Real Madrid are pathetic without Ronaldo. I guess it is the football Gods playing their part, you cant have everything nice in life forever. You must experience sadness at some point. The same as Man Utd after Ferguson retires misery.
I think it would be a disaster for Real Madrid if they are not able to qualify for the Uefa Champions League next season, Real Madrid have lost their last match to Real Sociedad at the stadium of Santiago Bernabeu, I think Real Madrid is truly making a big mistake when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo away to Juventus, it is also pretty strange to see other famous football stars who are playing in Real Madrid unable to perform without Cristiano Ronaldo leading the team in front.
It is undeniable that Ronaldo's contribution to Real Madrid is huge, a lot of new history is recorded by Real Madrid when Ronaldo is still in Real Madrid's uniform like winning UCL three times in a row. But now, we can see now in every match of Real Madrid without Ronaldo, there seems to be something missing. In other hand, there are other factors which in my opinion Real Madrid different from the previous season, the coach factor is very decisive in every match. I do not know the exact reason Zidane chose to leave Real Madrid even though until now he has not coached any team.