Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid should be looking past La Liga
The ESPN FC panel engage in a heated debate about whether 2017 belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah or Harry Kane.
Following a dispiriting opening half of 2017-18, the New Year hands Zinedine Zidane the opportunity to reassess his priorities in the knowledge the winter of his Liga discontent can still be thawed by a glorious summer of cup conquests.
Essentially, that means Madrid giving up on the league. Of course, there will be no outward admission of a failed title defence after just 16 games, but the reality is Barcelona have dropped just four points and remain the only unbeaten side in all competitions...