Real Madrid 3-1 Osasuna: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 18 January 2009

Result

Real Madrid 3-1 Osasuna

La Liga · Sunday 18 January 2009, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Real Madrid · Osasuna · La Liga predictions

Real Madrid 3-1 Osasuna: match report

Real Madrid beat Osasuna 3-1 in La Liga on Sunday 18 January 2009. The half-time score was 0-1.

Javad Nekounam opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Sergio Ramos (49'), Gonzalo Higuaín (63') and Arjen Robben (90+2'). Osasuna scored through Javad Nekounam (19').

Discipline: Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards; Osasuna received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 3rd on 35 points from 18 and Osasuna 20th on 13 points from 18. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Osasuna 14th with 43.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Osasuna in a 4-1-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Real Madrid wins, 1 draw and 0 for Osasuna.

Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Osasuna's L-D-W-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · JuanfranOsasuna
  • 19'Goal · Javad NekounamOsasuna · 0-1
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Masoud ShojaeiOsasuna
  • 49'Goal · Sergio RamosReal Madrid · 1-1
  • 54'Yellow card · Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid
  • 57'Yellow card · Sergio RamosReal Madrid
  • 61'Yellow card · Iván HeinzeReal Madrid
  • 63'Goal · Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid · 2-1
  • 67'Yellow card · PuñalOsasuna
  • 70'Yellow card · Javi FlañoOsasuna
  • 82'Second yellow · JuanfranOsasuna
  • 90+2'Goal · Arjen RobbenReal Madrid · 3-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Real Madrid 5, draws 1, Osasuna 0.

Team news

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-3-3)

Iker Casillas, Marcelo, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Mahamadou Diarra, Wesley Sneijder, Guti, Fabio Cannavaro, Gonzalo Higuaín, Raúl

Osasuna line-up (4-1-4-1)

Roberto, César Azpilicueta, Nacho Monreal, Miguel Flaño, Juanfran, Josetxo, Francisco Puñal, Masoud Shojaei Soleimani, Jaroslav Plašil, Javad Nekounam, Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza