On this bonus, Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid podcast, Sam Sharpe joined Gabe Lezra and Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:

- Gareth Bale's medical update

- Castilla's current strikers: Gomez, Campuzano, Cristo

- Luismi Quezada's new role as a left midfielder

- The real story behind this mini two-game 'turnaround' for Solari

- Standouts this season, and players for the future

- Alvaro Tejero

- OSCAR

- Odegaard's progress this season

- Sam's "Take your kid to work" theory

- Theorizing on Barcelona's implosion

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