Real Madrid's resurgence has come at JUST the right time: Zinedine Zidane's old band of reliables have risen from the ashes of their mediocre season thanks to the timeless quality of Luka Modric and Co as they hunt down Atletico in the LaLiga title race

Daily Mail | March 20, 2021

It's shaping up to be the week that goes a long way to deciding Real Madrid’s season: Tuesday April 6 through to Wednesday April 14.

That’s when Zinedine Zidane’s team are due to play their Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool, with a Clasico at home to Barcelona slap bang in the middle of the two legs.

Win the tie and the league game and talk of doing the double will be cranked up to levels unimagined when they were down in the dumps earlier in the season.

Real Madrid's old guard have helped the team transform their fortunes on the pitch this term

They were down in the dumps early on in the campaign but now have a real chance of a trophy

Zinedine Zidane faces a crucial period of the season coming up as they bid to win the double

The timeless quality of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Karim Benzema, and the form of Thibuat Courtois have been behind good recent results.