Osasuna 1-3 Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points as Los Blancos march foward | La Liga 2021-22

Lucas Vazquez celebrates with Vinicius Jr.

Real Madrid beat Osasuna 3-1 to open up a provisional 17-point gap at the top of the table.

David Alaba opened the scoring for the visitors. Following a brilliant passage of play between Marco Asensio, Dani Ceballos, and Karim Benzema, Alaba found the back of the net on a rebound which gave Sergio Herrera no chance.

Osasuna equalized a minute later through Ante Budimir, who tapped one in after being on the receiving end of Ezequiel Avila's attempt.

Marco Asensio regained the lead for his side in the 45th minute. Camavinga dinked one in for Ceballos, whose shot was saved by Herrera but Asensio slotted in the rebound for his ninth league goal of the season.

One of the few glitches in the match for Madrid was Karim Benzema missing two penalties within a seven-minute period. Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera made the two saves in the 52 and the 59th minute respectively.

Lucas Vazquez put the game to bed in stoppage time as he coolly tucked one in following some selfless work by Vinicius Jr. to set him up.

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On that note, here's a look at five biggest talking points from the game.

#5 Isco and Dani Ceballos impress

Dani Ceballos got the nod against Osasuna along with Eduardo Camavinga, and Fede Valverde in the center. This meant that Toni Kroos and Luka Modric got some well deserved rest.

Ceballos surely made a case for himself against Osasuna. He was swift in his movements, was eager to get on the ball and kept the ball rolling.

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Isco too impressed with his vision and dazzling feet. He showed glimpses of his former self. It would be great to see both of them feature more for Real Madrid.

But with Valverde and Camavinga putting in massive shifts every game, the competition is intense.

#4 Injury concerns for Real Madrid

David Alaba limping off the field with a suspected muscle injury in the groin added to Real Madrid's woes at the back. With the Manchester City game coming up next, on April 27, Carlo Ancelotti will be a bit worried.

Real Madrid already have Ferland Mendy, Casemiro, Marcelo, Luka Jovic, Mariano Diaz, and Miguel Gutierrez on the sidelines.

Real Madrid will be hoping that the injury is nothing serious and he makes it back in time for the UEFA Champions League fixture next week. It is imperative that he starts alongside Eder Militao as Nacho's struggles against Chelsea were quite evident. Manchester City won't give second chances at such a stage.