The La Liga title race shifts again as Real Madrid suffers a 1-2 last-minute defeat to Osasuna; Barcelona can claim the top spot with a win this round.

At 1:30 AM on February 22 (Beijing time), during La Liga’s 25th round, Real Madrid played an away match against Osasuna.

In the first half, Courtois made multiple brilliant saves, Budimir won a penalty and converted it to open the scoring, putting Madrid behind 0-1 at halftime; Mbappé scored from a narrow angle but was ruled offside, Valverde set up Vinícius for the equalizer, and Raúl García scored the decisive goal for Osasuna.

In the end, Real Madrid lost 1-2 away to Osasuna, ending their eight-game winning streak in the league. Leading by only 2 points with games in hand, this result gives Barcelona a renewed chance to reclaim the La Liga summit as they host Levante this round.

Osasuna lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Madrid, with a starting lineup valued at 49.4 million euros;Avelar deployed a 4-4-2 formation, pairing Vinícius and Mbappé upfront, with Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Guiller, and Valverde forming the midfield quartet, and Carreras, Alaba, Raúl García, and Carvajal making up the back four. The starting lineup’s value was 804 million euros..

Real Madrid changed their coach but still played terribly. Although the plan was to let players express themselves, it actually revealed the coaching staff’s tactical shortcomings. Despite a starting lineup worth more than 16 times Osasuna’s, Madrid showed no advantage. Mbappé seemed absent-minded, Courtois was helpless. Madrid’s attack was ineffective, defense weak, and they conceded a last-minute winner, once again stumbling in the title race.

Throughout the match,Real Madrid held 61% possession with 15 shots, 5 on target; Osasuna had 13 shots, 2 on target..