Real Madrid's Benfica Revenge?
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Welcome in to the latest edition of ESPN FC. I'm Dan Thomas, joined in the studio today by Craig Birdie. Lots going on today. Later on in the show, I'll be reacting to those controversial quotes from Richard Pochettino, but we'll kick things off by reflecting on the Champions League playoff draw that was made today. There it is. In all of its glory, Galatasaray, Juventus, Monaco, PSG, Dortmund, Atalanta, Carabao, Newcastle, Olympiacos by Leverkusen, Borough Glint take on Inter and it's Club Brugge against Atletico Madrid. The first leg of those ties will be on the 17th and 18th. Also, of course, that draw has thrown up, Benfica against Real Madrid. A rematch of what we saw took place, obviously, just 48 hours ago.
Such a dramatic win for Benfica.
What were the highlights of the UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase draw?
That goalkeeper goal, of course, seeing them through 4-2. after the game interesting stuff from real madrid players the big boys speaking bellingham benfica had more fighting spirit we had so much talent and players that can produce magic out of nothing but if you don't do the basics you'll be punished killing in fat bay as well speaking out he of course got a brace it's not about tactics it's not about us lacking quality it's about playing with more desire to win than your opponents. It was a disgrace. Benfica could have been 5-1 up by half time and nobody would have been surprised. They were so much better than us. We can't keep doing this day on day off thing. It's not what champions do. For more on this, let's welcome in, shall we?
In Spain, Alex Kirkland is with us. Nadia Manua joins us as well. Craig, Stevie, very vocal about it yesterday, saying as a professional, the worst thing you can do is come out and admit that the team weren't trying. Yet we've got our below on the other side going, blame everything on me. Where are we in this Real Madrid world? It just seems everyone is just talking.
It's just hot air. They're not admitting the team isn't trying. They are... They're insinuating. And they're obviously... And I would imagine Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe are not including themselves in that. Yes. certainly not Kelly and Mbappe, but I would suppose Jude Bellingham is throwing the mud at other players. So if you're in the dressing room, you're saying, well, is that me he's talking about? I mean, maybe, you know, there's no doubt some of them had a bad game. Yeah. But generally, if you come out and talk about attitude and desire, you're generally not talking about yourself.
How did Real Madrid perform against Benfica recently?
So you are throwing all that dirt at your teammates. And it just... And I think that's the kind of chat that you do have in the dressing room. And it happens all the time. I mean, you go into halftime in a game that's going, and neither will tell you, you go in in any game and it's not going well. You'll have that chat. Maybe it'll be about tactics. Maybe it'll be about some mistakes or set pieces. But if it's a continuation of a story, there will be a frank, or there should be a frank discussion in the dressing room amongst the players and the staff about attitude. about who's not doing it about who needs to pull the finger out about who may be hiding a little bit under the pressure and not wanting the ball because that happens you know some players can make it difficult for you this sounds strange you know but some players can make it difficult for you to find them with a pass if they're having a hard time we call it hiding in the game and it goes on and it happens i've seen it particularly when big crowds turned on players
And what we have here is a culmination of a lot of things at Real Madrid that can be dispelled somewhat at the weekend when they play, I think it's Raya Vallecano, in the early kick-off on Sunday. But certainly off the back of the chat with Xabi Alonso, off the back with the supposed dressing room unrest with Xabi Alonso, we kind of at least thought that part of it was gone. The fact that he was the blame game So we kind of thought, well, that part's gone.
What do Real Madrid players say about their team's fighting spirit?
Now we can get on with just the football and the togetherness and the rolling the sleeves up.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–0:47
2
What were the highlights of the UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase draw?
0:47–2:22
3
How did Real Madrid perform against Benfica recently?
2:22–3:51
4
What do Real Madrid players say about their team's fighting spirit?
3:51–8:53
5
What criticism did Mauricio Pochettino face regarding USMNT ticket prices?
8:53–14:32
6
How does the media perceive the current situation at Real Madrid?
14:32–16:39
7
What are the implications of dressing room dynamics in football teams?
16:39–58:14
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