These are the zones where you stop City

New Churros y Tácticas Podcast Podcast: Diego Lorijn and I discuss the performance of Mbappe vs Barca, Real Madrid's momentum for the 2nd leg, Vinicius's UCL aura, and a ton more:

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Should Vinicius have been subbed off earlier against Manchester City? Here’s @kiyanso’s take on the Managing Madrid podcast.

Managing Madrid Podcast: Matt and I reflect on the individual performances from the 1st leg, City's record at the Etihad against big teams, Alphonso Davies's form this season and Ferland Mendy's stature in the squad, and more, including Jude's form

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Glass half full outlook on this is that they actually did lock things up defensively. Limiting City to an xG of .6 is pretty solid. All 3 goals were freakish and individually brilliant, but could also have been prevented.

1st one: Better wall / positioning from Lunin
2nd / 3rd…

New Churros y Tácticas Podcast Podcast: Diego Lorijn and I discuss the engrained racism in Spain, why Real Madrid can win at the Etihad, and reflections from PSG - Barca:

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These are the zones where you stop City

Think it was worrying that Real Madrid basically admitted last night that it's impossible to sustain being aggressive against City for 90 minutes, even after 9 days rest, due to fatigue. That the 'moment we stopped, they scored'. When Real pressed, they dominated, so there needs…

There is nothing more dramatic than 2 goals in 5 minutes. The momentum swing is always so entertaining

That was the most Dembele goal ever

Glass half full outlook on this is that they actually did lock things up defensively. Limiting City to an xG of .6 is pretty solid. All 3 goals were freakish and individually brilliant, but could also have been prevented.

1st one: Better wall / positioning from Lunin
2nd / 3rd…

The roof is closed because they don't want Kroos to levitate outside the stadium the guy is floating. All-timer.

Think it was worrying that Real Madrid basically admitted last night that it's impossible to sustain being aggressive against City for 90 minutes, even after 9 days rest, due to fatigue. That the 'moment we stopped, they scored'. When Real pressed, they dominated, so there needs…

Managing Madrid Podcast: Siddharth and I discuss how Real Madrid can maximize Manchester City's weakpoints in the 2nd leg, the different phases of play in the 1st at the Bernabeu, why Real Madrid didn't press as much in the 2nd half, much more:

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The roof is closed because they don't want Kroos to levitate outside the stadium the guy is floating. All-timer.

I'm glad Real Madrid chose to be aggressive and force City into chaos rather than comfort for large chunks of the half. There probably was another gear to go to but everyone is working hard to make the press work while trying to cut off passing lanes when they go into the…

That Bellingham press. Beautiful

my vocal cords are gone already and we just fucking started

VINGA YOU BEAUTY

I am reaching for my defibrillator earlier than expected this is a basketball game