Real Madrid may have gotten the better of Barcelona, but if they had an out-and-out finisher, the score could have been a much wider margin than it was.
Real Madrid returned to the top spot in La Liga Santander following their emphatic win over Barcelona by a 2-0 margin, courtesy of two very unlikely scorers, Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz.
Zinedine Zidane’s side was three matches without a win ahead of this one, but all the stress and worries in the Whites’ camp disappeared after Sunday’s victory.
Los Merengues got a much-needed win over their bitterest rivals for the first time since August 2018 but that meant that their biggest issue of late went without being looked at by most of the faithful; goal scoring.
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Karim Benzema didn’t have a woeful night on his five hundredth appearance for the club, but he could have certainly done better.
Surprisingly, Mariano Diaz scored within a minute of coming on in what was his first La Liga appearance of the entire season, 26 matchdays having passed since the Spanish first division kicked off.
Despite the goal, the Dominican may not have Zidane’s trust and may be forced into heading for a newer pasture once the transfer window reopens this summer.
Zinedine Zidane himself will be making changes to the roster and will hope for the incoming of a quality scorer, as reported by El Desmarque. The Whites are expected to push the signing of Kylian Mbappe until summer 2021 when he will be much cheaper than now, and hence, will look to sign one of Lautaro Martinez, Erling Haaland or Timo Werner.
Jovic has failed to deliver this season despite having a really sparse number of chances, but at a club of Real Madrid’s caliber, one has to take what comes his way even when it can be very limited.
Mariano did that in El Clasico and strengthened his case for the remainder of the season, whereas the same cannot be said about the former Frankfurt striker.
Florentino Perez may need to break the bank nonetheless since all three forwards shortlisted by him are hot properties across Europe and they will not come for cheap.
The Real Madrid president is a very shrewd businessman, so given the circumstance, it won’t be surprising if he signs Mbappe in 2020 as initially planned even if it costs a bit more.
Who do you think would be the best man to lead the line for Real Madrid among the three?