Barcelona have drawn up a list of targets to strengthen their defence and could sign a centre-back in January.
With Thomas Vermaelen out of favour and constantly plagued by injuries and Javier Mascherano approaching the end of his Camp Nou career, the Blaugrana are eager to reshape their defence over the next two transfer windows.Zinedine Zidane is facing his first crisis as Real Madrid coach. Defeat at Girona on Sunday sees Los Blancos fall eight points off the pace in La Liga and worse than the result itself was the nature of the performance.
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The champions have problems all over the pitch.Real have had their issues already in 2017-18, but those had come at home via back-to-back draws against Valencia and Levante, followed by defeat to Betis and a 1-1 tie with Tottenham.Two goals in quick succession from Cristhian Stuani and Portu turned this match on its head and Madrid were unable to respond. Last season this is a game Real would have won, probably with some inspiration from the bench via James Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata. Those two, however, are no longer at the club.