Defeats in successive matches against Girona and Tottenham have made victory essential against one of La Liga's strugglers this Sunday
Real Madrid are in almost unknown territory this weekend as they host Las Palmas in La Liga needing victory to avert talk of a crisis that is growing by the minute.
The Merengue have suffered back-to-back defeats in the past week, losing to Girona and Tottenham.
As a result the storm clouds have gathered over the Santiago Bernabeu, putting an end to Zinedine Zidane's honeymoon on the Madrid bench.