Chapter 1: How did Kylian Mbappe save Real Madrid in their recent match?
Vinny Junior was being jeered before he went and scored that golazo. Oh, that's brilliant from Vinicius Junior. Jude Bellingham picked up that injury. Yes. He was visibly distraught, in tears coming off, and he was booed, which is just awful, isn't it? I think there are deep-rooted issues.
I can't quite work out how it looks like the keeper's going to get it and suddenly he's out and he's got it round him.
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Chapter 2: What challenges is Jude Bellingham facing at Real Madrid?
Hello and welcome to the Rest is Football La Liga episode with Alex Aljo and me, Gary Lineker. Well, it's as you were really at the top of La Liga with both Barcelona and Real Madrid getting three points apiece. A little bit trickier for Real Madrid, but they managed it in the end. We'll come to those very shortly. But firstly, Alex, how are you?
Yep. All good. Thank you. I've seen two great games at the weekend. I was at Chelsea West Ham, not working, just watching and enjoyed that one. And then I was at the Spurs City game yesterday.
And you interviewed Rodri, which we can see. I'm trying to find a Spanish angle on that.
Exactly. I interviewed a rather cross Rodri.
I spoke to you just before we started recording and said, did you see Rodri having a real whine about the goal? It's a little bit... Oh, nobody likes us anymore. Which is unlike Rodri. It is. I mean, I get they've given away a two goal lead and he's a bit upset. You know, it might well have been a foul, but it wasn't clear and obvious how.
I could tell before we started the interview, he looked fuming, fuming. He wasn't speaking. And normally you have a lot of chat before you start the interview. He was just going like...
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Chapter 3: How does Barcelona maintain their lead in La Liga?
shaking his head, just like furious.
So I just said my- He'd obviously just seen the images.
Yeah, when he went back into, yeah, exactly. Because he said that in the interview, he said, you know, you don't see it when you're on the pitch, but you go back in. So my first question was something like, wow, Roger, I can see you're really frustrated. It's like, you know, tell me. And he spoke for like, his first answer was about two minutes.
I think he's struggling a bit as well to get his full fitness. And hopefully by the end of the season, it'll be important, very important for Spain that he's fit. I know they've got someone like Zubi Mendy that can play in that position as well. But I think Rodri adds anything. A fit and kind of informed Rodri adds a lot to any side.
Which is not what we saw yesterday.
Not yet. He could have been sent off for the second time because he could have been sent off in midweek as well.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Atletico Madrid's recent performance?
What about you?
I went to watch QPR versus Coventry. Ah, okay. Friends on Saturday, had a nice pub lunch before we went to the game. It was very civilized, a lot of fun. That was good. And overall, watched a lot of football, as always, most weekends. Been some great games, including a very exciting game in La Liga with Real Madrid. Just, what was it? The 98th minute?
100th, I think.
The 100th minute, which is quite something. Penalty decision. Mbappe popped it away. Let's see how they managed to retain their position in the table.
Real Madrid were involved in a Champions League classic against Benfica on Wednesday. Tonight, it's back to the league and struggling Real Vallecano. Real stride forward. Vinicius Junior. Oh, that's brilliant from Vinicius Junior.
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Chapter 5: What is the atmosphere like at the Bernabeu for Real Madrid fans?
He was running out of road but found just enough space to curl one into the top corner. Oh, Jorge de Frutos has squeezed one in. Vallecano level and de Frutos has a ninth of the season.
it's a slightly heavy touch from him and it meant that he barreled into a challenge on Dani Ceballos and Rayo Vallecano are down to ten Mbappe has worked it around the corner for Brahim Diaz it's a little bit scrappy in there referee points to the penalty spot I think the challenge is Nobel Mendy on Brahim Diaz And once again, Kylian Mbappe will have the chance from the penalty spot.
The parenka last week, what will he choose today? The right option and the right result for Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe wins it right at the death. Real just looking to tick down the clock, that's not too smart from Chavarria. It's a shove on Rodrigo and a second yellow card and Real Vallecano are going to finish with nine.
It is six straight league wins for Real, supplied by the most familiar source.
Well, they left it late, Alex, your team.
Yes, yes, they did leave it late. And I think the atmosphere at the Bernabeu was not great again. Apparently not as bad as the Levante game, but a lot of boos, a lot of whistles. Vinny Jr. was being jeered before he went and scored that golaso.
And I thought he reacted well, actually, because after he scored that brilliant goal, the opener, he was sort of kissing the badge, trying to get the fans on his side. Which, you know, he'd been booed earlier in the game. So I think it was good that he did that.
But an underwhelming performance from Real Madrid yet again, obviously off the back of that game midweek, that defeat to Benfica, which cost them a top eight place now in the playoffs. Playing Benfica again, of course, in the playoffs. But no, it hasn't been a great week for Real Madrid. It's not looking good. I think there are a lot of issues, a lot of issues at the club right now.
What is their critique of him? What are they unsatisfied with? Is it his work ethic?
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Chapter 6: How do Gary and Alex compare the squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid?
and Kylian Mbappe, for not working hard enough, for not running. Vinny Jr. hadn't scored in La Liga since October. So I don't think that goes down too well with the Real Madrid fan base. You know, they want him scoring... Week in, week out. But I think they've always had a bit of a... Actually, that's not true. I think at the beginning they did not. All the Madridistas adored Vinny Jr.
Yeah, exactly.
It's something that we've seen recently. And I think it's hard to get the Madridistas back on your side once they've turned against you.
It's not something you really see happen over here. There might be a bit of grumbling if a player wants to leave, like we saw with Trent. And there might be a few boos at the end of the game. And I've witnessed it myself. I witnessed it with Mark Hughes when I played for Barcelona and went there. Mark was very young. He was only 21 when we went. And it was probably a bit early for him.
I was 25 and I got a couple of early goals in my first game and Mark struggled. And also Mark's game was about backing in. And every time he did that in those days, the referees gave a free kick against him. And they turned on Sparky in a similar way. Sparky as he was then.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
I know, I know. You know, you weren't born then, you see.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Dad spoke about him a lot and he always called him Sparky. Your granddad. My granddad.
and it was really really hard for him because no player no player doesn't want to be successful and want to do well so I mean I well although I did get booed on my first ever appearance for Everton um Why were you booed? By some people in the crowd when they read the team show, yeah, at first home game.
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Chapter 7: What are the fans' sentiments towards Diego Simeone's management?
It was before I kicked a ball.
I'll tell you what was really harsh and actually really just like horrible to listen to was when Jude Bellingham picked up that injury, which we hope isn't overly serious. He was seen just before the game started, sort of holding onto his left hamstring. And then it was that...
that he then injured during the game and he was visibly distraught in tears coming off and he was booed by some of the fan base, which is just awful, isn't it? You know, a player like Drew Bennett, he's down injured and then he's getting booed. But I think that sums up the situation at the Bernabeu right now because it doesn't get much worse than that.
No, when the crowd's against you, it makes life difficult. You can see that in the performances. They look like they're playing a little bit under pressure. Having said that, we go back, you mentioned the golazo.
Golazo.
I mean, it really was an absolute beauty, wasn't it?
I love the sound when it went in. It was so good.
There is no better sound.
No, no.
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Chapter 8: How does the current La Liga season impact the Champions League outlook?
He didn't play well. But he scored the important pen. And yet three points and now one point in it once again. Yeah. But I think the next few games are going to be not decisive. Champions League, yes, decisive. Not in the league, but I think it's just, yeah, a really important time. What did M. Arbeloa say after the game?
I was never a fan of Lord of the Rings, so I didn't actually know what it meant, so I had to look it up.
Harry's alongside me. He's an absolute fan of the Lord of the Rings.
I've never seen it, which is crazy. But he said I'm not Gandalf the White. Harry, is he a wizard?
Gandalf the White? He's a wizard. He's a wizard. Yeah.
He's the wizard. The wizard.
He's the wizard.
The wizard. So I think that's... Thanks, Harry. I think that's Arbaloa basically saying, look, I can't... I've got no magic wand, basically. There we go. I've got no magic wand. I can't change things here overnight because I think there are deep-rooted issues and they might need to offload a few players in the summer and maybe start again.
And I think a lot of players sort of look like they're not playing in their best positions and...
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