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

- What’s wrong with Chelsea?

- Waning of Sarri-swooning and motivation issues

- Mateo Kovacic coming off the bench against City, staggering statistics, and his overall mood + performance

- If the season ended today, does Real make Kovacic expendable?

- Martin Odegaard vs Groningen

- Theo Hernandez vs Valencia

- A wild game in Dortmund, and a review of Achraf’s performance vs Hoffenheim

- Borja Mayoral deja-vu

- Delightful Raul de Tomas stats

- Explaining xG

- Dybala swap?

- What does Real Madrid look like in five years?

- And more

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Hosts this week:

Matt Wiltse (@MattWitltse4)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)