5 things we learnt from European Football this weekend

#3 Both Madrid teams need to spend in January

Both Madrid teams were poor and need to get in quality in the January window

El Derbi Madrileno was an exercise in attritional football with two teams short on form and confidence slugging it out. Probably the worst derby in recent memory, the game was symptomatic of the malaise that seems to have gripped both teams firmly.

No two players typify the current form of both clubs than Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo. These two star men scored 41 goals between them last season; Ronaldo (25) & Griezmann (16).

So far, this season, both have scored a total of 3 goals; Griezmann (2) & Ronaldo (1). The players alongside their teammates have looked jaded, leggy and out of ideas, making heavy work of opponents they would have dispatched easily last season.

Atleti coach Diego Simeone will be eager for the January window to come around as he will be able to call upon the services of Diego Costa and Vitolo, a pair which cost the club £90m & will provide much-needed quality upfront to inject life into the Los Colchoneros attack.

Zinedine Zidane and Real have different issues though as it seems the forward line has run out of ideas on how to score. Who to get in January will be a big issue as most of their reported targets (Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and others) will not be willing to move in mid-season.

10 points behind league leaders FC Barcelona & second in its UCL group, Los Merengues need to rediscover the title-winning form of last season and soon.