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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Siddharth Ramsundar, Ryan O'Hanlon, Rajpal Brar, and Christian Paredes discuss:

Carlo Ancelotti's line-ups and decisions against Villarreal

Real Madrid's defensive structure, or lack thereof

Fede Valverde's performance at right-back

Marco Asensio's performance in midfield

Villarreal's defensive organization

Casemiro's performance, overall form, and place in Real Madrid's team

Carlo's subs

What does Rodrygo need to do to get to the next level?

Liverpool - Real Madrid memories

The future of football analytics

An explanation of the injuries to Ferland Mendy and Dani Carvajal

How much are Real Madrid's medical department to blame?

Madridismo

Real Madrid trivia

And more

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