UEFA Champions League

AUDIO: View Link VIDEO: On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Leah Revelle discuss: Xabi Alonso’s weird line-up vs Elche How Elche exploited Real Madrid Why Fran Garcia on the left wing? How dynamics changed after Gonzalo Garcia sub Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to the starting line-up And much more. Did you…

Florentino Pérez delivered one of the most forceful speeches of his 25-year presidency at Real Madrid’s Annual General Meeting today, launching a sweeping critique of Spanish refereeing, LaLiga’s governance, UEFA’s practices, club ownership protections, and the overall direction of Spanish football. From the Negreira case to the Bernabéu redevelopment, from squad legacy to institutional threats,…

Real Madrid visit Elche in the return of La Liga after the FIFA break. Trent Alexander-Arnold will be expected to start, while Xabi Alonso won’t be able to deploy Aurelien Tchouameni or Eder Militao. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras, Camavinga, Güler, Bellingham, Valverde, Vinicius, Mbappé. Elche predicted XI: Dituro; Núñez, Affengruber,…

On the eve of Elche’s clash with Real Madrid, head coach Eder Sarabia spoke to media in the pre-match press conference, insisting that his team is prepared to challenge the league leaders in what he called “a very special day” for the club. Sarabia made no attempt to hide the difficulty of the task —…

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso spoke to the media ahead of Real Madrid’s trip to Elche on Sunday. He was asked about the break and how it helped the players that stayed in Madrid, and his general assessment of the options at right-back, to which he said: “Trent used this break to train and get…

On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete discuss: Eder Militao’s injury Do Premier League fans underrate Jude Bellingham? English media, Thomas Tuchel, and Bellingham What is Jude and Tuchel’s relationship like? Tuchel’s outburst in Real Madrid’s press conference two years ago What if Arda Güler replaced Rodrygo Goes…

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d 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, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack. Training ahead of Elche 🚨 Antonio Rüdiger trained with the team today and…

Former Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane talked to AS and revealed that his disastrous performance against Manchester City in the 2020 UEFA Champions League could be explained by the fact that he had suffered a concussion just a few days ahead of the match. “In that match, I was playing with a concussion that I…

Former Real Madrid Fabrica director Abian Perdomo spoke in a lengthy interview with AS recently about multiple stories around La Fabrica and Castilla players. He was asked about loanees and players sold with a buy-back clause, to which he said: “One I really find incredible is Alex Jimenez, at Bournemouth. He has the potential to…

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d 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, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack. Tactical analysis Lack of awareness, urgency and synergy hinders Real Madrid during out-of-possession…