TRENT AND JULIAN ALVAREZ BACK TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE?
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What recent matches in La Liga are highlighted in this episode?
So far, so good under Arbeloa. There's definitely a strong connection there with the players, you can see it. What about the penalty though? What did you make of that?
It was an interesting one from Mbappe. I mean, I think it was done with all the best intentions. But for me on the sideline, I thought, oh, thanks for bringing that up again.
It's sort of like a tutorial, isn't it? Look, this is how it's done. This is what you could have done.
How is Kylian Mbappe performing in recent games?
Had you done this, then you would have lost the AFCON final.
So are these rumours strong in Spain?
Yeah, this season has not gone how he would have wanted it to go, let's put it that way.
Did you see the weather?
Oh, it was horrific. I think there's a goal that we need to talk about in this game. Harry's word on the group chat was filthy.
Filthy, yeah. I love it.
Hello and welcome to the Rest is Football La Liga with Alex Alger and me, Gary Lineker. Where have you been? You're always somewhere, Alex.
Always somewhere. Never at home. I'm home today.
What challenges has Trent Alexander-Arnold faced at Real Madrid?
Well, you're home today because I can see the dartboard. Exactly, exactly. No, I was in Milan for Inter-Arsenal.
Yeah, which is a good game.
That was on Tuesday night. Yeah, good game, good game. And then I was at that 3-2 win for Manchester United yesterday. I was at the Emirates. So that was, I was about to say good, not good for Arsenal, but it was a great game to watch. Some brilliant goals in that, but some brilliant goals in La Liga as well, which we're going to be talking about.
I think we should probably start with what was obviously the biggest game of the weekend. Two teams in the top four. Villarreal hosted Real Madrid, who've obviously changed coaches, got an interim till the end of the season. Well, little by little, poco a poco, they seem to be finding their feet under Albala. And let's have a look at how they beat Villarreal.
Will Real Madrid have been in deep water at times so far this season? Tonight, they face the yellow submarine, Villarreal, performing beyond expectations so far. It's hard at Gula.
What transfer rumors surround Julian Alvarez and Arsenal?
Valverde. Gula gets it back and is looking to just dance through a couple of challenges and is denied at the near post by Luis Junior. That was a superb slaloming run from the Turk.
Mbappe. This is Junior. Papke tried to clear, but not very far. And Kylian Mbappe scores again. Well, Papke, the hero of the Africa Cup of Nations final, couldn't get enough on that block. And Mbappe was there to tap in. Parejo for Moreno. And Villarreal's captain really should have hit the target there. This is Junior. From left to right, enter Kylian Mbappe to try and have a run at Alphonso Pedraza, who... Brings him down.
How is the fantasy football club 'The Players Lounge' structured?
It was just too good from Mbappe. Pedrata lunged in. A chance to score an 11th penalty of the season. Oh, that's how you parenka. With Brahim Diaz watching on. A cheeky second from Kylian Mbappe.
Well, Alex, there wasn't much going on in the first half, but that man Mbappé struck again.
Yeah, yeah, so good. He scored twice as well, didn't he, against Monaco's former club in the Champions League midweek, which was, I think, the start of a positive shift for Real Madrid. That was a massive win, 6-1, and the players that had been booed in the previous match really showed up. It was Vinny Junior, scored twice and assists, Fede Valverde, too, to assist. So I think they went into this game against Villarreal feeling good, and I think the mood had changed totally.
Yeah. Before we actually talk about that particular game, we talked about it, didn't we? Last week on the pod, Jude Bellingham, the fact that he, you know, they're starting to talk about his reputation going out too much and he kind of rubbished it and then did the little celebration drink.
Yeah. I quite like that because it sort of just shows, look, I'm not taking this too seriously. I'm hearing what you guys are saying about me, but it's not true. And I think he was asked about it post-match and he was like, look, I could get lawyers involved. I could, you know, I could kick off and say it's not true. I could just humor you a bit. I'm just saying, look, it's not true.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent matches in La Liga are highlighted in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
How is Kylian Mbappe performing in recent games?
0:20–0:55
3
What challenges has Trent Alexander-Arnold faced at Real Madrid?
0:55–1:58
4
What transfer rumors surround Julian Alvarez and Arsenal?
1:58–3:12
5
How is the fantasy football club 'The Players Lounge' structured?
3:12–7:08
6
What impact does weather have on football matches?
7:08–10:59
7
What are the implications of recent player performances for Real Madrid?
10:59–12:00
8
What are the latest updates on La Liga standings and key matches?
12:00–38:11
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