20 years after the triumph of Aguirre Vs. Real Madrid Galacticos

Ahead of the La Liga match, we look back at how Aguirre’s Osasuna beat a star-studded team 20 years ago.

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Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Iker Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Figo And Raoul these are the names of football players real Madrid who were part of the Galacticos scene. They all won a lot of titles, but 20 years ago they had a terrible match against Osasunadirected by a Mexican Javier Aguirre.

On the eve of the match that the “meringues” will play against the Basque national team, as part of the 13th round of La Liga 2024, we recall the match that took place at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and was witnessed by more than 60 thousand fans.

By order of the current coach of the Mexico national team, Vasco Aguirre Osasuna In the said match, he appeared in sixth position in the table, while Real were leading the championship.

Aguirre’s team entered the match as a victim due to the large difference that existed between both teams in terms of names and roster costs, but the boy from Aguirre’s team only took two minutes. Cape Verdenamed Waldo, scored the first goal, which marked the path to success for the guests.

During the match, neither “Phenomenon” nor Zizou and not a single one David Beckham They could have harmed the team that had the Uruguayan on it. Pablo Garcia like a true midfield boss. This magnificent performance from the Uruguayan allowed him to join the team years later. Real Madrid.

LINEUP FOR THE MATCH APRIL 11, 2004

REAL MADRID:

Iker Casillas, Michel Salgado, Alvaro Mejia, Roberto Carlos, Raul Bravo, Luis Figo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Guti, Raul Gonzalez and Ronaldo.

DT: Carlos Queiroz.

OSASUNA:

Ricardo Sansol, Josecho, Antonio Lopez, Jose Izquierdo, Cesar Cruchaga, Pablo Garcia, Waldo, Patsy Puñal, Moja, Richard Morales and John Aloisi.

DT: Javier Aguirre.

Portuguese strategist Carlos Queiroz They were unable to decipher a solid defensive system that was stopped by Javier Aguirre and suffered a 0-3 defeat that robbed them of a lead they were unable to regain in the remaining six rounds.

This victory Javier Aguirre With Osasuna before real Madrid This was one of the most important achievements during his stay on the Old Continent.

Real Madrid will host Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. in search of a victory that will bring them closer to Barcelona, ​​the team that sits at the top of Spanish football this season.