Real Madrid haven't had the greatest of starts to the ongoing campaign, especially considering the fact that they won the LaLiga-Champions League double at the end of the previous campaign.
Kylian Mbappe was supposed to be the final piece of this jigsaw and lead this team to unparalleled glory over the next five to 10 years, but he has been ineffective as a centre forward.
As if that wasn't enough, the club's midfielders have failed to plug the void left by the retirement of Toni Kroos. There is a feeling that the likes of Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, and Aurelien Tchouameni are a shadow of their 2023-24 versions.