The hosts have set up camp inside the Osasuna half.

Karim Benzema - who has registered four goals and two assists in his last five home matches against tonight's opponents - drops deep and sends a dipping ball into the visitors' box, but Javi Garcia heads clear.

Real haven't played at home since they lost 2-1 to Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League last month.

The hosts will be keen to avoid another upset tonight.

Off we go at the Bernabeu.

Here come the teams. Both could end the night top of La Liga.

Incidentally, Luka Modric is not among the substitutes tonight. The midfielder is not carrying an injury, he's just being rested.

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Osasuna have shipped 24 goals in their last six league visits to Real, but coach Jagoba Arrasate's team have a 100% record on their travels in La Liga this season.

"Away from home things are going well for us and if we play a perfect all-round game, we'll surely have a chance," said Arrasate. "We'll hold on to that belief."

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Carlo Ancelotti was asked about Eden Hazard's Real career to date ahead of the clash with Osasuna. Ancelotti says the Belgian - who is named on the bench tonight and whose last league start came in a 2-1 win at Valencia in September - is "ready to play" but remains behind a number of other players in the pecking order.

"The problem is a coach that prefers another player," said Ancelotti. "He has had a lot of injuries and little by little he will get better.

"I am sure that this season we are going to see a better version and he will play more than what he is doing now."

Real make three changes to the side that beat Barcelona on Sunday.

Dani Carvajal, Marco Asensio and Eduardo Camavinga replace Lucas Vazquez, Luka Modric and Rodrygo.

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Kroos, Benzema, Asensio, Casemiro, Vinicius Jr, Mendy, Camavinga

Osasuna make five changes to the team that drew at home to Granada last time out.

Juan Cruz, Jon Moncayola, Kike Garcia, Javi Martinez and Manu Sanchez come in for Jose Angel, Roberto Torres, Oier Sanjurjo, Darko Brasanac and Ruben Garcia.

Osasuna XI: Herrera, Vidal, Cruz, Unai Garcia, David Garcia, Moncayola, Chili Avila, Kike, Torro, Javi Martinez, Manu Sanchez

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Sunday's win at Barcelona means Real Madrid have now won four consecutive Clasicos for the first time since they managed seven in a row in the 1960s.

"We played a practical game. We knew what we needed to do and the boys executed the game plan perfectly," boss Carlo Ancelotti said afterwards.

"Our team enjoy playing on the counter-attack and I have to take advantage of that."

Time to switch our attention to tonight's late game in La Liga...

We'll be back shortly for Real Madrid's match at home to Osasuna.

A victory would lift Carlo Ancelotti's side back to the top of La Liga.

A frantic end to the game, but Rayo Vallecano hold on for their first league win over Barcelona in 19 years, increasing the pressure on Barca manager Ronald Koeman in the process.

Koeman's team stay in ninth, while Rayo climb to fifth.

WHAT A CHANCE!

Sergio Aguero cuts the ball back for Gavi, who gets on the end of the cross but gets his shot all wrong. The ball bounces harmlessly wide of Stole Dimitrievski's goal.

Ronald Koeman said his team couldn't afford back-to-back losses, but they're on the brink of another defeat here.

Aguerooo! NO!

Sergino Dest gets to the bye-line and cuts it back for Sergio Aguero, who sends his header into the side-netting.

Sergio Aguero sends a looping cross back towards goal but Stole Dimitrievski is out to collect.

Two minutes left.

The ball is at the right end from a Barcelona perspective, but Rayo have 10 men camped behind the ball, with only Randy Nteka staying up top.

The hosts clear the danger but back come Barca...

Another change for Rayo as Mario Suarez replaces Oscar Valentin.

Stole Dimitrievski is caught in no-man's land and Luuk de Jong tries to loop the ball over the Rayo keeper from the right-hand side, but it lands on the roof of the net.

Gerard Pique isn't happy with his team-mate. Even with Dimitrievski off his line, it was going to take some finish for De Jong to find the net from there.

Still time for Barca to salvage something here.

Yusuf Demir tries to force a corner but is barged off the ball by a Rayo defender.

The hosts go up the other end and force a corner of their own, but Esteban Saveljich heads over.

Not for the first time tonight, Fran Garcia races down the Rayo Vallecano left before pulling a dangerous ball back for Isi Palazon, whose shot is easily dealt with by Barca.

Rayo remember haven't beaten the Blaugrana since December 2002.