After that long spell injury during the European Championship in France where Portugal beat Les Bleus to claim the trophy, Cristiano Ronaldo only took 6 minutes to register his return with a superb goal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
The 3 times Balon D’or winner after being bundled by Antoine Griezmann had not played a competitive game since that injuring on his left knee during Portugal’s Euro 2016 final victory over France on July 10.
But, the striker made up for lost time by opening his account for the campaign with a simple tap-in after just six minutes, after selfless play from Gareth Bale.
Then the flood gates was opened as Madrid scored five in that encounter.
The Los Blancos added two more goals in the last five minutes of the first half – from Danilo and Sergio Ramos, to make it 3-0 before the break. Pepe’s header and a fine drive from Luka Modric extended the lead in the second half, before Osasuna mounted a rally with goals from Oriol Riera and David Garcia either side of a missed penalty from Roberto Torres.
Zinedine Zidane’s men maintained their 100 per cent record in La Liga ahead of the start of their Champions League defence against Sporting on Wednesday as they stay top of the Liga log. While Osasuna finished the game with 10 men late on.