UEFA Champions League

In this edition of tactical observations, we look ahead to the importance of Trent Alexander-Arnold, a sneak peak at Barcelona’s defensive line, and eight other items: 1. Huijsen, deep-lying quarterback First of all, a disclaimer: I’m not harsh on Dean Huijsen’s decision to foul Mikel Oyarzabal on Saturday night. Huijsen made a calculated decision to…

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. OBSTACLES OVERCOMERS I’d like to just…

Player Ratings: Real Sociedad 1 – 2 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois: 8. Only had to make three saves, but two of them on Mikel Oyarzabal were massive. Ensured Real Madrid survived the onslaught. Dani Carvajal: 7.5. Held his own defensively and played two incredible passes into Mbappe in the box: one for the disallowed goal,…

Real Madrid have published their squad list for Saturday’s away match against Real Sociedad in the return of La Liga after the FIFA break. REAL MADRID SQUAD:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Sergio Mestre.Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Trent, Asencio, Á. Carreras, Fran García and Huijsen.Midfielders: Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler and Ceballos.Forwards: Vini Jr., Mbappé, Rodrygo, Gonzalo, Brahim…

Real Madrid have published a medical report on defender Antonio Rüdiger, who will miss the next three months with a hamstring injury he picked up in training. After the tests carried out today on our player Toni Rüdiger by Real Madrid’s Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the anterior tibialis of…

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has addressed the media ahead of this weekend’s return to his former club, Real Sociedad, and he spoke about competition for places within his squad. “Fortunately, we have healthy competition within the team, with players pushing each other internally because there are teammates who are ready,” he explained, answering a…

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 first leg. Merle Frohms starts in goal. Shei is back as the starting RB. Lakrar and Méndez make the CB duo. Yasmim takes Holmgaard’s place at LB. It’s a…

The case involving former Real Madrid academy defender Raul Asencio has seen a development, with one of the two victims withdrawing her complaint against him. Asencio, 22, has been charged with distributing sexual content without consent and initially also faced an accusation of distributing child pornography. He is one of four former La Fábrica players…

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. XABI’S YARD-STICK FOR SUCCESS Since Xabi…

France concluded their international break with a gritty win over Iceland despite being a player down for the last 20 minutes. The win left Didier Deschamps’s side top of group D with six points from two games, three clear of Iceland. Deschamps made two changes from their 2-0 win over Ukraine, Theo Hernandez and Marcus…