Real Madrid 1-3 Juventus: 3 things that Madrid got wrong

#3 Real Madrid let complacency creep in

Real Madrid

were

pegged back early on

This is the flip side of entering a tie with a healthy advantage. And when the advantage is as great as three goals, there is scope for complacency to set in.

Real Madrid fell prey to this and almost paid a hefty price for it.

Unlike the first leg where they dominated the proceedings and grabbed an early lead, they let Juventus take control and were punished for it as early as the 76th second. That was enough to spur the visitors on, who then took the game to the hosts.

Had Real been just as hard-hitting as they were in Turin, it wouldn't have been as easy as it was for Juve.

They may have achieved their objective in the end, but it does little to mask all the deficiencies present in their game.