Before the match some persons had already predicted that Real Madrid will win with ease and without breaking an sweat, I didn't agree with that because some times it's the games that we thought will be easy that ends up being difficult. Yes Real Madrid dominated the game right from the first half but were unable to score a single goal untill the breakthrough came through a penalty and even after that, it was expected that the goals will start pouring in, at least 2 more goals but it didn't happen that way. A scrappy 1 - 0 win was enough to get all 3 points though. The team still needs improvement.
I also expected Real madrid to win the match at lease 2 goals margin. But Real Madrid scored only 1 goal in this match and that too was from the penalty spot. If they did not get the penalty , Madrid would not have won the match. Madrid played well. They were able to create soo many chances to score. But even after creating many chances, they could not score. Alonso has not yet been able to completely stabilize madrid's performance. Moreover, Xabi Alonso has not yet been able to find the best XI for Real Madrid.