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The Daily Merengue is 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 Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, Ezek Ix and yours truly, Valyrian Steel. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ARDA? Arda…

Dani Carvajal reflected on Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Espanyol with satisfaction, praising the team’s defensive solidity and overall control of the match. “We’re happy. The team played a complete game,” Carvajal told Real Madrid TV after the final whistle. “We didn’t suffer much defensively. We knew Espanyol was a good team. We were organized…

Real Madrid 2 – 0 Espanyol (Militao, Mbappe). Here’s our quick reaction at the final whistle. Still to player: post-game quotes, player ratings, visual analysis, post-game podcast, and much more. Xabi Alonso put out a surprise line-up today, even for his unpredictable standards. Rotation was expected, as this is Real Madrid’s easiest game on paper…

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Espanyol in La Liga. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Asencio, Carreras, Tchouameni, Valverde, Mastantuono, Gonzalo, Vinicius, Mbappe. Espanyol predicted XI: Dmitrovic, Omar, Calero, Cabrera, Romero, Lozano, Urko, Dolan, Puado, Exposito. Gonzalo gets his first start of the season, with Arda Güler…

On Friday, Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso spoke to the media ahead of the La Liga fixture against Espanyol on Saturday afternoon. He was asked if Kylian Mbappé was the only “absolute starter” in his rotation policy, and the coach replied, “what do you mean by ‘absolute starter’? That he’ll always play as a starter?…

Real Madrid showed glimpses of their ceiling in the opening half hour against Marseille. Xabi Alonso’s side overwhelmed their opponent with intensity and positional control, pressing high and “flowing with the ball,” as Álvaro Benito noted on El Larguero (Cadena SER). While the tactical conversation is important, the headline story is Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian…

Real Madrid have published a medical report on defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, who suffered a hamstring injury during Tueday’s match against Olympique Marseille in the Champions League. After the tests carried out today on our player Trent Alexander-Arnold by Real Madrid’s Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury to the biceps femoris of…

Real Madrid 2-1 Marseille (Mbappé x2). Starting things off with a draw… This is the reaction to the opening European fixture. Still to come: Player ratings, interviews and the podcast. The league campaign was going well for Real Madrid despite some hiccups during the opening games, but now it was time for European football. French outfit Marseille would…

Real Madrid host Olympique Marseille in the first game of the 2025-26 Champions League season. Los Blancos have their hands full with this Group Stage, so taking care of business in home games against somewhat manageable opposition like Marseille will be needed. Still, Marseille will surely try to make things difficult for Xabi Alonso’s men,…

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