Club Atlético Osasuna has lost in the 2023 Copa del Rey final. However, this result has brought the club closer to the European positions in LaLiga.
Real Madrid has prevented CA Osasuna from lifting the first trophy in its entire history by winning the Copa del Rey final 2-1, thanks to the double of Rodrygo, who has emulated the Madrid legend: Juanito. A result that generates a change with a view to qualifying for the European qualifications through LaLiga Santander.
Three points from Europe
The rojillos came to this final of the Copa del Rey with their sights set on a title that would allow them to play the next edition of the europa league. However, after his defeat, now his options to be part of a UEFA competition The next course they go through LaLiga.
In the event that Real Madrid, champion of the Cup, ends the course in positions of Champions League (very likely), the fifth and sixth classified in LaLiga they would participate in the next edition of the Europa League.
While the seventh classified, would be the one who played the following campaign of the Conference League. In this way, Girona would be the one that currently marks the European positions in the table, a club that is only three points above Osasunawhich is 10º.
End of the legacy that Atlético and Valencia began
Osasuna’s defeat has also meant the end of the Dark past that Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have suffered in this century. Two clubs that had seen each other in two semifinals of the Copa del Rey this century before this edition, but that they had failed to lift the title in those campaigns, since Atlético won in 2013 and Valencia in 2019.
However the real Madrid has broken this curse, which started in the 2012/13 seasonwith their victory against CA Osasuna in the 2023 final, which the meringues agreed to after beating FC Barcelona in their semi-final.
Osasuna’s next rival
The next game that Osasuna will play will be against Almería, on Saturday May 13starting at 4:15 p.m.
A confrontation belonging to day 34 of Santander League in which the rojillos will fight for the three points to try to get closer to the European positions.