Managing Madrid Podcast: Los Galacticos Fall To Juventus, 2003

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind break down Real Madrid’s 3 - 1 loss to Juventus in Turin in the second leg of the 2003 Champions League semi-finals. Among the talking points:

• The context of Real Madrid’s Champions League semifinal appearance in 2003
• Juventus’s outstanding job at replacing the money they received for Zinedine Zidane (especially compared to the way Barcelona replaced Luis Figo)
• Real Madrid’s starting XI
• The lack of ball-playing CMs before the Modric - Kroos era
• Juventus’s starting XI
• Raul’s performance
• Peak Thuram and Zambrotta
• Was Guti overrated?
• Luis Figo’s performance
• Fernando Hierro’s performance
• Breaking down all of Juventus’s goals
• Real Madrid’s offense and lack of chances
• Iker Casillas vs Gianluigi Buffon
• Pavel Nedved’s offensive brilliance
• Lippi vs Del Bosque
• Sergio Ramos at age 34 vs Fernando Hierro at age 34
• Zidane and Figo’s defensive responsibilities
• Makélélé’s absence
• Which of these two teams would do better in the modern era?
• And more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Om Arvind