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

Part One: Granada Post-game with Kiyan Sobhani and Euan McTear

- Title race

- Granada’s poor display

- Their injuries

- Marvin’s performance

- His injury

- Why his selection was interesting

- Miguel Gutierrez’s performance

- Segunda or loan to a bigger team?

- Will Zidane call Miguel up on Sunday amid Castilla’s big game?

- Zidane clarifying Marcelo’s injury

- The performances of Fede Valverde and Luka Modric

- Casemiro’s passing

- Karim Benzema’s frustration with Vinicius

- Rui Silva horror show

- What happened in the second half?

- The team’s trip back home before heading to San Mames

- Thibaut Courtois

- And more.

Part Two (59:25): Mailbag with Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete

- How much influence to commentators and tv analysts have on fans?

- Leonardo Jardim as an option

- Why can’t Vinicius Jr play on the right?

- Why would Raphael Varane want to leave?

- Would signing Houssem Aouar make sense?

- How far will the Denver Nuggets go?

- Ranking all of the team’s right wing options, including the players on loan and Castilla

- How good is Brahim Diaz?

- French players without caps

- Who is the next Amyeric Laporte?

- Best La Liga signing this season

- And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM)

Euan McTear (@emctear)