Alessio Lisci confident Osasuna can keep Kylian Mbappe in check

Los Rojillos travel to the Santiago Bernabeu to take on Los Blancos in LaLiga on Sunday and face a tough challenge against one of the strongest teams in the competition.

However, far from fearing the opposition, Lisci seems full of confidence ahead of the clash.

While admitting Real Madrid's squad is among the best in LaLiga, he says his side is ready to rise to the occasion.

"The game against Real Madrid. it's undoubtedly one of the toughest matches in LaLiga, perhaps the toughest, because Real Madrid was one of the best teams last season," he said.

"We like to play against the big teams; we even wish we could face them every week. So we're happy to face them and are working hard to be ready for that particular match."

He also went on to say that he believed Real Madrid would be well-prepared for the match due to their participation in the Club World Cup.

"A tournament like the Club World Cup or big friendlies were very important for them; they helped them adapt to the new coach and play high-level matches," he said.

"I think they're in a better position than us now, because they played demanding matches. They're a very complete team and will arrive at the opening match well prepared."

While he admitted that dealing with a player of Mbappe's quality was always going to be tough, he praised his analysis team for devising a plan to counter the threat.

"We know Mbappé is a different player and we have to be very careful with him. We've studied him a lot and designed specific defensive plans against him. Yes, it will be difficult, but we'll try to stop him," he concluded.

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