Karim Benzema scored the winner at the Santiago Bernabeu after Zidane’s decisive intervention turned a contest that Atletico had dominated into another comfortable Real Madrid victory. Vinicius Junior, one of the substitutes, was also key to the goal. “I wasn’t happy with what I saw but it’s not down to the players, it’s my responsibility,” Zidane said. It is a far cry from pre-season when they thrashed Real 7-3 and many were tipping them as serious challengers. The decision to ditch a failing system and revert to 4-3-3, with Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez coming on for Isco and Toni Kroos, was both brave and effective.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 19:07 UTC