Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Day of Rest Champions League. As we enter…

On this Patron-only episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Negreira case updates! Jose Mourinho to Benfica! Diego Simeone — is it time for him to leave? What if Xabi Alonso and Hansi Flick weren’t Real Madrid managers? Fermin vs Nico Paz / Arda Güler And more. CLICK HERE…

Real Madrid face Eintracht Frankfurt in the third qualifying round of UEFA Women’s Champions League. This is how Pau Quesada lined up the team for the second leg. Fromhs starts in goal. Shei and Yasmim take the fullback position. Méndez and Lakrar are the CB duo. Toletti and Angeldahl make pivot duo. Sara Däbritz is…

Dean Huijsen has officially been handed a one-match suspension following his red card at Anoeta against Real Sociedad on Saturday. The dismissal, given by referee Gil Manzano, was contested by Real Madrid, who argued the punishment was excessive. However, the Competition Committee dismissed the appeal and confirmed the one-game ban. Madrid are not giving up…

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Marseille Thibaut Courtois: 8. Most of the action unfolded at the other end, but Courtois stayed sharp and came up with four crucial saves to preserve the win. Trent Alexander-Arnold: N/A. Forced off early with an injury and didn’t play enough minutes to be fairly rated. Éder Militão:…