Managing Madrid Podcast: Mega Chelsea Preview; Las Blancas Win; Loan-Tracker

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.

Part One: Chelsea preview with Kiyan Sobhani and Jose Perez

• Why tomorrow’s game is historic
• Chelsea’s defense
• Why both teams are similar
• Chelsea’s strengths
• How will Thomas Tuchel approach this game?
• How to defend Chelsea better than Manchester City did
• How to stop Chelsea in transition
• Chelsea’s weaknesses
• Will Vinicius have space vs Cesar Azpilicueta?
• What do Chelsea miss without Mateo Kovacic?
• How much will Real Madrid press?
• The physicality of Chelsea
• Options without Ferland Mendy
• Predicted lineups for both teams
• And more.

Part Two (39:20): Las Blancas with Om Arvind and Grant Little

• Good vibes!
• The state of the league table and race for UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification
• Thoughts on David Aznar’s big brain lineup
• What changed that allowed Real Madrid Femenino to start better than they did in the Copa de la Reina quarter-finals?
• Kosovare Asllani deciding to carry from minute one
• How much the tactics actually altered in this win
• Madrid CFF’s overreliance on offensive set-pieces
• Breaking down both Las Blancas goals
• Kenti Robles’ hilarious reaction to scoring
• Ex-Tacón player Osinache Ohale’s defending
• Why Marta Cardona was subbed off at the half
• Substitute Estela Fernández’s impact
• Real Madrid’s set-piece defending
• Assessment of Marta Corredera as a winger
• Kenti’s performance
• Olga Carmona’s complete skillset
• Just how high is Olga’s ceiling?
• Why Aznar might stick with the 4-2-3-1 going forward
• Quick tactical review of the 1st leg of the UWCL semi-finals: PSG-Barcelona; Bayern-Chelsea
• Thanking those above for Ata Football broadcasting Primera Iberdrola matches

Part Three (1:37:10): Loan-tracker with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse

• Dani Ceballos vs Everton
• His ‘Kroos syndrome’
• Martin Odegaard’s return
• Sergio Reguilon’s form
• Gareth Bale vs Southampton and Manchester City
• Could Karim Benzema and Harry Kane co-exist?
• Luka Jovic vs Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg
• Matt’s Jovic prediction
• The case for Borja Mayoral’s return to Real Madrid
• Reinier Jesus vs Union Berlin
• Takefusa Kubo vs Barcelona
• Brahim Diaz vs Sassuolo
• Jesus Vallejo eaten alive by Kike
• And more.

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Hosts this week:

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Grant Little (@grantlittle09)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)