a 2-0 lead to their name.
Real Madrid suffered a third casualty in terms of injuries during the interval as Luka Modric replaced captain Lucas Vazquez. However, this did not halt their scoring rate one bit. Vinicius bagged his brace in the 61st minute, assisted by goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, and the Brazilian made it a hat-trick soon after in the 69th minute assisted by Brahim Diaz.
From that point on, Osasuna tried to throw many things at their hosts but were unsuccessful in their attempts as they fell to a defeat. They failed to attempt a single shot on target in the second period as Osasuna fell to their fourth defeat of the LaLiga season. Real Madrid, on the other hand, made multiple changes as Carlo Ancelotti guided them to another win.
On that note, let's take a look at the hosts' player ratings from this match.
Real Madrid Player Ratings
Andriy Lunin - 7.5/10
Lunin had a great game despite not having to make a single save for Real Madrid. He provided an assist for their third goal.
Lucas Vazquez - 7/10
Vazquez had a good first half at right back but had to be subbed off at the half-time interval.
Eder Militao - 6.5/10
Militao had a good start to the game for his team but had to be stretchered off early in the game in what seemed like a serious knee injury.
Antonio Rudiger - 7.5/10
Rudiger won three duels, making two clearances as well. He also played one key pass and opened the play for Real Madrid with 11 long balls.
Fran Garcia - 7/10
Garcia won four duels in defence, making one clearance in the process. He also attempted one shot off-target.
Federico Valverde - 7/10
Valverde passed the ball with 93% accuracy, including one key pass. He also won three duels in midfield, making one tackle as well.
Eduardo Camavinga - 7.5/10
Camavinga had a good game in midfield for Los Blancos, passing the ball with 87% accuracy. He also won seven duels, making two interceptions and one block.
Jude Bellingham - 8.5/10
Bellingham had a great first half as he provided an assist and scored a goal as well. He played one other key pass in the match, completed three dribbles past opponents and also won four duels.
Rodrygo - 7/10
Rodrygo was the third injury casualty for Real Madrid as he started the game well but had to be subbed off and was in tears.
Kylian Mbappe - 8/10
Despite not getting on the scoresheet, Mbappe seemed in top touch in this match. He attempted five shots, completed six dribbles past players and also won nine duels.
Vinicius Junior - 10/10
Vinicius earned his perfect rating with a well-taken hat-trick against Osasuna for Real Madrid. He played two key passes, completed seven dribbles past players and also won 12 duels in a man of the match performance.
Substitutes
Brahim Diaz - 7.5/10
He replaced Rodrygo in the first period and also grabbed an assist during his time on the pitch.
Raul Asencio - 7.5/10
Asencio came on for his senior team debut and bagged an assist with a lovely long ball.
Luka Modric - 6.5/10
Modric replaced Vazquez and put in a good performance for Real Madrid.
Arda Guler - 6.5/10
Guler replaced Bellingham in this match and played well.
Endrick - 6.5/10
Endrick replaced Vini Jr late in the match and failed to make a similar impact.