Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
There will be fireworks when Real Madrid and Osasuna face each other in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday evening. Los Blancos failed to defend their La Liga trophy, and, no doubt, they want to save the season by going all the way in the Spanish Cup. Since Carlo Ancelotti has a full squad to choose from, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Karim Benzema and Co. Both Vinicius Junior and Eduardo Camavinga are back from the La Liga ban.
Los Rojillos, on the other hand, set up a meeting with Real Madrid by beating Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby. When the two teams met in Pamplona three months ago Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 2-0 and seeing that Carlo Ancelotti rested key players in a 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad, we predict that the Spanish giants are going to win the Copa del Rey trophy. Both Darko Brasanac and Nacho Vidal are injured for the nominal visitors.
Highlighted Player (Karim Benzema):
Striker Karim Benzema came through his youth club Bron Terraillon in Olympique Lyon were he went through all the youth teams.
On January 15, 2005 Benzema made his debut for the first team of Lyon that season but did not have much playing time. In the 2007-2008 season he was indeed a permanent fixture in the team and he got his break . He grew that season right into a crowd favorite and clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan showed interest in him.
Benzema in 2008 (like 2005, 2006, and 2007) was in the champions with Olympique Lyon and had no interest in leaving France. In 2008, Karim was named best French footballer.
Highlighted Team (Osasuna):
Osasuna are a Basque football team that plays in Spanish La Liga. Los Rojillos are based in Pamplona and and the club were founded in 1920. Estadio El Sadar has been the home of Osasuna since 1967 and the capacity of the stadium is 19,800.
The colour of Osasuna’s home kit is red, while the team’s shorts are navy blue. Los Rojillos dropped to the Segunda Division at the end of the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, but they did not spend too many time in the Spanish second tier. The club returned to the elite division in 2016 after beating Girona in the play-offs.
Osasuna made it to the Spanish Copa del Rey final in 2005, but they eventually lost to Real Betis after extra time in the title game. The meaning of the word Osasuna is “health” in Basque and it is used in a sense of strength.