Three takeaways as Real Madrid pick apart Inter Milan

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 25: Eden Hazard of Real Madrid Celebrates 0-1 with teammates during the UEFA Champions League match between Internazionale v Real Madrid at the San Siro on November 25, 2020 in Milan Italy (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 25: Eden Hazard of Real Madrid Celebrates 0-1 with teammates during the UEFA Champions League match between Internazionale v Real Madrid at the San Siro on November 25, 2020 in Milan Italy (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images)
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Ferland Mendy of Real Madrid, Eden Hazard of Real Madrid, Rodrygo of Real Madrid, Luka Modric. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images)
Ferland Mendy of Real Madrid, Eden Hazard of Real Madrid, Rodrygo of Real Madrid, Luka Modric. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Sitting pretty in the group

After two shaky showings in the first two Champions League matches, Real Madrid has righted the ship and now find themselves just one point back of first place Borussia Monchengladbach.

When Group B was drawn, everyone in the footballing world expected it to be a two-horse race between Real and Inter. Now, Inter sits in fourth place, five points back of Real Madrid.

Even though Real Madrid fell to Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday one, the Ukrainian side’s defeats of 6-0 and 4-0 at the hands of Gladbach has tanked their goal differential (-9). So, it’s safe to say at this point that a win over Shakhtar and a draw or win over Gladbach would secure Los Blancos a spot in the knockout stage.

The job is not done yet and Real Madrid has a congested fixture schedule they must navigate through in December, but the table looks much better than it did just 12 hours ago.

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