Rashford Shines As Barca Continue To Lead The Way
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What makes Lamine Yamal a standout player for Barcelona?
What's in the water at La Masia? That's what I want to know.
He is absolutely remarkable. It's hard to fathom how you can do that stuff.
There's probably only one player I could compare him to right now in terms of being so young and so mature. Trent was on the bench. Dani Carvajal was on the bench. Carvajal was clearly angry. It's a difficult situation, that right back situation.
Hello and welcome to the Rest is Football La Liga edition with Alex Aljo and me, Gary Lineker. Before we get on to the football, Alex, how's your week been? I saw you do one of your interviews. Who was it the other day when you translated?
It was Zubemendi, Zubemendi.
Does he not speak English, Zubamendi?
He doesn't speak English. And of course you get people in the comments saying, surely he speaks English by now. But his English isn't great. And I think you can easily be misinterpreted, can't you?
Very much so.
Give him time. It's also his first season. It's unbelievable because he's just been absolutely brilliant for Arsenal. It's hard to believe it's his first season playing the Premier League.
Who are they talking about in Spain for the national team? Before we get on to the other stuff, because you mentioned Zubamendi. Rodri or Zubamendi? Rodri's been out. I mean, Rodri's his very best, but he's struggling a bit at the moment.
Yeah, and there was a line Rodri said, I think it was after the last international break, and he said, I've given the keys from the national team to Zubimendi.
How is Marcus Rashford performing ahead of the World Cup?
So he was almost saying, look, over to you now.
Yeah, it's nice to have a choice between Zubimendi and Rodri though, isn't it?
Yeah.
It's not a bad shot. I think Spain will probably go into the World Cup as favourites.
Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'd say the same. I'd say the same. They've got an outstanding squad, don't they? Quite scary, actually.
I would say along with France as well, probably. I would say in order, it probably goes Spain, France, England, Argentina.
Brazil don't get a look in.
I think Brazil will come next, but they haven't. I mean, they've got some really, really good players, Brazil, but yeah, it's not one of the great Brazil sides, but with Carlo, Carlo wins everything.
Don Carlo Ancelotti.
Yeah. I think those five. Germany, I'm not so sure at the moment. But anyway, we digress.
What happened in Real Madrid's match against Valencia?
We will be there. We will be there. And speaking of good goalkeepers, I want to tell you, I've got an exciting week because I'm going to Lisbon twice, actually. I'm going to Lisbon twice in one week. The goal scorer. Well, I'm going to interview the goal scorer. Trubin, man of the moment. So I'm flying out tomorrow to interview Trubin and then I'm going back to Lisbon at the end of the week for the Benfica Real Madrid first leg.
Have you interviewed Jose Mourinho before?
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I actually was an intern... At Real Madrid.
Oh, you were there during his period?
Yeah, when he was the manager 2012-13 season.
Really? How was he?
I loved Jose. Yeah, yeah. He's a strange guy. He's not your average guy.
He's definitely not your average guy because he is a special one.
Yeah, he's a special one. And what he used to do with us is he'd come down into the press room and he'd prep what he wanted us to ask him in the press conference for Real Madrid TV. So he'd give us a question and then he'd ask it in the press and he'd have an amazing line. He sort of acted like he was surprised and then he'd have an amazing one-liner.
Really?
Brilliant. Yeah, he was an intriguing man. Intriguing man.
Doesn't surprise me.
Why did Atletico Madrid struggle against Real Betis?
Right, which game should we start with, do you think, Alex?
Should we start with Barcelona?
Why not? Why not? Comfortable victory in the end. Let's see how they did it.
Well, it feels a long time since Barcelona began the defence of their title against Real Mallorca in August. Mallorca finished with nine men that day as Barca won 3-0. There's Rashford. blocked off, it might come to Robert Lewandowski, it does. A fraction of fortune as to how it arrived at the pole's feet, but once it got there, there was only one outcome. Balde. Cross in, Mascarell tried to get it away, it comes as far as Casado, he took a deflection and thumped the crossbar.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What makes Lamine Yamal a standout player for Barcelona?
0:00–1:27
2
How is Marcus Rashford performing ahead of the World Cup?
1:27–2:15
3
What happened in Real Madrid's match against Valencia?
2:15–3:33
4
Why did Atletico Madrid struggle against Real Betis?
3:33–5:44
5
What is the significance of La Masia in Barcelona's success?
5:44–7:16
6
How does the pressure on Diego Simeone affect Atletico Madrid?
7:16–9:08
7
What are the implications of the Copa del Rey results for La Liga teams?
9:08–10:54
8
What are the potential future challenges for La Liga compared to the Premier League?
10:54–34:47