Its ridiculous how many runs each team gets with the ball through madrid's midfield these days.
The team is not compact, they have no gameplan whatsoever. They just go out there and play the "pass me the ball ahead in space on the counter and lets capitalize on the chaos" When that gets snuffed, everyone is all over the place and in no position to defend the counter-counter.
They also have Khedira who IMO is really limited tactically. Very gifted physically, but not a smart tactical player. They miss Alonso, even when he has declined and is limited himself.
Also, Illarra looks lost and certainly nowhere near as ready for the responsibility.