We are in a pretty good position coming into this game.
A draw would be good and win even better.
Imagine us being 8 points behind them and coming to Bernabeu.
We are blessed to be in this position after losing Dembele and failing (again) on getting a midfielder.
Will be much easier to enjoy the game than it usually is and that's the mindset I will be having. Players though... I do hope they feel they have a point to prove after Supercopa defeat and not coming there for a draw.
Same here. Knowing we will be at least +8 (1 game extra) after the game in the worst case scenario is a good feeling. Not a tragedy if we lose, but we need to play well and go for it.
Even a loss wouldn't be the end of the world. We would still have a 5 point lead over Madrid going into January, which is something nobody could've ever imagined at the start of the season.
Madrid aren't our closest league competitors. Right now Atletico are. They have beaten us to the league before and don't have CL now to distract them.