On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Euan McTear discuss:

- How much this game meant to Atleti fans

- Atleti’s squad value

- The differences between the two sides in match fitness

- Real Madrid’s good spells in this game getting overlooked

- Lopetegui’s men just checking out in extra time

- The margin of error and how it can twist and turn the narrative

- Legitimate goal-scoring concerns for Real Madrid

- Florentino and Lopetegui’s reaction to this match

- Keylor Navas’s performance

- Blatant defensive mistakes

- Grading Lopetegui’s substitutions

- Issues that will linger into the season vs issues that should dissipate

- Casemiro’s presence and performance

- And more

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Hosts this week:

Euan McTear (@EmcTear)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)