La Liga 2016/17: Real Madrid 3 - 3 Las Palmas: 5 Talking Points

#4. Jese almost has near-perfect revenge, but shows why Madrid sold him

Jese was almost unplayable for the duration of the match. Having been thrown out of Madrid, and later from Paris, the Spaniard had gone to Las Palmas to regain lost form and confidence, and it appears he has found oodles of both. He ran Dani Carvajal ragged and cutting inside gave the central defenders a torrid time with his quick feet and wily off the ball movement. He set up chances smartly – none better than the one in the first half which Kevin-Prince Boateng blootered into the stratosphere - and created plenty of his own

He got in behind, and often through, the defenders a number of times – and that is when the faults started to creep in. He had atleast three clear cut chances to kill the game off, but each time shot too close to the keeper to give himself a chance of scoring. The other times he created space for himself, he saw his shot careening off a centre back (twice off Nacho, and once of Ramos). It is this haphazard finishing that convinced Madrid to sell him, and helped them save their blushes on his return.

For Jese’s sake, though, one can only hope he takes this a stepping stone and continues to raise his, and his mates’, game as the season progresses. Las Palmas deserve it for the faith they have placed in him.