Real Madrid heads into the crucial return leg against Manchester United with all guns blazing. One strong area is the team's aerial threat and from the 15 goals the Spanish outfit has scored in the last eight games, five have been headers from dead-ball situations.
Real's newly acquired danger has been the team's Achilles' heel for the majority of the season until recently, but the tactic has helped the side achieve some decisive victories. Two headed goals by Raphael Varane killed off Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and another by Sergio Ramos handed Real victory in the 'El Clásico' in La Liga.
Madrid's equalising goal in the Champions League first leg against United was also a header- courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo. Then there was another goal of the same style against Rayo Vallecano by Ramos at the Santiago Bernabéu.
It seems 'Los Blancos' have stumbled across the perfect strategy to help the team through a recent spell of matches. This may well prove to be useful for the crunch tie at Old Trafford, when the team will need to draw on all its resources in order to turn the tie on its head.
However, Real still needs to improve its defending of set-pieces, as the team has conceded 14 goals from dead-ball situations so far this campaign, including the one scored by Danny Welbeck at the Bernabéu.
