Osasuna winger reveals admiration for Real Madrid superstar – ‘I look up to him’ | OneFootball

Bryan Zaragoza, on loan from Bayern Munich to Osasuna, has been one of the standout players for the club this season. He will certainly be one to keep an eye out on when Real Madrid take on Osasuna in La Liga this weekend.

Ahead of the game at El Sadar on Saturday afternoon, Bryan spoke with Kosner (h/t Mundo Deportivo) in an interview, where he discussed facing Real Madrid and revealed his admiration for a certain Vinicius Jr.

Bryan Zaragoza sees Vinicius as a reference

The Bayern Munich loanee explained how he always looks forward to playing top teams like Real Madrid as he gets a chance to go up against great players.

“Playing against world class players, everyone wants to and everyone likes it. I love playing against them, we always see them and in the end they are the best. It’s always good to play against them,” he noted.

Then singling out Vinicius as someone he looks up to, Bryan said: “Real Madrid have many great players, but right now I would say Vinicius, he is a reference, I like the way he plays, I look up to him.”

Vinicius is seen as a reference by Bryan Zaragoza. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Continuing, he added: “I try to take things from him, I’m not similar to him, but the game is more or less based on what Vinicius does.”

Bryan also mentioned Kylian Mbappe as a great player, stating: “I can also talk about Mbappe, they are two great players, although my profile is more Vinicius.”

On facing Real Madrid

Bryan shared his thoughts on the upcoming visit from Real Madrid, the current leaders in La Liga, saying:

“They are a very good team, one of the best. We all want to play against them and even more so here at our ground, with our people and our fans. We’ll try to make them happy, and if we can’t win, we’ll try to add to that.”

Despite being at the top of the table, Real Madrid has several defensive injuries, which has made Bryan optimistic ahead of the match.

“I think it’s a good time to get a hand on Real Madrid. Even if one goes out and another comes in, Madrid always tend to compete well. But I think that if there’s a time to get a hand on Real Madrid, it’s now,” he remarked.