A new coach, and the small matter of 120 million euros spent on players, have transformed Real Madrid into the team everyone wants to watch.

A 5-0 win away to Villarreal got Real fans tingling with excitement and Bernd Schuster, the German brought in to replace Fabio Capello, seemed to enjoy the performance as much as any Real fan.

Theres no need to hold back the euphoria. Its not too often you win like this in a year, a delighted Schuster said after the game, which followed a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on the opening day.

Central to both victories has been the performance of Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder who has now scored three times and set up another for Raul. His desire to move the ball quickly with long and short passes, and lethal shooting from distance has been as important as his tracking back and tackling.

Sneijders understanding with Guti combined with Robinhos ticket to roam proved too much for both Atletico and Villarreal, as they raced forward with swift counter-attacks.

Schuster has still to field his most expensive signing, winger Arjen Robben, who joined from Chelsea for 36 million euros.

Could this side sweep all before them at home and in Europe? La Liga Loca advises waiting to see if this was a freak result or the shape of things to come but most other commentators have been quite happy to join in with Schuster’s euphoria.

Certainly it’s still early days, and their defence still has to find their feet, but they look like they are going to take some stopping.

Mark Elkington, Madrid