Sections of the fanbase at La Liga giants Barcelona have today revealed their widespread belief that arch rivals Real Madrid were hugely lucky to be awarded their decisive penalty against Osasuna on

Real Madrid got their 2025-26 La Liga campaign off to a winning start, but they were made to work for it, winning 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu against Osasuna.

In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

New Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso is set to see his defensive options boosted by the return of a key player to matchday duties this coming weekend.The player in question? Antonio Rüdiger.Real

Since being promoted to La Liga in 2019, Osasuna have been so consistent with six-straight finishes inside the top 11 and they were Copa del Rey runners up in 2023. Croatian striker Ante Budimir is their star as he scored 21 goals in La Liga last season and the veteran leads the line superbly.