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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. PHYSIOS Physios need to take the […]
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Player Ratings: Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois — 7Made four saves that kept Real Madrid within one goal of Barcelona. Without him, this could have gotten away. Raúl Asencio — 6.5Put in a strong defensive shift against Raphinha for long stretches, but struggled badly on the ball. Clearly uncomfortable under pressure from the right-back […]
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Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso spoke to the media after their 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the Supercopa final. He was asked about Kylian Mbappé’s fitness, to which he said: “He wasn’t ready to start with the intensity the match was going to have, and that’s why we decided against it. Kylian was supposed to […]
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Real Madrid suffered defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a 3-2 final scoreline on Sunday night. Raphinha scored twice for the Catalans, with Vinícius Júnior and Gonzalo García on the scoresheet either side of a Robert Lewandowski chip in injury time of the first half, to get […]
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Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (Vinícius Júnior & García). No trophy this time… Here is the immediate reaction to the final. Do not miss: Player ratings, spicy interviews and a live podcast with Kiyan. Atlético Madrid had been beaten, but Barcelona would be a whole different beast in the Spanish SuperCup final. Kylian Mbappé was back, but […]
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Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Barcelona in La Liga. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois; Fede Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Gonzalo and Vinicius. Barcelona starting XI (TBC): Joan García, Koundé, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Balde; Pedri, Eric García; Lamine Yamal, Fermín, Raphinha; Lewandowski. Mbappé will start […]
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Barcelona and Real Madrid meet in the Spanish Supercup Final and their recent form couldn’t be any more different. While Barça dominated Athletic Bilbao in their Semifinal, Los Blancos completed a very mediocre performance in the Derby against Atlético and ultimately scraping a win. Barça are the heavy favorites to conquer the Supercup but Real […]
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Real Madrid face Barcelona in the second Clásico of the season. Los Blancos drew first blood with a home win in La Liga, but the wheels fell off after that victory and Barça were able to not only cut their lead in the table but build a four-point cushion of their own. Now, Flick 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. Gameday!! El Clasico Part 2. Unlike […]
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The Spanish Super Cup, in its current form, dates back to 1982; however, the concept predates it by several decades. Spanish football experimented with similar competitions in the 1940s and early 1950s, most notably through the Copa de los Campeones de España and later the Copa Eva Duarte. Both followed the same basic idea of […]
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Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal spoke to the media ahead of the Clasico Supercopa final on Sunday. He was asked about what he would say to the fans who are not very confident of a win for Real Madrid, to which he said: “I would tell them to look back. I come from a very […]
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The Spanish Football Federation have appointed referee Munuera Montero as the man in charge of Sunday’s El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2026 Spanish Supercup Final. Real Madrid have a 16-2-2 record with him as the referee, while Barcelona’s record with him in charge is 18-4-6. Madridistas will remember him for showing […]
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On this Patron-only episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Enjoy the raw Churros, Campeones! Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn — Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve into La Liga’s hottest topics. We […]
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Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso spoke to the media ahead of the Supercopa final against Barcelona on Sunday. He was asked about how Vinicius Jr is feeling after the game on Thursday, to which he said: “Every player is different. Every moment, you have to have that intelligence. Vini is emotional. You have to know […]
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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. Valyrian’s slight lineup tweak to beat […]
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Real Madrid attacker Brahim Díaz struck gold once again in the AFCON, scoring his fifth goal of the tournament and leading Morocco past Cameroon to clinch his presence in the Semifinals of the continental tournament. Brahim scored Morocco’s opening goal and they never looked back, completely dominating Cameroon in the process. Morocco will face either […]
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Albacete defender Lorenzo Aguado said that his team’s match against Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey is a ‘special game’ for the Spanish defender. Aguado, who left Real Madrid to join Albacete in the summer, had been at the club since he was a kid, so it would be a big occasion to face […]
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On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete discuss: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Thanks for being a Member. We hope you enjoy the show! 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, […]
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In this episode of Madrid Mornings, Lucas shares his thoughts on Real Madrid’s victory over Atlético in the Spanish Supercup Semifinal. 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 […]
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Real Madrid survived the Madrid Derby against Atlético de Madrid in the Spanish Supercup Semifinal, and while Kylian Mbappé is set to rejoin the squad in Saudi Arabia and looks to be ready to feature in the Final, several other players might be forced to miss El Clásico against Barcelona. Defender Antonio Rüdiger was questionable […]
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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. Unconvincing but we’ve got another El […]
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On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Sam Sharpe, and Leah Revelle 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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Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso hit out at his Atlético Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone after a 2-1 win in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final in which Simeone clashed with Vinícius. Alonso said, “I try to be respectful to the players on the opposing team and I don’t usually address them. When I saw what he […]
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Real Madrid booked their place in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday against Barcelona by seeing off Atlético Madrid 2-1 in Jeddah on Thursday night courtesy of a rasping free-kick from Fede Valverde in only the second minute and a second-half counter-attacking goal from Rodrygo Goes. Alexander Sørloth pulled one back for the Rojiblancos […]
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