UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City (Rodrygo Goes). A heartier performance falls short… Here is the reaction to the defeat. Hang around for: Player ratings, interviews and a podcast. Seven players out injured. Six defenders. No Eduardo Camavinga. The gigantic Manchester City shaped hurdle facing Xabi Alonso looked like mission impossible, with even Kylian Mbappé sidelined (although listed on…

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Manchester City in the Champions League. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois. Valverde, Rüdiger, Asencio, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo; Vinicius and Gonzalo. Manchester City starting XI (TBC): Donnarumma; Nunes, Días, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Nico, Bernardo, Reijnders; Foden, Haaland and Doku. This is a crucial…

UEFA have appointed French referee Clement Turpin as the man in charge of Wednesday’s match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the Champions League. Per Realmadrid.comClément Turpin will referee the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, corresponding to the sixth round of the Champions League, which will be played at the Bernabéu (Wednesday, 9:00 pm CET). It will…

Real Madrid host Manchester City in what could be a season-defining match for Los Blancos, who desperately need to make yet another statement after hitting rock bottom with their home loss to Celta Vigo last Sunday. Mbappé is expected to miss the game and Rodrygo could replace him in the starting lineup. Real Madrid predicted…

Bernardo Silva spoke to the media at the Santiago Bernabéu ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League showdown between Real Madrid and Manchester City. On Mbappé’s Potential Absence: “It doesn’t change much” Silva downplayed the idea that Kylian Mbappé’s possible absence would significantly alter Manchester City’s preparation. “It doesn’t change much if Mbappé can’t play. In Mbappé’s…

These observations — where I look at Real Madrid’s history, its players on loan, Castilla, tactical tidbits, and other relevant thoughts — are now a regular thing. All previous editions can be found here. It’s Tuesday, which means tomorrow Real Madrid take on Manchester City tomorrow — a match that nominally would be a regular group stage…

Welcome to a new series on Managing Madrid: Highlight packages and player comps! As we delve into more and more video content, we’ll also be keeping it in mind to make player comps after games — both Real Madrid at the club level as well as its players on international duty. We’ll also do historical videos, as…

It has been a rocky few weeks for Real Madrid. After opening November with a 4-0 thrashing of Valencia, their sixth straight victory as well as their 13th in 14, Real Madrid would fall to a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool before drawing their next two matches at Rayo Vallecano and Elche. They managed to come…

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. We’re still making excuses. The only…

Speaking to Diario AS, Jorge Valdano defended Xabi Alonso while placing responsibility for Real Madrid’s latest setback on the squad. “I consider Xabi a competent coach; it’s the players who aren’t running, not the coach,” Valdano said. “The team needs to be more aggressive, and that’s the players’ responsibility. The coach has to maintain order,…