Real Madrid Finding Form?
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Goalkeepers' union will have a keen eye on what Shaka's got to say today. We're looking back on what happened between Real Madrid and Man City, both papers going with memorable and it absolutely was. They rose to the occasion against Man City and it had many questioning where this version of Real Madrid have been all season. That question was also put to Tibor Courtois. I think in the Champions League, there are many more teams that play an open game, where we excel because we find more space, we play better. It's up to us to say, well, we have to do the same in La Liga as we did today. And then it's also true that in La Liga, teams defend a bit deeper against us, and that's where we struggle. Trent Alexander-Arnold also said the team seemed to get more motivated for the Champions League.
He said, I think the size of the game, I don't want to say that the other games are less important, but when there's so many eyes on the game and so much hype, you need to perform as a player. We're going to welcome in Alex Kirkland, Jan Agafjartov's here with us as well. That wasn't the headline in the Manchester Evening News, was it? Memorable. It was definitely not. Well, memorable in a different way, we could say, because that was the case. I was listening to a little bit of Gareth Bale on a podcast, driving to work back and forward the last couple of days. although we kind of know this, he was talking to some ex-players and he did say, and one of the things he said was, look, he said, it just, things change when the Champions League comes along at Real Madrid, whether that's
right or wrong. And he said it's just, it elevates, it elevates the crowd, it elevates the players. And I thought that was some of the things he said was quite intriguing. He'd actually make a decent pun to actually, I think. But even that, even that elevation we always talk about with the Real Madrid, we've seen them enough this season And last season to say, no, it can't. It can't just be the Champions League to motivate you because they've been so bad in some games. But as I said in yesterday's show, yes, they were motivated. Yes, they were elevated. Yes, they played a lot better. A hell of a lot better. But it... It takes two to tango. And that elevation was somewhat, if not more than somewhat, helped by a shambolic City performance, particularly at the back and in the middle of the park.
I think that's the thing for me. And while both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thibaut Courtois are absolutely right in what they say, in terms of we've spoken over the years about Real Madrid and Champions League nights, and let's be honest, not many teams... I can only think of one team in world football who will come to the Bernabeu and try to play as ridiculous a high line and be as open at the back as Manchester City are. So to Couture's comparison, again, I don't think it's a good one on this instance. Manchester City played right into Real Madrid's strengths.
What were the main takeaways from Real Madrid's victory over Manchester City?
And to the point that there was no killing Mbappe made it all the more ridiculous. Because it was just so easy for Real Madrid. And the first goal kind of summed it up. One long ball over the top of O'Reilly. There is absolutely no cover. Acres of space for Valverde to run into. And that was how the entire game played out. At no point did Manchester City try to drop a little deeper, try to have some numbers to provide some kind of protection.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:48
2
What were the main takeaways from Real Madrid's victory over Manchester City?
3:48–7:00
3
How did Thibaut Courtois perform against Manchester City?
7:00–9:33
4
What were the implications of Antonín Kinsky's early substitution?
9:33–9:37
5
Why did Igor Tudor decide to substitute Kinsky after 17 minutes?
9:37–15:16
6
Who should Chelsea start in goal moving forward?
15:16–19:32
7
How did the panel react to goalkeeping errors in the Champions League?
19:32–20:17
8
What happened in the Europa and Conference League matches this week?
20:17–1:17:31
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