This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts:

Part One (Post-game show with Matt Wiltse and Om Arvind)

• Tactical set-up for Espanyol
• Physical impact on Isco and Hazard
• Wu-Lei’s defensive contributions
• How to beat an organized defensive block
• Fede Valverde’s positioning and implied tactical instructions from Zidane
• Instructions from Zidane during cooling break?
• Play-by-play of the goal and Benzema’s “taconazo”
• Lack of ground diagonal passes into half-space
• Madrid’s control in the 2nd half
• Vinicius JR + Rodrygo Goes substitutions
• Why didn’t Zidane use all his substitutions?
• Vinicius over Hazard?
• Evaluating Real Madrid’s stand-outs
• Surprise RM player with the most shots
• Discussion on use of xG
• Guti retweets
• Zidane’s Benzema quotes
• Love for RDT

Part Two — 58:36 — (Castilla Corner stats pod with Sam Sharpe, Kristofer McCormack, Ruben Skjerping)

• Top goal-scorers
• Appearance makers
• Yellow cards
• Red cards
• Youngest player
• Oldest player
• Last player to score a hat-trick
• 1980 Copa final squad
• And more

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