Zidane’s Machine — Grit, Resolve, Away Performances And Stunning Comebacks

Through the course of the season, Real Madrid scored in each of their 52 games which included a 40 match unbeaten run spanning 4 different competitions.

A beautiful list of Comebacks — Real Madrid have scored a whooping 20 goals after the 80th Minute Mark

We saw a preview of this team’s resolve last season against Wolfsburg in the 2015/16 UCL Quarters when the team came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2.

More of that continued this season — Real Madrid earned 18 points through comebacks in the Liga. All in all, Real Madrid scored 20 goals after the 80th minute mark from a position of dropping points — which is mightily impressive.

Real Madrid’s Away Dominance is another aspect which needs to be highlighted. Los Blancos registered 47 points from away games, the highest for any team in 6 years. Indeed, their away form beat their home form by a point — And more importantly Barca’s away record by 5 points (who had outperformed Real Madrid at home by 2 points). Real Madrid also outscored its home form by 10 goals (58 vs 48), which is again remarkable.

Home Points Vs Away Points For Liga Champions — Real Madrid have been dominant Away

It’s worth noting that in both the instances (11/12 and 16/17) when Real Madrid won the league in the Messi Era, its away form outperformed its home form.

All in all, looking at the sheer amount of comebacks and the impressive away performances, it can be said that Zidane has instilled grit and resolve in this squad where it manages to flourish in the face of adversity.