Comments and predictions for Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid: The bravery of the giants

Latest Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid team information

Osasuna midfielder Jon Moncayola remains absent with a hamstring injury, which has kept him out of the last three games.

Left-back Abel Bretones is hoping to return to the starting line-up after being benched last weekend, despite previously starting six consecutive games.

Striker Ante Budimir will continue to lead the attack, aiming to improve his record of 19 goals in La Liga this season.

On Atletico Madrid's side, striker Julian Alvarez will return to the starting lineup after serving a suspension for picking up multiple yellow cards.

Alvarez could partner Sorloth up front, who is almost certain to start after scoring four goals last weekend.

Rodrigo Riquelme was not included in Sunday's squad due to his recovery, but is likely to be on the bench for Thursday's game.

Latest expected lineup Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid

Osasuna:
Herrera; Areso, Boyomo, Catena, Bretones; Ibanez, Torro; Ru. Garcia, Oroz, Zaragoza; Budimir

Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Le Normand, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Sorloth, Alvarez

Latest football commentary Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid

Osasuna have rekindled their hopes of qualifying for Europe thanks to impressive form in April, with three consecutive wins over Girona, Real Valladolid and Sevilla.

However, that impressive streak has stalled in the last two rounds, including a 2-4 loss at Villarreal earlier this month.

They avoided another defeat on Sunday, though, when key striker Ante Budimir scored a 75th-minute equaliser to help Osasuna hold Real Betis to a 1-1 draw after Cucho Hernandez had opened the scoring. The result left Los Rojillos 11th in the table, two points off the top eight.

Osasuna return to El Sadar for back-to-back games against Atletico Madrid and Espanyol, before finishing the season with a trip to Alaves. They need a strong run if they are to qualify for Europe for the second time in three seasons.

However, Osasuna often have difficulties when facing Atletico. In the last 13 encounters in La Liga, they lost 12 matches and won only once.

That sole victory came at the Metropolitano in May 2024, while their last home win against Atletico was in February 2014, when they won 3-0.

Atletico Madrid may not have been in contention for the title this season, but they have already secured their place in next season's Champions League after securing a top-five finish with a convincing 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday.

Alexander Sorloth scored three goals in just 11 minutes, setting a record for the fastest hat-trick in La Liga history – taking just 3 minutes and 57 seconds to complete the hat-trick.

The Norwegian striker then added a fourth goal in the 30th minute, completing the poker and helping Atletico to a third consecutive home win in La Liga under coach Diego Simeone.

With 70 points from 35 games, Atletico are almost certain to finish third – the third time in the last four seasons they have done so.

Although the remaining three rounds against Osasuna, Real Betis and Girona do not mean much in terms of points, Atletico still wants to end the season impressively to create psychological momentum for the Club World Cup this summer.

Atletico have won just one of their last five away games in La Liga, but they have reason to be confident heading into El Sadar, where they have won all six, including a 2-0 win in September 2023.

Latest Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Osasuna vs Atletico Madridas follows:

• Sportsmole:Osasuna 1-3 Atletico Madrid

• WhoScore:Osasuna 0-2 Atletico Madrid
• Our newspaper predicts:Osasuna 0-2 Atletico Madrid

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