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Five bold predictions for Real Madrid’s 2018/19 season

By Sachin Bhat

Real Madrid CF team lines up prior to the La Liga game between Villarreal CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de la Ceramica on May 19, 2018 in Vila-real, Spain (Photo by David Aliaga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Real Madrid CF team lines up prior to the La Liga game between Villarreal CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de la Ceramica on May 19, 2018 in Vila-real, Spain (Photo by David Aliaga/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /
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Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos lifts the trophy as Real Madrid players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. – Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos lifts the trophy as Real Madrid players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. – Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) /

#4 An early Champions League exit

Real Madrid has set the records straight by winning the Champions League crown for three years on the trot. But the pitcher goes to the well once too often and this may be the season where the fairytale run comes to a juddering halt. I’m not suggesting a group stage exit, but even a semifinal appearance this season, all things considered, appears unlikely.

Firstly, the squad’s too thin to compete on all three fronts, whilst we’ve already discussed the transitioning phase. Plus, they are without the greatest  Champions League scorer and that’s the single biggest blow. Take this: barring Benzema, no player in this team boasts more than 15 goals in the competition.

Yes, the team will obviously find goals from multiple sources, but each of the four European titles in the last five years had Ronaldo written all over it. He bailed the side out time and time again and accounted for more than 40 percent of the goals on each occasion. And then there’s the pressure to deliver on the domestic front too, having won only one La Liga and Copa Del Rey titles in the last five years.

Real Madrid’s epoch of European dominance will come to an end this season, with a last-16 or quarterfinal exit on the cards.

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