UEFA Champions League 2016-17: Real Madrid 5-1 Legia Warsaw - 5 talking points

Real Madrid demolished Warsaw 5-1 in their Champions League encounter

#4 Defence still an issue for Real Madrid

MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 18: Keylor Navas of Real Madrid holds the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Real Madrid CF and Legia Warszawa at Bernabeu on October 18, 2016 in Madrid, Spain.  (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Real Madrid’s backline has not looked confidence this season

Los Blancos should have kept a clean sheet against the supposed minnows but failed to do so after conceding a penalty in the first half. It was a cynical foul by Danilo who brought down Radovic, and the Warsaw player scored calmly from the spot. In the twelve games that Madrid have played this season, they have kept just two clean sheets which will be worrying Zinedine Zidane.

The Bernabeu crowd's boos were reserved for Danilo but the entire Madrid defence was to blame as Legia had plenty of chances to make life tough for the Madrid team. Real must make improvements in their back line if they want to topple Borussia Dortmund from the top spot of Group F and finish as the winners.

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