Real Madrid 2-0 Osasuna: Eder Militao keeps Los Blancos in the race
The defender put in a big display and broke the deadlock with 14 mins to go
More pressure on Barcelona then. Real Madrid had to work for it but eventually caved in Osasuna’s defence and in particular goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who had put up a good fight.
It was Eder Militao, the man of the match, who broke the deadlock after 76 minutes, much to Zinedine Zidane’s delight.
The coach had gambled by resting Luka Modric and Toni Kroos ahead of the Champions League clash with Chelsea on Wednesday, and he got away with it thanks to a pair of late goals.
Militao’s opener, a perfectly placed header from Isco’s corner, was followed four minutes later by a fluke from Casemiro.
The Brazilian netted with a poor first touch, after Karim Benzema threaded a pass through to him.
The good news for Madrid, other than staying two points behind Atletico Madrid, was that Eden Hazard played 70 odd minutes and was bright. The bad news, Raphael Varane seemed to get a knock and may be a doubt for midweek. Swings and roundabouts, twists and turns. La Liga’s title race rumbles on.
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