5 reasons why Real Madrid will win the Champions League this season 

#2 Real Madrid's bench strength

Asensio is one of the key players to have developed under Zidane.As mentioned before, the Spanish club has inevitable bench strength in its ranks.

Zidane puts special emphasis on developing his second-string players so that they can make an immediate impact whenever they're called upon the first team. While last season, the onus of rising to the occasion was on Alvaro Morata, James Rodriguez, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez, this season Zidane has shown faith in the abilities of Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Llorente, Dani Ceballos and Borja Mayoral.

With the likes of Asensio and Isco now being first team regulars and Morata and James leaving Madrid, Zidane has driven his attention towards developing the younger players. Also, the return of Gareth Bale from injury would be a boost to the chances of Real Madrid putting up another solid show in the competition.