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Real Madrid seem to be growing in stature as far as La Liga is concerned.

Los Blancos are finally back in the upper part of the table and are currently above both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. But the important thing for Zinedine Zidane is that things slowly seem to be falling into place at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Whites have dropped points on two occasions so far in the season but their narrow 1-0 victory over Sevilla last weekend was a big one, even though the scoreboard would not necessarily suggest it.

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Following that win, it wouldn’t be a stretch to conclude that Zidane might just apply the same formula he used in Andalusia in Wednesday’s clash with Osasuna.

With that in mind, and taking Real Madrid’s injuries into consideration – Marco Asensio, Luka Modric and Marcelo are all likely to be out among others – here’s what we think their starting XI might look like:

Thibaut Courtois finally got his clean sheet in La Liga last weekend against Sevilla. That was Real Madrid’s first in the ongoing campaign and it could prompt Zidane to leave the majority of his backline unchanged.

Unfortunately for the Whites, Ferland Mendy has been officially confirmed as the latest injured player in their midst. And with Marcelo already out of the picture, Nacho should be called upon to play at left-back.

The well-known tandem of Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane will occupy the centre-back positions. After a great game against Sevilla, Daniel Carvajal is bound to start on the right again.

The middle of the park will also remain unchanged, with Toni Kroos, Casemiro and James Rodriguez all once again featuring in the starting XI and just behind a trident that is likely to become Real’s trademark.

Eden Hazard will play on the left, with Karim Benzema central and Gareth Bale on the right.

Once both Marcelo and Luka Modric return to action and most likely into the starting lineup, we could be looking at Zidane’s gala XI for all the big games but even without the aforementioned duo, this lineup is formidable and capable of picking up all three points.

Osasuna, indeed, have won just once this season, a 1-0 triumph over Leganes.

Real will expect to collect all three points.