My 30 favourite stylistically-breathtaking Real Madrid players that I have ever watched, in order:

Podcast at the final whistle. Key talking points: changes in the 2nd half (especially on Vini / Rodrygo / KM), Jude's positioning, Tchouameni - Asencio partnership, referee. Spotify: Apple: YouTube:

Asencio even hit em with the Sergio Ramos 'get up' 😭😭

Rodrygo vs Lino has been the best source of offense so far. He's been great.

Atletico in their comfort zone right now. Defending in banks of 5 and 4, with 3-4 Atleti players always on the strong side staying compact and narrow following the ball carrier. They've barely had to deal with any entries into the penalty area. Ironic that the 3 left wingers have barely had a touch on the left at all. The wing has been given to Fran Garcia. Vini and Mbappe central. Vini's had the least amount of touches of any outfield player on the field, and they've been poor. The team looked mentally-spent after the penalty. Immediately followed it with poor pressing sequences and poor tracking. Took Atletico 1-3 passes to break through behind Vazquez who is now pushing up. Not a penalty. Hard to focus on the football. There are two things true right now: Real Madrid have been bad, officiating has been bad.

joke. Hard to even focus on the football

RT @KiyanSo: THIS is the incident you guys are so pressed about? Jesus. You wouldn't last a second playing a sport if you left your house.…

Podcast exclusively for Members with @LucasNavarreteM: On Gonzalo Garcia, Endrick, what's going on with Jesus Vallejo, Ancelotti vs Flick, and much more. Access:

Kids growing up watching Real Madrid in 2025 are going to be traumatized by this list of defenders. In 2040 they’ll be telling the next generation “you guys don’t know how good we have it now. I was around long enough to remember we went into the most pivotal stretch of the season with a starting back 4 of Vazquez, Asencio, Tchouameni, Mendy, and virtually no subs”

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It's going to take a perfect defensive setup to prevent this Barca team from scoring buckets. Best attack they've had since Messi left.

RT @KiyanSo: Anyone mad at Vinicius for that video of him asking for the ball hasn't played a sport in their life

Marcelo: We won't see anyone like him again. He was a cheat code. Probably the player I miss the most after CR (part of it because my eyes bleed everyday with our current wing-back situation). Love this quote from Valdano: “Marcelo brings the ball out with outstanding naturalness and ease. He goes through the middle of the pitch as if it was his own home and, when he gets to the top of the pitch, he has the solutions a forward has. We’re used to full-backs like Gordillo or Roberto Carlos who plough the wing; Marcelo goes by planting flowers.”

THIS is the incident you guys are so pressed about? Jesus. You wouldn't last a second playing a sport if you left your house.

Podcast at the final whistle with @leahrevelle: On Gonzalo Garcia, Ancelotti's XI, Rodrygo on the left, Jacobo Ramon, the out-of-control Vinicius hate-campaign, and much more. Spotify: Apple: YouTube:

Fucking awesome. So happy for this kid. Was thinking all game how much we could've used a target 9 in so many situations here.

GONZALO GARCIA GOD BLESS YOU MAN

Rodrygo, Brahim, Modric -- very good. Rodrygo and Brahim making good runs, neat touches to escape pressure. Modric composure on the ball gave team some calm and verticality after poor start facing Leganes's press. Arda mixed bag. Jacobo having a brutal game.

Something about Endrick. Unpolished, a bit clumsy, but has a knack for popping up and being in the right place.