La Liga 2016/17: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid - 5 Talking Points

Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Nacho
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Benzema and Nacho

#4 Real Madrid’s defensive frailties remain

Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo
Attack hasn’t been Real Madrid’s biggest problem, it is the defense!

Los Blancos may be 5 points clear at the top of La Liga but their defensive woes are visible to one and all. The Santiago Bernabeu outfit were on the ropes for much of the second half as Athletic piled the pressure but just managed to hold on courtesy of the home side’s profligacy in front of goal.

Scoring goals has never been the problem for Real Madrid, which is evident by their current streak of scoring in 50 consecutive games, it has always been preventing their opponents from scoring.

Zidane’s side have kept only 2 clean sheets in their last 12 games across all competitions and it won’t be long before the Santiago Bernabeu outfit drop crucial points because of their defense.

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