Los Merengues

Can Real win the Primera this season?

Due to the heavy spending in the summer, Real Madrid finally look like serious title contenders and even the five-point gap behind Barcelona is not the reason for concern. Les Merengues did lose in Bilbao and thus allowed the fierce rivals to create even bigger advantage at the top but there has been no big pressure on the team following the defeat at San Mames and that is a testament of the progress the whole club have made this season.

Karim Benzema will come good

Some people may have forgotten that Karim Benzema was a part of the trio of big name signings Real Madrid have signed last summer since he is the only one who is yet to prove his worth to the team. Kaka and Ronaldo have been world-class players even before arriving to Santiago Bernabeu and they certainly didn’t disappoint but we all know there is more to come from them and especially the Frenchman, who found it hard being a fringe player at Los Merengues. The three-week injury lay-off for Gonzalo Higuain may be the perfect chance for Benzema to command a starting place and finally show Real fans what a great player he is.

The weak spots and possible replacements

The heavy summer spending is finally producing results since Los Merengues are starting to look like the team capable of challenging for honours but there still appear to be some areas of the team that need reinforcing. With Pepe already out for the season, Pellegrini desperately need a replacement for the Portuguese, as well as for a couple of underperformers in the squad.

Things are looking up for Real Madrid

Real Madrid are the perfect proof that money cannot buy you success since Los Merengues are struggling to keep up with Barcelona despite buying players like Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema in the summer, although Manuel Pellegrini’s side have shown some improvement lately. The 6:0 win over Zaragoza was something that Los Blancos fans had been waiting for quite a while but even such a good result will mean nothing unless Real can keep up the rich vein of form.