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#3 Real Madrid
The Defending champions of the tournament are at the third place and not at the first, only because of one reason and that’s the departure of their talismanic striker Cristiano Ronaldo and manager Zinedine Zidane.
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Zidane's replacement Julen Lopetegui will have a lot of work to do if Real Madrid want to make it 14 titles this season. Though the defence and the midfield will be the same, losing the 5-time Ballon D’or winner means they have lost their most important player.
Irrespective of the exit of either of the two legends, the Madrid outfit have the kind of players who can help and still defend their crown. Inspired performances from stars Modric and Bale, coupled with brilliant attacking youngsters such as Asensio could still make Real Madrid the toughest opponent around.
