In the summer, Mbappe arrived, the side became more top-heavy, and Bellingham’s position was inevitably as midfielder more than forward. The caveat, though, is that the plan B, Joselu, is no longer there as Real’s target man in times of desperation after leaving for Al Gharafa in Qatar.

While Real Madrid fumed about the award of a penalty to rivals Atletico Madrid for a challenge on Samuel Lino in the first half, Los Colchoneros were baffled about the decision not to send off Dani

Real Madrid scored twice in the final 10 minutes against Manchester City at the Etihad to take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg of their Champions League play-off. Pep Guardiola’s side threw away a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time remaining,