Why does the Madrid team perform so differently in these two leagues?

Speaking of Real Madrid, images of great players who have passed through such a prestigious Spanish club immediately come to mind. Names like Alfredo Di Stefano, Emilio Butragueno, Raul Gonzalez, Iker Casillas, and Cristiano Ronaldo make the soul of the Madridista fan shake. Since 1902, date of its foundation, has been garnering a lot of titles that make today the most successful club in the history of football. Of these titles, its 33 Spanish league titles, 19 Copa del Rey, and 12 Champions stand out, just to mention some of his greatest feats have earned him hundreds of millions of followers in the five continents.

During the 2016-2017 season, with a renovated Zinedine Zidane in his new role as coach, the club showed white sand have returned to play the greats of world football after the title of Champions League and the Spanish have taken, this last after 4 years without winning it with a crowd that was hungry for titles.

In the 2017-2018 season, the picture looks different, since it is far from Barcelona in the struggle for Spanish League, which already seems lost, while his landslide victory in recent days against PSG in the Champions consolidate it as the favorite to repeat the title.

What about Real Madrid?

It seems that Real Madrid has two very different styles of game in both competitions; in the Champions League it is more rapid, orderly and decisive, able to create game and define the important moments equipment, while in the league this season, has been a dispersed team, with no connection between players, with a defense which makes water and without a defined playing style, which has earned defeats or draws with very inferior equipment, namely ties with Levante, Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao and defeats against Villarreal and Betis.

What does the coach say?

In recent days, the coach of Real Madrid said that did not give the Spanish League lost, "I'm here to think about what I'm doing now, preparing league games because I do not think I'm doomed. In football you can never say anything we're going to try to win our games and then in Champions utmost enthusiasm", he added.

What about the players?

For their part, the players have a lot of faith and trust in the French coach, and believe that although they have little chance in La Liga, they are reprising theirlevel of play: "In a team like Real Madrid, discussions always arise when things do not go well, but Zidane has won eight titles in two years, that says enough", said the German Toni Kroos, who added, "We have gone through a difficult phase, but in recent weeks and have now raised the bar. And I am confident that we have lots of success ahead". Will the Real Madrid transform the way they play in the league and cut the distance the pointer Barcelona has on it?

Latin American Post | Nelson Acosta

Translated from "Las dos caras del Real Madrid: Champions vs Liga Santander"