Real Madrid and Leganés will play a friendly game behind closed doors at Valdebebas this Friday. Both teams want to keep improving their form and conditioning ahead of the official start to the 2025-26 season and these friendlies can help the coaches implement the tactics and systems they want to use during the year. This…

AUDIO: View Link VIDEO: On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse do a thorough tactical preview of Xabi Alonso’s upcoming debut season at Real Madrid: Formations On-ball build-up Pressing structure Personnel and starting XI Set pieces Trent Alexander-Arnold’s role Can Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr co-exist? Alvaro Carreras vs…

In the first part of this series, I wrote about the food, the city, and the overwhelming presence of the Santiago Bernabéu. But for those who work around Real Madrid daily, their real cathedral lies northeast of the capital—in the sprawling, sun-soaked fields of Valdebebas. Friday, March 28, 2025. I had made a small detour…

Carlo Ancelotti has done what no other Real Madrid manager ever has: he’s won everything — and more than anyone else. To celebrate the legacy of the club’s most successful manager of all time, we’re proud to unveil a brand-new, limited-edition t-shirt: “Carlo Ancelotti: The Record Man.” This exclusive design, created by Managing Madrid’s own…

Managing Madrid got a fresh new look, we hope you like it. We could be experiencing some technical difficulties over the next few days, bear with us during this process. More info on that here. Make sure you visit The Feed and join the discussion! In the meantime, this is your usual Daily Thread for…

Things will look a little different around here today. A few weeks ago we told you something new was coming to Managing Madrid and today it’s here. Things are cleaner, faster and easier to use. There are the same writers, coverage, comments, and community you’ve come to rely on, now with less clutter and clunkiness. …