Real Madrid renaissance is gathering pace

After Real Madrid's 4-0 win at Eibar, Shaka Hislop believes they are working their way back to their best.
POS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Alavés | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
16 | Eibar | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
17 | Mallorca | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
After Real Madrid's 4-0 win at Eibar, Shaka Hislop believes they are working their way back to their best.
Karim Benzema struck twice as Real Madrid continued their sparkling run of form by coasting to a 4-0 win at Eibar on Saturday thanks to a rampant first-half display, going level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Benzema got Zinedine Zidane's side off to a comfortable start in the torrential rain at Eibar's compact Ipurua stadium, knocking a loose ball into the net in the 17th minute after it had been sprayed across a crowded penalty box.
Real quickly extended their lead with a penalty from...
Janusz Michallik and Ross Dyer believe Barcelona's new boys are starting to click after their 3-0 win at Eibar.
Barcelona put the civil unrest back home to one side as they enjoyed a comfortable win away to Eibar with Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez all on target in the same match for the first time.
The build-up to this game was dominated by the ongoing clashes in Catalonia, sparked by protests against jail sentences handed to nine Catalan separatist leaders, and even forced Barca to change their travel plans for this match at the last minute.
However, the issues didn't seem to affect...
Barcelona have been forced to change their travel plans for this weekend's game against Eibar due to the ongoing protests in the city following a Spanish court ruling which saw nine Catalan separatists jailed for between nine and 13 years, sources have told ESPN FC.
A strike has been called on Friday in Catalonia and a number of marches are planned across the region to protest at the ruling. Roads in and out of Barcelona are expected to be blocked, which could make it difficult for the Spanish champions...