La Liga: Real Madrid key talking points heading into new 2026-27 season

The last time Real Madrid went two consecutive seasons without a major trophy (2008-2010), they eschewed Galacticos and brought in Jose Mourinho who built the team from the back.So after the last two trophyless seasons, they brought Mourinho back.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4La Liga: Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 seasonlist 2 of 4Keep politicians on the bus but out of sport’s driving seat, warns Coelist 3 of 4Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day comalist 4 of 4Head of Trump’s White House Task Force calls Infantino critics ‘jealous’end of listThat means ultra-conservative tactics, plus a slew of central defenders and outside backs, not something that would normally excite Madridistas.But even a superstar-studded attack does not work without a solid, veteran back line.Welcome, then, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate. But Real Madrid President Florentino Perez did not forget about scoring goals.He also added Yan Diomande and Bernardo Silva to an attack featuring Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, along with Brahim Diaz, Endrick, Arda Guler and Rodrygo.Recent failures aside, Real Madr...