2. Real Madrid may not need any more Galacticos
This is probably not going to be a popular opinion with the vast majority of Madrid fans, or with Florentino Perez, but Guti's impressive Real Madrid Castilla youngsters showed that they have much to offer to the senior side.
Achraf Hakimi, the first Moroccan to wear a senior Real Madrid shirt, was impressive as the right back and gave Daley Blind an absolutely horrid time overlapping the equally impressive Franchu.
19-year-old striker Dani Gomez showed flashes of promise, as did Quezada in midfield. Oscar Rodriguez was a pit bull in midfield - perhaps a touch too feisty, one of his challenges had Ander Herrera clutching his ribs and hobbling off - and young centre-backs Tejero and Manu kept Romelu Lukaku on a tight leash throughout.
Theo Hernandez had a superb outing in his first appearance as left-back for Madrid while Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos wait their debuts.
There's plenty of talent in-house to suggest that Madrid may not need to splurge the money they gained from the sale of Danilo (and the off-loading of James Rodriguez)