Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 15, 2018 Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal with team mates during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - With nine wins out of 11 since Santiago Solari replaced sacked coach Julen Lopetegui, Real Madrid should be full of optimism yet there was evident apathy from supporters and local media as they flew out to Abu Dhabi to defend their Club World Cup title.
Only 55,000 supporters made it to the 81,000-capactiy Santiago Bernabeu stadium for Saturday's 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, despite it being a local derby and the club's final home game of the year.
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