Real Madrid 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: 4 Talking Points from the game, LaLiga 2018-19

#3 Nobody fears Real anymore

Rayo Vallecano felt disappointed to not take away anything from the game, despite going down by just one goal

Rayo Vallecano took 11 shots compared to Real's 9 and made several threatening avenues down into the home team's half. They were outclassed in every department by Real's star-studded lineup, but could not muster a goal for all their efforts.

Real Madrid's home used to be a stadium teams' spines would shudder coming into, as the Bernebau is a daunting arena for not just the visiting team, but also the home side. Those days seem long gone now, as Real have gone from wiping the floor with 10-2 scorelines to coming away with slender 1 goal victories.

Karim Benzema is the team's best attacker at the moment, which says more than necessary. For the first time ever, top teams might be hoping to draw the reigning champions, given how easily Real has been rolled over by teams who couldn't have defeated Real as convincingly as they have ever before.

This current Real attack doesn't stand a chance if they come up against Manchester City, Dortmund, or basically every team other than Porto or Schalke. That's an incredibly harsh statement, one that hurts to write as a Madrid fan of more than 10 years, but that's just what the current state of our squad is. This is the weakest attack to ply their trade at the Spanish capital in a long time, and Real's board would do well to start rebuilding the squad come next summer.