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Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger spoke to the media ahead of his team’s game against Manchester City in the Champions League. He was asked about the game, to which he said: “I’ve been in many matches like this. I won the Champions League with Real Madrid. You work for these matches, these moments. We’ve played […]
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Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa was asked about both Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham ahead of Tuesday’s match against Manchester City in the Champions League. Both players made the squad list today and traveled with the rest of the group to Manchester. “Bellingham wanted to come, he’s going to be part of the training session […]
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Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media ahead of Real Madrid’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on Tuesday. Kiyan Sobhani of Managing Madrid asked him about Fede Valverde’s role, and whether it may get sacrificed after Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe return, to whom he replied: “Fede can play anywhere. Wherever he […]
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Real Madrid’s recent reliance on academy players under Arbeloa has revived one of the club’s long-standing philosophical debates: what it really means to believe in youth. Few voices have articulated that idea more clearly than Jorge Valdano. In his El País editorials and his book, “The 11 Powers of a Leader”, the former Real Madrid […]
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The growing influence of the academy was discussed on Cadena SER’s Carrusel Deportivo radio program, where analyst Bruno Alemany argued the current squad context makes the youngsters particularly valuable. “In Arbeloa’s current moment with Real Madrid, the academy players fit perfectly. This Madrid no longer has Toni Kroos, Luka Modrić or Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappé and […]
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Real Madrid’s heavy win over Manchester City at the Bernabeu did not come without preparation. According to reporting from David Álvarez of El País, Arbeloa had quietly spent days preparing a tactical surprise designed to exploit Pep Guardiola’s aggressive pressing. Before the match, Arbeloa admitted he expected Guardiola to introduce something unexpected. “He always has […]
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Former Real Madrid academy midfielder Marc Cucalon spoke to Diario AS about Castilla prospect Manuel Angel, highlighting the midfielder’s rare technical ability and unusual ambidexterity. At Valdebebas, Cucalon said what stood out most was the intensity Manuel Angel combines with his talent. “I don’t see any limits to his potential. He gives his all for […]
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Real Madrid have published their squad list for Tuesday’s match against Manchester City in the return leg of the Champions League’s Round of 16. REAL MADRID SQUAD LIST:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin, and Fran González.Defenders: Carvajal, Alaba, Trent, Carreras, Fran García, Rüdiger, Huijsen, Diego Aguado, and Mario Rivas.Midfielders: Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler, Cestero, Manuel Ángel, Palacios, and […]
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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. Back in Practice!! Could he feature? […]
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On the most recent podcast, the Real Madrid vs Elche post-game show for Managing Madrid Members, Kiyan Sobhani, Mehedi Hassan, and Sam Sharpe broke down Real Madrid’s fun win, and spent a good chunk of time discussing the youth team players. It was a big day for Castilla, who, not only won 4-0 without several key players […]
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In the buildup to the Real Madrid vs. Manchester City game, there was a minority that thought Alvaro Arbeloa’s side would gain an edge over Pep Guardiola’s team in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. In fact, the majority had the right to believe that the current Real […]
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As the hundreds of millions of Madridistas across the world celebrated their momentous 3-0 demolition of Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, a famous picture began to make the rounds of Football Twitter. It depicted Madrid’s summer 2018 transfer window, with three signings – Álvaro Odriozola, Sergio […]
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Manchester City midfielder Rodri remains confident his team can overturn the deficit against Real Madrid when the two sides meet in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie. Speaking on Cadena SER’s Carrusel Deportivo, the Spanish international acknowledged City’s shortcomings in the first leg but insisted the team still believes a […]
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Real Madrid returned to work at Valdebebas on Sunday as preparations began for Tuesday’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The session follows Madrid’s win over Elche and served as the first step in the team’s build-up to the decisive European fixture. The players initially completed individualized […]
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UEFA have appointed French referee Clement Turpin as the man in charge of Tuesday’s match between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Per Realmadrid.comClément Turpin will referee the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, which will take place at the Etihad Stadium (Tuesday, 9:00 pm CEST; […]
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In this episode of Madrid Mornings, Lucas shares his thoughts on Real Madrid’s win against Elche. CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Join our Real Madrid Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/rTD2PmE26f Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid […]
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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. Word From MMers: Dear MM, Rapid Reactions. Ok […]
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Player ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 1 Elche Thibaut Courtois: 8Made an unbelievable point-blank save late on. Not at fault for the goal conceded. Dani Carvajal: 7A solid performance. Didn’t offer much going forward, but brought reliability and balance to the flank. Antonio Rüdiger: 8Another professional shift, this time crowned with the opening goal — […]
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On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Mehedi Hassan, and Sam Sharpe discuss: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Thanks for being a Member. We hope you enjoy the show! The site is run by a small team that works tirelessly around the clock to make it into what it is today. Your […]
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Speaking after a convincing 4-1 win over Elche, Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa praised his youngsters as he said, “I think I can die happy after a night like tonight. For someone who came through the youth ranks and made it to the first team after spending many years in the academy… look, I was […]
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Real Madrid wrapped up a thumping 4-1 win over Elche in La Liga at the Bernabéu on Saturday night as defenders Antonio Rüdiger and Dean Huijsen got in the act alongside a powerful hit from Fede Valverde and a breathtaking long-range strike from Arda Güler, with only a Manuel Ángel own goal tarnishing the scoreline. […]
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Real Madrid 4-1 Elche (Rüdiger, Valverde, Huijsen & Güler). An easy win… This is my immediate reaction. Get more: Player ratings, interview snippets and a podcast. It was back to the routine league fixtures after the high’s of the midweek trouncing of Manchester City – and Elche would be looking to bring Real Madrid right back down to […]
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Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Elche in LaLiga. STARTING LINEUPS Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Huijsen, Fran García, Thiago, Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Brahim, Vinicius. Elche starting XI (TBC): Dituro, Affenbruger, Chust, Petrot, Sangare, Valera, Febas, Aguado, Neto, Silva, Mir. Thiago Pitarch earns another opportunity to start, […]
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Real Madrid have published their squad list for the upcoming match against Elche in La Liga. REAL MADRID SQUAD LIST:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin, and Sergio Mestre.Defenders: Carvajal, Trent, Fran García, Rüdiger, Huijsen, and Diego Aguado.Midfielders: Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler, Manuel Ángel, Palacios, and Thiago.Forwards: Vini Jr., Gonzalo, Brahim, and Yáñez. Asencio is missing this game, […]
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Real Madrid host Elche in what should be a manageable home game for Los Blancos. Eder Sarabia’s team has been struggling all season long and they’re fighting to avoid relegation, while Arbeloa’s players got a confidence boost after their impressive 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of […]
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