Real Madrid is so unpredictable in their matches recently, I don't know if the absence of Benzema is the cause of it. I don't think they have a place of winning the league this season because it is not going to be easy for them to catch up with Barca who is 8 points ahead of them. Barca are very strong and are very consistent with their winnings,which gives them more advantage to lift up the trophy. Real Madrid team should be worked on for them to be able to meet up the Barca or else they might end up losing Laliga and UCL.
madrid lost 1-0 to mallorca and the saddest thing is that madrid in this match could only make 1 "shot on target". without benzema, madrid's front line looks toothless but actually, Ancelotti is trying hard to make madrid's front line not depend on benzema because that's not good.
from the current performance between barcelona and madrid, I doubt Madrid will have the chance to win the la liga trophy but madrid still has the chance to win the champions league trophy - copa del rey and club world cup. madrid is the biggest and best team in the world, they always get at least 1 trophy every season.