Kylian Mbappe’s second-half penalty earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Osasuna in their opening La Liga game of the season on Tuesday, giving Xabi Alonso a winning start in his first league match in charge of the Los Blancos.
After struggling to break down a stubborn Osasuna defence in the opening half, Mbappe won the penalty and converted from the spot six minutes after the break to give Real the lead.
AS IT HAPPENED: RMA vs OSA HIGHLIGHTS
Real continued to push forward in search of more goals, but was unable to increase its lead, while Osasuna could have netted a shock equaliser close to the end when Ante Budimir headed over from close range.
The visitor had Abel Bretones sent off in added time for a foul off the ball on Gonzalo Garcia as Alonso’s side got its league campaign off to a winning, but underwhelming start as it looks to wrestle back the league title from Barcelona.
