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#2 The Champions League remains Madrid’s only chance of silverware
It takes a lot of motivation and zeal to win the Champions League and fortunately Real Madrid have a lot of that in their locker room. The La Liga champions are no longer in contention for the Spanish league title after falling a whopping 15 points behind rivals Barcelona. Also, the club is out of the Copa del Rey which completes their miserable domestic form this season.
This means Zidane and his men are now left with just a single route to silverware and that is the Champions League. Both the players and the club’s hierarchy would not want to endure a trophy-less season after the successes they chalked last season. As a result, Los Blancos will be more determined to clinch the Champions League trophy to make up for their domestic failures.
They may have conquered Europe for two successive years, but Madrid have no other choice than to repeat their heroics one more time or risk ending the season trophyless.
