Managing Madrid Podcast: How the better team advanced to the semi-finals

On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Eduardo Alvarez, Matt Wiltse, and Mehedi Hassan discuss:

• Why Real Madrid’s victory over Manchester City was so heroic
• The cojones of the penalty takers
• Vinicius Jr’s Champions League track record
• What City could’ve done differently to win
• City’s lack of line-breaking
• Real Madrid: A team of superstars with no egos
• Antonio Rudiger’s mentality to bounce back from a mistake
• Revisiting the different junctures of the game
• Where would Martin Odegaard fit in the current squad?
• Xavi Hernandez’s anger management issues
• Quick pre-game Clasico thoughts
• How much of the Etihad performance was ‘part of the plan’?
• Dani Carvajal’s absence vs Bayern Munich in the 1st leg
• Ferland Mendy vs Antonio Camacho on defence
• And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball)

Eduardo Alvarez (@Alvarez)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)