🏏 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00 CEST
Atletico Madrid
vs
Osasuna
4-4-2 vs 5-4-1
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- Atletico Madrid sit fifth on 10 points from three wins, a draw and a defeat, with 10 goals scored and six conceded for a goal difference of +4. Alaves (fourth, six played, +5) and Sevilla (sixth, +2) are level on points around them, while leaders Barcelona are five clear on 15. With only five matches played, holding serve at home is essential if Atletico are to stay in that group.
- Atletico's form line reads W-D-W-L-W. They won 3-1 at Sevilla on matchday three and 3-0 at Real Sociedad on matchday five, but were beaten 3-0 at Athletic Club in between. That completes a run of three straight away fixtures, and this is their first home game since the 2-2 draw with Villarreal back on matchday two.
- Osasuna are 11th on seven points from two wins, a draw and two defeats. Their five goals scored and eight conceded leave them on -3, the weakest goal difference in a cluster of clubs tied on seven: Espanyol (eighth, +2), Athletic Club (ninth, +1), Racing Santander (10th, 0), Rayo and Real Sociedad (both -5). Five goals in five games tells the story of their season so far.
- Osasuna's recent run is D-W-W-L-L, with two defeats in a row. They won 2-1 at Celta Vigo on the opening weekend, drew 0-0 at home with Levante and edged Getafe 1-0 at El Sadar, before shipping five in a 5-2 loss at Alaves and falling 2-0 at home to Espanyol. Arresting that slide now means doing it in the hardest possible surroundings.
- Diego Simeone lines up in a 4-4-2; Miguel Ramis Luis answers with a 5-4-1. Osasuna pack the centre with five defenders and leave 192cm Raul Garcia, 25, alone up front. A target man who won the Copa del Rey with Real Betis, he will have to hold the ball long enough for his side to climb up the pitch, or the away half of the game becomes very long indeed.
- Atletico's front two is Ademola Lookman, 26, and Jonathan David, 26. Lookman, the Nigeria international who scored a hat-trick in a Europa League final, arrives with mileage from Atalanta, RB Leipzig and Everton and remains a pure speed threat. David grew into one of Ligue 1's best centre-forwards at Lille and his 39 international goals are a Canadian record.
- Koke, 34, remains the metronome. A one-club legend with more than 700 appearances, he has been a symbol of the Simeone era and sets the rhythm from central midfield. Beside him is 24-year-old Portugal international Joao Cardoso, signed after a spell at Real Betis, while the flanks belong to Alex Baena, 25, a former LaLiga assists leader, and South Korea's Lee Kang-in, 25, who joined from Paris Saint-Germain.
- At the back, Cristian Romero, 28, a World Cup winner with Argentina, partners Robin Le Normand, 29, who lifted EURO 2024 with Spain. Alex Grimaldo, 30, takes the left after helping Bayer Leverkusen to their unbeaten title season, and utility man Marcos Llorente, 31, a Real Madrid academy product, covers the right. Jan Oblak, 33, is behind them in goal.
- Osasuna's back five is young and tall: Cameroon international Florian Boyomo, 24, who has played for Real Valladolid and Blackburn Rovers; 190cm Navarran Unai Santos, 25; and Abel Bretones, 26, formerly of Oviedo, with 21-year-old academy right-back Inigo Argibide and 22-year-old Ghanaian Roxon Yeboah in the wider roles. Screening them is 32-year-old Lucas Torro, a 190cm holder with Bundesliga experience at Eintracht Frankfurt.
- The Osasuna bench offers height and set-piece danger: 190cm Croatia striker Ante Budimir, 35; left-footed winger Ruben Garcia, 33, with more than 300 LaLiga appearances; and homegrown all-rounder Moncayola, 28, who signed a 10-year deal at the club. Add 194cm centre-back Catena, 31, and the visitors have obvious options if the game turns into a late aerial siege.