I was not happy at all with the match and my expectations were not met at all. From my point of view, Real Madrid did not win the match yesterday, they lost. I must say that the goal they scored in the penalty shootout was supported by the referee. Because the replay clearly showed that it was not a penalty but that the player fell deliberately. However, it is part of the game.
It is true that Madrid did not meet our expectations. However, the team secured 3 points from the match. And that is enough. It is easy to see from Madrid's performance that the team is not yet completely stable. Especially I would say that the bonding between the midfield and forward players seems to be a bit weak. There is no experienced midfielder like Luka Modrich or Toni Kroos in Madrid's squad. This is their biggest weakness. Tchouameni, Guler and Valverde were in Madrid's midfield. We did not see any good performance from any of the midfielders as expected. Xabi Alonso needs to work more with his midfield. The void created by Modrich's departure needs to be filled.