Worryingly for Lopetegui Karim Benzema's form appears to have deserted him after a bright start to the season and with Isco out for a month after an appendix operation, and Atletico next up, things suddenly don't look so rosy.

3. Great week for Sevilla

Sevilla's 3-0 win against Real Madrid was their third game in just seven days, but it also shows that when a club's morale is up, tiredness is not such a factor.

10 days ago there were boos and whistles in the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium as Sevilla were beaten 2-0 by Getafe, but coach Pablo Machin has turned things around in impressive fashion with a 5-1 win against Standard Liege, a 6-2 victory away to Levante and Wednesday's thrashing of Real Madrid.

As well as Machin's tactical work with the club, strikers Wissan Ben Yedder and Andre Silva have also hit form with Ben Yedder netting six goals in those three matches and Silva scoring three.

4 Business as usual for Atletico

Rumors of crisis at Atletico Madrid also appear to have vanished after a week which has seen them win away in Europe and claim two domestic triumphs to move into third place in the league.

Tuesday saw Atletico brush Huesca aside 3-0 in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium with all three of the goals coming before the break allowing Diego Simeone's side to conserve their energy in the second half ahead of Saturday's trip to the Bernabeu.

Atletico still aren't pretty to watch, but the effectiveness in defense is back and even though Diego Costa is struggling for goals, Thomas Lemar's arrival gives Atletico more options in attack.

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