It seems Real Madrid are playing much better as a visitant than in the Santiago Bernabéu. Los Blancos have been showing their immense attacking potential in the recent away matches. Real Madrid will play next week end against a very tough team in a very difficult stadium as Vicente Calderón. We will see if the players managed by Zinedine Zidane keep with the run far from Santiago Bernabéu.
The run began on the visit to the the stadium of Betis (Benito Villamarín) in the eighth match of the regular season. Real Madrid won against Betis 1-6 in a incredible game with two goals of Isco, Varane, Cristiano, Benzema and Marcelo. After this thrashing, Los Blancos visited Cultural Leonesa were they also achieved a great match in Copa de Rey first match. After this game, Real Madrid visited Mendizorroza to face Alavés in the tenth game of La Liga. Los Blancos won 1-4 highlighting Cristiano Ronaldo’s first hat trick in this season. The run continued in the 3-3 draw against Legia Warsaw in the last game of Real Madrid in Champions League.
Eleven players have scored a goal in the last four matches away from Santiago Bernabéu. This is a fact that reflects the great level of Real Madrid’s squad. Cristiano Ronaldo heads the list with four goals, thanks to his hat trick against Alavés and his goal against Betis. Morata is the next top scorer in the last four games away with three and Benzema, Isco and Asensio, each with two goals. The list is completed by Marcelo, Varane, Mariano, Nacho, Bale, Kovacic, and one own goal.
Los Blancos are in this moment on the top of La Liga’s table without losing in the eleven games Real Madrid have played so far in the regular season. Now they must visit a very difficult stadium against a team that are recognized as one of the best defensive team in the world.