Saturday was a pleasant day for Real Madrid fans as their team swatted aside the challenge from an Alavés team that was on a three-game winning streak. Below are the key takeaways from the match.
Real Madrid can play one-touch precision football
The coordination and synchronization of movement displayed by this Madrid side was arguably the best that we have seen this season. The forwards linked up well – while Karim Benzema and Lucas Vazquez were more involved in the build-ups, Ronaldo and Bale played their part too with some sublime passing.
They were breaking with pace and purpose and were largely dominant across the pitch. The approach play deserves a mention too, with patient build-ups, use of width, and precision passing in the opposition third.
So much so that it left fans wondering whether they were watching a match from the last season, since this season Real Madrid has rarely played such a complete game.
FT: Real Madrid ( 4 - 0 ) Alaves
— OMAR. (@Omaaar96) February 24, 2018
- Cristiano Ronaldo x2
- Bale
- Benzema
One of the most beautiful games we played this season, unbelievable performance from the BBC 😍🔥
A clean sheet after an amazing performance from Navas 👏👌
Madridistas can sleep very happily tonight 😍 pic.twitter.com/Fjh7R4iZqy
The PSG match has seemed to work wonders for the confidence of this squad, Zidane alluded to the same as well. It will be some story if they are really able to pick themselves up from here and post a worthy challenge for their Champions League crown.