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Managing Madrid Podcast: Three tactical patterns in Real Madrid’s La Liga and UCL run

Kiyan is joined by Mehedi to look at the data and what differentiated Ancelotti’s tactics between the two major competitions

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On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani and Mehedi Hassan discuss:

  • What is Expected Threat (xT)?
  • One perhaps unknown difference between Rodrygo Goes and Marco Asensio
  • Real Madrid’s defense, the difference between their structure in La Liga and Champions League
  • The difference in our xG differential trend-line in La Liga and the Champions League
  • Carlo Ancelotti’s quiet leadership
  • And more.

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Hosts this week:

Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

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