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DISCUSSION: Arbeloa’s Trust In The Youth Team Players

On the most recent podcast, the Real Madrid vs Elche post-game show for Managing Madrid Members, Kiyan Sobhani, Mehedi Hassan, and Sam Sharpe broke down Real Madrid’s fun win, and spent a good chunk of time discussing the youth team players. It was a big day for Castilla, who, not only won 4-0 without several key players […]

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Dissecting Federico Valverde’s Stellar Performance Against Manchester City

In the buildup to the Real Madrid vs. Manchester City game, there was a minority that thought Alvaro Arbeloa’s side would gain an edge over Pep Guardiola’s team in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. In fact, the majority had the right to believe that the current Real […]

Why Florentino Perez Is The Best President In The World

As the hundreds of millions of Madridistas across the world celebrated their momentous 3-0 demolition of Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, a famous picture began to make the rounds of Football Twitter. It depicted Madrid’s summer 2018 transfer window, with three signings – Álvaro Odriozola, Sergio […]

Rodri: “Absolutely We Can Turn the Tie Around Against Real Madrid”

Manchester City midfielder Rodri remains confident his team can overturn the deficit against Real Madrid when the two sides meet in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie. Speaking on Cadena SER’s Carrusel Deportivo, the Spanish international acknowledged City’s shortcomings in the first leg but insisted the team still believes a […]

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Real Madrid Begin Preparations for Manchester City Clash as Mbappé Trains with Squad

Real Madrid returned to work at Valdebebas on Sunday as preparations began for Tuesday’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The session follows Madrid’s win over Elche and served as the first step in the team’s build-up to the decisive European fixture. The players initially completed individualized […]

Referee named for Champions League match between Manchester City and Real Madrid

UEFA have appointed French referee Clement Turpin as the man in charge of Tuesday’s match between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Per Realmadrid.comClément Turpin will referee the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, which will take place at the Etihad Stadium (Tuesday, 9:00 pm CEST; […]

Managing Madrid Podcast | Madrid Mornings: Finally an easy W (vs Elche, 4-1)

In this episode of Madrid Mornings, Lucas shares his thoughts on Real Madrid’s win against Elche. CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Join our Real Madrid Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/rTD2PmE26f Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid […]

OPEN THREAD — Rapid Reactions: 15 Mar. 2026

Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Word From MMers: Dear MM, Rapid Reactions. Ok […]

Player ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 1 Elche

Player ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 1 Elche Thibaut Courtois: 8Made an unbelievable point-blank save late on. Not at fault for the goal conceded. Dani Carvajal: 7A solid performance. Didn’t offer much going forward, but brought reliability and balance to the flank. Antonio Rüdiger: 8Another professional shift, this time crowned with the opening goal — […]

Álvaro Arbeloa: “I can die happy after a night like tonight”

Speaking after a convincing 4-1 win over Elche, Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa praised his youngsters as he said, “I think I can die happy after a night like tonight. For someone who came through the youth ranks and made it to the first team after spending many years in the academy… look, I was […]

Three questions and three answers from Real Madrid 4-1 Elche

Real Madrid wrapped up a thumping 4-1 win over Elche in La Liga at the Bernabéu on Saturday night as defenders Antonio Rüdiger and Dean Huijsen got in the act alongside a powerful hit from Fede Valverde and a breathtaking long-range strike from Arda Güler, with only a Manuel Ángel own goal tarnishing the scoreline. […]

Immediate Reaction: Real Madrid 4-1 Elche

Real Madrid 4-1 Elche (Rüdiger, Valverde, Huijsen & Güler). An easy win… This is my immediate reaction. Get more: Player ratings, interview snippets and a podcast. It was back to the routine league fixtures after the high’s of the midweek trouncing of Manchester City – and Elche would be looking to bring Real Madrid right back down to […]

CONFIRMED lineups: Real Madrid vs Elche, 2026 La Liga

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Elche in LaLiga. STARTING LINEUPS Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Huijsen, Fran García, Thiago, Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Brahim, Vinicius. Elche starting XI (TBC): Dituro, Affenbruger, Chust, Petrot, Sangare, Valera, Febas, Aguado, Neto, Silva, Mir. Thiago Pitarch earns another opportunity to start, […]

Real Madrid announce squad for La Liga match against Elche

Real Madrid have published their squad list for the upcoming match against Elche in La Liga. REAL MADRID SQUAD LIST:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin, and Sergio Mestre.Defenders: Carvajal, Trent, Fran García, Rüdiger, Huijsen, and Diego Aguado.Midfielders: Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler, Manuel Ángel, Palacios, and Thiago.Forwards: Vini Jr., Gonzalo, Brahim, and Yáñez. Asencio is missing this game, […]

Real Madrid vs Elche 2026 live stream: Time, TV channels and how to watch La Liga online

Real Madrid host Elche in what should be a manageable home game for Los Blancos. Eder Sarabia’s team has been struggling all season long and they’re fighting to avoid relegation, while Arbeloa’s players got a confidence boost after their impressive 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of […]

Real Madrid vs Elche, 2026 La Liga: Predicted lineups

Real Madrid host Elche in what should be a good opportunity for coach Arbeloa to rotate his squad and make sure that every player stays fresh and ready to go for next Tuesday’s crucial return leg against Manchester City. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Huijsen, Fran García, Manuel Angel, Valverde, Camavinga, Güler, Brahim, […]

OPEN THREAD — …Los Franjiverdes: 14 Mar. 2026

Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Word From Author: Dear MM, And We’re Back […]

Drawing Board: Thierry Henry Puts On A Real Madrid Shirt

Welcome to our drawing board, where our resident cartoonist, Finn (@Finn_Madridista), will sling out some dope and exclusive art for you — usually on the back of a big moment that’s captured our attention in the Real Madrid world. Here’s Finn’s latest drawing, and if you ever want to look back at Finn’s previous (and amazing) work, […]

Eder Sarabia confident ahead of Bernabéu trip: “We believe we can win”

Elche manager Eder Sarabia spoke to the media ahead of his team’s trip to the Santiago Bernabéu, where they will face Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday night. Despite the challenge of playing one of the league’s strongest sides away from home, Sarabia struck an optimistic tone and insisted his team will travel to […]

Pep Guardiola: “We did some very, very good things vs Real Madrid”

Pep Guardiola addressed the media ahead of Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League clash with West Ham, but much of the discussion inevitably turned to City’s recent Champions League encounter with Real Madrid. The City manager admitted that expectations are not particularly high for a comeback in the second leg, acknowledging the difficult position his side […]

Real Madrid wrap up preparations for Elche clash as Militão edges closer to return

Real Madrid held their final training session at Real Madrid City on Friday ahead of their La Liga clash with Elche. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side will host the visitors at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday night (9:00 pm CET) in matchday 28 of the league campaign. The session began with activation exercises on the pitch, with […]

OFFICIAL: Mendy injury report

Real Madrid have published a medical report on defender Ferland Mendy, who suffered a hamstring injury during the team’s 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of 16. Following tests carried out on our player Ferland Mendy by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with […]

Álvaro Arbeloa: “Courtois is the best goalkeeper in Real Madrid’s history”

Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media ahead of the La Liga game against Elche to discuss his team and praise one man in particular in goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. He said, “I’ve played with some of the best goalkeepers in the world, they’ve come to be considered the best in history. But I’ve […]

Managing Madrid Podcast: How Good Is Pitarch? Where Does Fede’s Performance Rank In Real Madrid History? MAILBAG!

On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete discuss: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Thanks for being a Member. We hope you enjoy the show! Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Real Madrid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/rTD2PmE26f⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, […]