Real Madrid looks more lively than ever and they seem to be creating more chances now since they played a draw with Al Hilal. It's a good development for them and also from their play you will be able to notice some difference, in it which shows that Alonso is trying to add something to their game and also Vinicius looks to be lively. Is it the critics that made him to improve or the Alonso's doings. Alonso is definitely in the right direction but till the season kicks off we can't conclude if he will succeed here or not.
Match 3 looked much better for Madrid as they were able to control the game better, in addition there were some adjustments with the cooperation and build up of attacks that made them seem much better than before especially for the counter attack schemes with direct passes that resulted in 2 goals in this match although there was a share of Salzburg players but that does not cover the fact that Madrid is improving.
They are through to the Round of 16 now and this could be a new test because of the pot they have now where in this round they will definitely face Juventus which is a new round for them to face one of the strongest opponents especially we can see how Juventus play (although today they lost to City) but they are quite good so far. It's going to be interesting and I'm getting excited to watch this competition.