Real Madrid's might is evident, but success isn't guaranteed

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The past few days have added significantly to the overwhelming sense of shock and awe that must have Real Madrid's rivals quaking in their boots right now. On the pitch this weekend, they treated their nearest LaLiga challengers to a night of pure brutality -- a performance of such contempt, authority and intensity that it snarled "How dare you try to sit at our top table?"

Poor old Girona; so far this season they've treated us to such impish, audacious entertainment, but Saturday's 4-0 humbling saw them receive a proper corrective. It was clinical to the extent that Yann Couto, usually one of Girona's standout players, was not only presented with firm…