Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Gerardo Bruna Interview: Lowdown on Thiago Alcantara from ex-Spain teammate | Life as a Liverpool youth prospect dubbed 'new Lionel Messi'

06 Oct 2020

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Former Liverpool wonderkid Gerardo Bruna, once dubbed the 'new Lionel Messi', played alongside Thiago Alcantara as the pair came through the youth ranks in Spain. Playing for Real Madrid until he signed for Liverpool at the age of 16, Bruna is the same age as Thiago, who was at Barcelona at the time, and they appeared together in the Spanish team that won the U17 European Championships in 2008. Bruna gives Blood Red's Matt Addison the lowdown on Liverpool's new midfield maestro, signed from Bayern Munich this summer, and explains what it was like to move from Spain to Merseyside as a teenager, while dealing with the 'Messi' tag. Now at Derry City, Bruna has had an interesting career after leaving Liverpool, and he will be watching former teammate Thiago closely as the 29-year-old aims to make his mark at Anfield, and add to the Bundesliga league titles and Champions League trophies he picked up in Germany. Enjoy.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Gerardo Bruna Interview: Lowdown on Thiago Alcantara from ex-Spain teammate | Life as a Liverpool youth prospect dubbed 'new Lionel Messi'

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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