Managing Madrid Podcast: El Clasico Post-game

Two parts to tonight’s Managing Madrid Podcast.

Part One

Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:

• Referees (just wanted to get this out of the way quickly)
• Gareth Bale’s defensive effort
• Real Madrid’s high-line exploited
• The dominoes of the Sergi Roberto red card, and Coutinho leaving the pitch at half-time
• Back-and-forth momentum shifts between the two teams
• Andres Iniesta send-off
• Historical clasico heat
• Ivan Rakitic’s performance
• Diego’s concern about Dembele next season
• Ernesto Valverde evaluation
• Sergio Ramos’s post-game quotes
• VAR concerns for next season

Part Two

Kiyan Sobhani answers Patron questions:

• Casemiro putting in one of his best performances of the season
• The top-five managers in world football
• Gareth Bale’s role in the team for the rest of the season
• Real Madrid’s style of play
• Marco Asensio’s no-looker, and gradual growth into the game
• And a ton more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Diego Lorijn (@ThisisDspot)