Atletico Madrid will look to continue their solid end-of-season form when they visit El Sadar on Thursday evening to face Osasuna in La Liga. While the visitors are aiming to extend their unbeaten run to four matches and consolidate third place, the hosts remain in the hunt for a European spot and are desperate to reignite their challenge after a dip in momentum.

Osasuna had appeared to be hitting top gear in April with three consecutive victories, but back-to-back stumbles — a 4-2 defeat to Villarreal and a 1-1 draw with Real Betis — have left them two points off the top eight. Despite a spirited performance in Seville last weekend, in which star striker Ante Budimir netted his 19th league goal of the campaign, Vicente Moreno’s side will know that only a strong finish can keep their continental hopes alive. History, however, is not on their side. Osasuna have lost 12 of their last 13 La Liga meetings with Atletico and haven’t beaten them at home since 2014.

Atletico, meanwhile, are coming off a blistering 4-0 win over Real Sociedad that saw Alexander Sorloth score the fastest hat-trick in La Liga history in just under four minutes. With a Champions League spot already secured and third place all but locked in, Diego Simeone’s men may not be under pressure, but they remain focused on maintaining momentum ahead of this summer’s Club World Cup. Despite recent struggles on the road, Atletico’s record at El Sadar is formidable, with six straight wins — including a 2-0 victory last season — and five clean sheets in that span.

Team news suggests Osasuna will once again be without Jon Moncayola due to a hamstring injury, while Budimir will lead the line. Abel Bretones is pushing for a return at left-back. For Atletico, Julian Alvarez is expected to start alongside the red-hot Sorloth up front, with Rodrigo Riquelme likely to return to the bench following his recent injury.

Atleti’s dominant recent form, combined with their superb record at El Sadar, points to another disciplined and clinical display on the road. Osasuna will put up a fight, but Simeone’s side should have enough quality to emerge with three points and another clean sheet.

马德里竞技将在周四晚上做客埃尔萨达尔，面对奥萨苏纳的西甲联赛中继续他们稳固的赛季末状态。客队的目标是将他们的不败战绩延长到四场，巩固第三的位置，而主队仍然在争夺欧洲席位，并且在势头下滑后迫切希望重新点燃他们的挑战。

奥萨苏纳在4月份取得了三连胜，似乎达到了最佳状态，但背靠背的失败——4-2输给比利亚雷亚尔，1-1战平皇家贝蒂斯——使他们离前8名只剩2分。尽管上周在塞维利亚的比赛中，明星前锋安特·布迪米尔打进了他本赛季的第19个联赛进球，但莫雷诺的球队知道，只有一个强劲的结局才能保持他们在欧洲大陆的希望。然而，历史并不站在他们一边。奥萨苏纳在西甲联赛中与马竞的13次交锋中输掉了12场，自2014年以来还没有在主场击败过马竞。

与此同时，马竞以4-0大胜皇家社会，亚历山大·索洛斯在不到4分钟的时间内完成了西甲历史上最快的帽子戏法。随着欧冠席位的确定和第三名的锁定，迭戈·西蒙尼的队员们可能不会有压力，但他们仍然专注于在今年夏天的世俱杯之前保持势头。尽管最近在客场表现不佳，但马竞在埃尔萨达尔的战绩令人敬畏，六连胜——包括上赛季2-0的胜利——在这段时间里五次零封对手。

车队新闻表明奥萨苏纳将再次没有蒙卡约拉由于腿筋受伤，而布迪米尔将领导线。阿贝尔·布列托尼斯正在争取回到左后卫位置。对于马竞来说，朱利安·阿尔瓦雷斯有望和炙手可热的索洛斯一起首发，罗德里戈·里克尔梅可能会在最近受伤后回到替补席上。

马竞最近的统治状态，加上他们在埃尔萨达尔的出色战绩，表明了他们在客场的又一次纪律严明和冷静的表现。奥萨苏纳将奋起反抗，但西蒙尼的球队应该有足够的实力拿到三分并再次零封对手。