Real Madrid's 11 Month Struggle That Ended In Perfection

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JAKARTA - With the stories and events surrounding the 2019-2020 season, Real Madrid's 34th La Liga title is the most unique in their history.

Even in these strange times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the title was won with the values the club has ingrained for decades - solidarity, sacrifice and team spirit.

Zinedine Zidane's challenge is much bigger than when he first took over Los Blancos from the hands of Rafael Benitez.

Going back to 2016, he has a team with low self-esteem but full of quality. As a result, their best streak of results gets. Three Champions League trophies are living proof.

Zidane left in 2018 but returned a year later. However, this French man came with a sea of doubt over the core of the team and players such as Thibaut Courtois, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale.

Over the summer, Zidane spent a fortune improving all areas of his squad and, although the end result was a La Liga trophy, it wasn't easy at first.

Real Madrid open La Liga this season against Celta Vigo in Balaidos on August 17. Been a long time. The period after that victory was not straightforward. With Bale and James Rodriguez in the team, Zidane struggled to find the right formula for his team.

Zizou's summer signing has yet to come to fruition. Eden Hazard suffered an injury and Luka Jovic failed to give his best.

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Ferland Mendy is the only difference for Los Blancos. He was even able to shift Marcelo's establishment at left-back.

The 1-0 defeat at Real Mallorca was certainly a low point for Zidane and his players, but it was followed by an unbeaten run from trips to Mestalla and Camp Nou.

Atletico Madrid were then beaten at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in early February before Real Madrid struggled to find consistency. In one week they will lose to Levante, the next they will beat Barcelona through goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz. That's Real Madrid.

The defeat at Estadio Benito Villamarin at Real Betis meant that Los Blancos had to hand over the top spot in La Liga to Barcelona before the pandemic ended the season.

Three months after the defeat to Real Betis, Real Madrid are back in action behind closed doors at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. The opener against Eibar is the first of 10 consecutive matches that will see how Zidane's men beat Quique Setien's men.

Sergio Ramos led the attack from both behind and up front. Meanwhile Courtois, Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal and Casemiro are all inseparable in their defensive efforts.

Between all the talk about VAR and penalties, Zidane and his players remained calm as Real Madrid showed strength and flexibility. Zizou applies a different system, using wings, five midfielders and four forwards on a number of occasions.

In the end, after 11 months, Los Blancos came out as the strongest team, mentally and physically, and, above all, the best team.