Real Betis 3-5 Real Madrid - 5 Talking Points

#3 All's not well for Madrid

Madrid will have that Marcelo will be able to recover soon

After Toni Kroos picked up a knee injury, Zidane would have been hoping that all of his star players would remain fit as they try to cement their legacy as the world-beaters of Europe.

Marcelo pulled up in the first half and collapsed to the ground as he pulled his hamstring and had to be subbed off immediately. The Brazilian is in great form and was one of Madrid's best players when they squared off against PSG in that high-profile Champions League clash.

Marcelo, in fact, lights up the left wing all by himself and is as good an attacker as you'll come across when he's not lying deep inside his own half defending.

Ever since Ronaldo started playing more centrally, Marcelo's exploits on the left wing have been crucial to Madrid's success. This was even more evident as Theo Hernandez, who replaced him, though endowed with good pace and control of the ball, couldn't conjure up anything close to the quality of what the Brazilian fullback could.

Madridistas will have their fingers crossed and will hope that the medical report isn't more bad news because they could really use less of that.