The reigning European champions ended their dismal run of five games without a victory by defeating Viktoria Plzen 2-1 but they performed poorly again
After a five-game run without a win, any victory comes as a confidence boost, but that was about all this was for Real Madrid ahead of Sunday’s Clasico.
The European champions scraped past Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, keeping pace with Roma at the top of Group G, but the three points weren’t enough to cover their cracks.
Winning for the first time in over a month was welcomed by supporters but the sight of the 13-time Champions League winners running the clock down in the final minutes against the visiting Czech minnows sums up the current state of affairs at the Santiago Bernabeu .