This Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.

Part One (Loan-tracker with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse)

- Dani Ceballos’s performance vs Arsenal: positioning, passing, defense

- Rafa Benitez talking like a Managing Madrid Podcast host

- Achraf Hakimi’s performance vs Frankfurt: dribbling, stats, cut-backs

- Sergio Reguilon’s performance vs Espanyol ends in tears

- Julen Lopetegui sending a message to him

- Alvaro Odriozola still not playing

- Takefusa Kubo’s cameo off the bench vs Alaves

- Oscar Rodriguez vs Real Betis

- Borja Mayoral did something!

- Not the greatest weekend for Andriy Lunin and Luca Zidane

- Jesus Vallejo not in the squad against Valladolid

- And more

Part Two (Castilla Corner with Sam Sharpe, Kristofer McCormack, and Ruben Skjerping)

- 2-2 draw away to Rayo Majadahonda

- Miguel Baeza coming back into form

- What went wrong in the second half

- Diego Altube’s performance

- Javier Belman injury and Castilla’s goalkeeper situation

- Table and the teams above Castilla.

- Reinier Jesus and the million dollar question of whose place he’s taking in the team

- Castilla Stats dishes out some stats

- And more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Sam Sharpe (@CastillaStats)

Kristofer McCormack (@K_mc06)

Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)