Quote from: Ondekinecakabilirim on Today at 03:07:34 PM

Some teams play with a different motivation in some tournaments or in some special matches. Real Madrid always prepares for the Champions League with more motivation. We see this every season. I think the competition in La Liga is not enough for them. They always want to play against better teams, so they prepare for the Champions League with a different motivation. Even when they have bad results in La Liga, they can still get good results in the Champions League. They have a very good squad this season. Arda, Brahim, Bellingham, Mbappe and Vinicius Junior are a nightmare for any team. They will be the biggest favorites for this trophy this year as well.

Real Madrid's motivation and mentality in the Champions League are indeed unquestionable, they are always unique even though they do not record good results in the domestic league, but when competing in the Champions League their strengths are different, this often happens in previous seasons, maybe this is what is called a team that has Champions League DNA. However, this season Real Madrid seems to have a little difficulty fighting in the domestic league and the Champions League, not because their squad is not good enough, but because of the many injured players. All teams this season have a fairly tight schedule with additional matches due to the new format of the Champions League.

Right now I see news that there are some injured players such as Jacobo Ramón (muscle injury, out for two weeks), Militao (thigh muscle injury, out for 10-15 days), Bellingham (muscle injury, back in late September), Camavinga (knee injury, back in early October), Tchouaméni (metatarsal injury, back after international break), Mendy (overload, back after international break), Ceballos (grade 3 sprain with ligament damage in the right ankle, back in November), Joan Martinez (ACL, out for 8-9 months) and Alaba (ACL recovery, back in October). Injuries are something that all teams are worried about including Real Madrid, especially we know that Real Madrid's squad does not have enough cover especially in the defensive line. So I think even though Real Madrid are favorites in the Champions League, their journey will not be smooth.