Benzema has almost the same seasons in Real Madrid - he is a very stable and cool player. But against the background of Ronaldo, of course, he was in the shadows, but there was no blocking of potential, that's for sure.
I don't know when this happened the last time, but I saw information that three defeats in a row were already 10 years ago.
The biggest problem is in their defense. They have a crisis of central defenders, losing both their strongest CB (Savic & Gimenez). Also, 1 Right-Back (Sime Vrsaljko) is injured as well. Atletico Madrid is very unlucky this time.
Yes, they have problems with defense, but still they are not fatal enough to lose to Mallorca. I don't know how to explain this losing streak. By the way, their attack also does not meet expectations, at least from Greenzman most expected a much better game.