Osasuna hosts Atletico de Madrid in the mid-season matchup in La Liga. Although Atletico, one of the top three teams in La Liga, did not perform well at the beginning of the season, they beat arch-rival Real Madrid in the last round of the Madrid Derby, and their morale is high, so they are expected to catch up with the victory. An away win is expected to be a popular choice. (Now 632 live at 3:30 a.m. Friday)
There is a gap between the two teams in terms of strength, and Osasuna has always played the role of catching up for many years. Last season, they finished the league with the seventh place and gained the qualification for the UEFA Europa League, which is already considered as an over-fulfillment of the task. However, due to the limited strength of Osasuna's players, the recent double-front war has made them exhausted, not only was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League play-offs, but also affected their league results, with only 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in 6 league matches this season, and no wins in the last 4 matches in all competitions, including an upset against the weaker Kidafi in the Liga MX, and Osasuna is expected to face a tough battle against the powerful Atletico Madrid this time around.
