Vinicius Jr's brace secures Real Madrid's 4-2 win against Osasuna

Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 4-2 at the Estadio El Sadar in La Liga. Real Madrid continues to top the La Liga table as they are now on 72 points with nine games left to play. Real Madrid is 10 points ahead of 2nd place Girona and 11 points ahead of 3rd place FC Barcelona. Atletico Madrid looks out of reach for the La Liga title as they are on 55 points, 17 points below Real Madrid.

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Despite playing away from home, Real Madrid took the lead early in the first half. Osasuna defender Alejandro Catena loses the ball in his half, and Vinicius takes the ball. The Brazilian was one-on-one with the keeper, and after dribbling to the right side, he slotted the ball into the bottom left corner to score the opener and make it 1-0 for Real Madrid. Osasuna equalized quickly as the 7th minute arrived. Jorge Herrando sends a ball to Osasuna goalscorer Ante Budimir, who scores from close range to make it 1-1. Budimir has 15 goals in La Liga and is one goal behind Jude Bellingham, who has 16 goals. He is tied as the second top goalscorer with Borja Mayoral.

In the 18th minute, Real Madrid scored their second goal as Dani Carvajal scored. Brahim Diaz chips a pass over to Fede Valverde, who finds Carvajal. Carvajal, with the outside of the foot, scores past the Osasuna keeper to make it 2-1. Vinicius Jr received a yellow card before halftime, which means he will miss the next league game against Athletic Bilbao. His next game for Real Madrid will be against Man City in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

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Brahim and Vinicius finish off Osasuna in the second half

In the 61st minute, Valverde gets his second assist of the game as he passes the ball to Brahim Diaz in the middle, and he slotted the ball in the bottom corner. Three minutes later, Valverde gets his third assist of the day as the ball to Vinicius. The Brazilian runs to the box and pokes the ball past the keeper, and the ball slowly goes into the net. Vinicius grabbed his brace and has scored six goals in his last 4 games for Real Madrid.

Osasuna scored one back in the 91st minute as Iker Munoz shot a powerful shot through the legs of Lunin to make it 4-2. It was too late for a comeback, and Real Madrid took all three points.