SD Huesca 0-1 Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points, La Liga 2018-19

#3 Real Madrid's deficiencies still visible

Real Madrid's weaknesses have been capitalized on before, they were capitalized on by Huesca in this game, and it's more than likely that they will be again. Real have had a torrid time dealing with teams who are willing to fight for the result, more so than Real players would be. That plan has worked so far for minnows like Eibar, Levante, and Alaves. These teams with their budgets combined don't add up to cross even a quarter of Real's coffers, but what they lack in spending power, they make up for in commitment and grit.

Real's players also showed some grit on the night, and unlike their defeat against Eibar, they were playing with a natural defensive midfielder in Marcos Llorente, who was pivotal to Real's positive result tonight. We have already seen quite extensively what starting Toni Kroos or Dani Ceballos in that role can do, and fortunately, Solari seems to have learnt from that experiment. Real really need to freshen up their squad in the upcoming transfer windows, or risk getting left behind by rivals Barcelona and Atletico, who are constantly adding more depth and quality in their squad.