CA Osasuna vs Levante UD

Osasuna welcome Levante to El Sadar in a fixture that offers an early read on two very different summers. Osasuna finished a solid 9th in La Liga last season and will want to pick up where they left off, while Levante are just relieved to still be a top-flight club after surviving relegation on the final day. Osasuna's preseason has been mixed, with defeats to Napoli and Al-Ain, though Ante Budimir looked sharp with a penalty against the Italians after a solid World Cup with Croatia — he remains the team's focal point after 17 league goals last term. Levante, managed by Luis Castro, lost top scorer Carlos Espí to Real Madrid over the summer and have brought in Yanis Messaoudi and defender Aïssa Mandi to freshen the squad. Historically Osasuna hold the edge, with 11 wins from 21 meetings between the sides, and they won 2-0 the last time they hosted Levante at El Sadar in December. Our prediction: 2-1