Real Madrid drew 2–2 away to Osasuna, suffering their first draw of the new season. Their winning streak came to a bitter end, and Ramos received another red card, leaving the media and fans deeply dissatisfied.
However, with the backing of the locker room led by Yang Yang, as well as Ancelotti's coaching staff, Ramos's red-card incident ultimately did not escalate into a crisis. Real Madrid's official response was limited to fining him.
After drawing with Osasuna, Real Madrid had no time to make adjustments at their leisure.
The team faced the second leg of the Copa del Rey in midweek.
Ancelotti still fielded a young lineup. This time, Illarramendi received Jesé's cross from the left in the sixteenth minute and opened the scoring for Real Madrid. Di Maria then added another, helping the team defeat their opponents 2–0 at home and advance to the round of sixteen.
Real Madrid were not lucky in the round-of-sixteen draw. They had somehow been paired with Osasuna again.
The team that had just held Real Madrid to a 2–2 draw at home and ended the Galácticos' winning streak looked destined to cross paths with Real Madrid once more. This time, both sides would be staking their Copa del Rey futures on the tie.
By coincidence, the Champions League round-of-sixteen draw also took place after the Copa del Rey draw.
The Champions League was packed with strong teams this year. Among the sides that had finished second in their groups were Man City, AC Milan, Arsenal, Schalke 04, and Leverkusen—teams from the Four Major Leagues. This made the knockout stage particularly anticipated.
Real Madrid were eventually drawn against Schalke 04 of the Bundesliga.
Barcelona had worse luck, drawing Man City, coached by Pellegrini. Atletico Madrid were paired with AC Milan, while Chelsea crossed paths