La Liga 2016-17: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Alaves: 5 Talking Points

#2. Theo Hernandez looks like the real deal

Theo Hernandez is on loan at Alaves from Atletico Madrid, and has lit up Alaves left flank like none before. The 19-year-old has been widely praised for his positional sense and for his ability to bring ou incredible bursts of acceleration a la Marcelo and showed that he was worthy of all the praise with an impressive display in front of a hostile Bernabeu.

His pace ensured that Gareth Bale had little joy on the right, and his positional awareness ensured he was adept at keeping track of both Ronaldo and Benzema when they wandered across to his territory as is their wont. When asked to attack in the second half, he also showed how impressive he was moving forward.

The reason I bring this forward as a key point of the game, though? There have been reports emanating from Madrid that Real Madrid are very keen to push the unwritten rule that openly discourages Real from signing Atletico players and vice-versa to bring Hernandez to the Bernabeu as a lieutenant to Marcelo, and groom him as a long time replacement.

He certainly looked at home today!