Malaga 1-2 Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points

#2 Karim Benzema's form remains a worry

Benzema has scored just 5 goals in La Liga this season

When your club's preferred striker has scored just five league goals all season, there are bound to be questions raised about his form and selection. Karim Benzema has struggled in front of goal all campaign which was again evident against Malaga.

Zidane would have decided to start with Benzema in this game in order to unleash him against a weak Malaga defence that had conceded 48 goals before this match. But Benzema could not add a goal to his name as he missed one clear-cut chance when he could not guide a free header on target and also missed a host of half chances.

Though his link-up play was brilliant on the night, his goalscoring woes must be giving sleepless nights to Zinedine Zidane. Both Benzema and Bale are not in the best of forms leading up to the Bayern Munich clash which makes Zinedine Zidane's decision to pick one out of these two the toughest that he has had to make in his managerial career.