PAMPLONA: Raul Garcia&#39;s superb 90th-minute strike consigned leaders&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/vinicius-bags-brace-as-real-madrid-take-liga-lead-end-sociedad-run" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Real Madrid</a>&nbsp;to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, in a blow to their title hopes. Champions Barcelona trail Madrid by two points but can overtake them on Sunday if they beat Levante at Camp Nou. Alvaro Arbeloa&#39;s Madrid put on a below-par performance in Pamplona and fell behind to an Ante Budimir penalty, before Vinicius Junior pulled the visitors level. The second leg of Madrid&#39;s Champions League play-off against Jose Mourinho&#39;s Benfica on Wednesday seemed to play on their minds as they failed to kick on at El Sadar. <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/uefa-opens-probe-into-discriminatory-behavior-towards-vinicius" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vinicius</a>, who scored a sensational goal to give Madrid a slender first-leg lead but was then the victim of alleged racial abuse, thought he had earned his team a point before Garcia blasted home the winner. &quot;It was not a good game from us... we have to play a lot better,&quot; Arbeloa told reporters. &quot;Nobody likes to lose, us least of all, but we&#39;re not hurt. There&#39;s a long way to go. &quot;We had control at some points but we lacked speed in our play... on Wednesday we have another final, another game that is very important for us.&quot; Croatian target man Budimir curled narrowly wide of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois&#39;s far post early on, the first of many problems he gave the visitors. The Belgian stopper made an excellent save a few minutes later, after Budimir tried to nod home Ruben Garcia&#39;s cross under pressure from Alvaro Carreras. Budimir also clipped the post with a header as Osasuna impressed, with their victory helping them rise to ninth. Madrid defender David Alaba came close when Alejandro Catena blocked his shot, shortly before the hosts took the lead. Budimir burst into the area and went down under a challenge from Courtois. Although he was initially booked for diving a VAR review showed the goalkeeper stood on his foot. The veteran forward took the resulting penalty himself and sent Courtois the wrong way to give Osasuna the lead. &quot;I knew it was a penalty and I wanted to stay cool (while it was being reviewed),&quot; said Budimir. Osasuna sat deep at times in the second half, looking to fend off 15-time European champions Madrid. Arda Guler came close with a vicious shot that flew just over. Chasing an equaliser, Arbeloa threw on creative duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Brahim Diaz and his team began to take control. French superstar Kylian Mbappe put the ball in the back of Osasuna&#39;s net but had edged offside, although the equaliser was not long in coming. Fede Valverde charged into the box with the ball, unperturbed by Osasuna&#39;s defenders bouncing off him, before crossing for Vinicius to tuck home. It was the Brazilian&#39;s fifth goal in his last four games across all competitions, having found his best form since Arbeloa replaced Xabi Alonso at the helm in January. Wasted chance Mbappe, La Liga&#39;s top goalscorer, should have put Madrid ahead with 10 minutes to go but Javi Galan brilliantly blocked his shot. Alexander-Arnold curled a free-kick wide as the clock ticked down and it looked like Madrid were left ruing two points dropped, when the third was taken away from them too. Raul Garcia cut inside the sliding Raul Asencio brilliantly and fired across Courtois and in at the far post. The striker&#39;s celebrations were cut short by the offside flag but a VAR review showed he was onside and the goal was given. It was the first time Osasuna have beaten Madrid in La Liga for 15 years. &quot;It&#39;s an incredible feeling... I think (that fact) is crazy. The fans deserved a victory like this after so many years,&quot; Raul Garcia told DAZN. &quot;When I saw (Asencio) coming I knew he was going to go to ground and after that I stayed calm to swerve him and was able to score.&quot; Real Betis, fifth, were held 1-1 at home against Rayo Vallecano earlier Saturday, leaving them three points behind fourth-placed <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/olmo-and-torres-lead-barcelona-to-30-win-over-getafe-in-spanish-league" style="color:#0073e6;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atletico Madrid</a>. Diego Simeone&#39;s side host Espanyol later on, aiming to make amends after last weekend&#39;s 3-0 defeat by Rayo.

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Raul Garcia’s 90th-minute goal handed Real Madrid a 2-1 loss to Osasuna, ending a 15-year winless streak. Madrid struggled despite Vinicius Junior’s equalizer, leaving them with title race setbacks.

Liga leaders Real Madrid stung by late Osasuna winner

MADRID: Dani Olmo scored and set up one of Ferran Torres&#39; two goals with a neat backheel flick as Barcelona beat Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league on Sunday. It was the second straight game for Barcelona at its training facility as the newly renovated Camp Nou Stadium lacks the required permits. Olmo&#39;s clever flick inside the area led to Torres scoring for Barcelona in the 15th minute, and Raphinha&#39;s assist to Torres in the 34th allowed the Catalan club to increase its first-half advantage. Olmo then closed the scoring with a shot from near the penalty spot in the 62nd after a setup by substitute Marcus Rashford. A man carrying a Palestinian flag entered the field just before Olmo scored but did not affect the goal. The man was taken away by security. &ldquo;We had to focus on our own performance,&quot; Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said. &quot;We controlled the match. It&rsquo;s never easy to score three against Getafe.&rdquo; The victory moved defending champion Barcelona within two points of leader Real Madrid, which defeated Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday. &ldquo;It was important to come away with the three points,&rdquo; Torres said. The match was played at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, which typically hosts the Barcelona women&rsquo;s team and men&rsquo;s reserve and youth squads. The club had already played there in its home opener &mdash; a 6-0 rout of Valencia on Sept. 14. Getafe, which had won three of its first four matches, dropped to eighth place. Atletico&#39;s woes Atletico Madrid&#39;s early-season struggles continued with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca, giving the club its worst league start under coach Diego Simeone after five matches. Juli&aacute;n Alvarez missed a first-half penalty kick and Atletico conceded a late equalizer as it failed to win for the fourth time in five league matches. Atletico&#39;s only win so far was 2-0 against Villarreal last weekend. It has six points, its lowest points total after five matches since 2009-10 (three points), just before Simeone took over as coach. &ldquo;We are trying to build a new team,&rdquo; Simeone said. &ldquo;Several players arrived and we knew that something like this could happen. We knew we would have to go through this process.&quot; Atletico had also drawn 1-1 against both Elche and at Alaves after opening with a 2-1 loss at Espanyol. It was coming off a 3-2 loss at Liverpool in its Champions League opener on Wednesday. Forward Alvarez had his 14th-minute penalty kick saved by Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Rom&aacute;n, and striker Alexander Sorloth was sent off for a hard foul in the 72nd after video review. Sorloth had replaced Alvarez about 10 minutes before being sent off. Alvarez did not hide his frustration at being substituted but Simeone later downplayed the player&#39;s reaction. Atletico, which has conceded eight goals in six matches across all competitions so far, went ahead with a shot from inside the area by Conor Gallagher in the 79th, but Vedat Muriqi equalized for the hosts with a header in the 85th. Mallorca remains winless with only two points. Earlier Sunday, Celta Vigo drew 1-1 at Rayo Vallecano, while Elche beat Oviedo 1-0 at home with a ninth-minute goal by Andr&eacute; Silva in a match between promoted clubs.

Dani Olmo starred as Barcelona beat Getafe 3-0, while Atletico Madrid’s struggles continued with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca.

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Liga leaders Real Madrid stung by late Osasuna winner

Olmo and Torres lead Barcelona to 3-0 win over Getafe in Spanish league