Benzema and Mbappe take down Spain; Las Blancas record back-to-back wins

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Royal Sonesta Washington DC, where you should be booking your stay when you come to the live show we’re doing in DC! Tickets here. This episode comes in two parts. Part One: UEFA Nations League Final review with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse Kiyan's love-hate relationship with France's tactics What happened in the first half? Karim Benzema's defensive work Rodri's performance Karim Benzema's goal and his overall performance Why Benzema is a unicorn The Kylian Mbappe goal / offside confusion And more. Part Two (43:42): Om Arvind and Grant, post-game show for Real Madrid Femenino vs Eibar Injury news Updates on David Aznar’s job security Does Florentino Pérez really care about the women’s team? Double standards in how the masculino and femenino sections are handled What’s true and what’s not from the report on the players wanting Aznar sacked The lineup and Caroline Møller Hansen starting over Athenea del Castillo Claudia Florentino as an interior, again How Eibar won the tactical battle in the first half Why Real Madrid couldn’t defend the channels despite having three center-backs Our atrocious effort on the goal conceded Briefly revisiting the Esther González vs. Nahikari García debate Caroline Møller Hansen’s impressive performance Rocío Gálvez’s passing Las Blancas’ mental volatility Eibar shooting themselves in the foot with their second half subs Aznar’s funky changes and Ivana Andrés in defensive midfield Athenea’s spark off the bench Rocío’s impact on offensive set-pieces Lucía Rodríguez’s mojo returning Carla Camacho making history on her debut The alliterative pattern to our youth call ups What we need to do going forward to improve Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Los Angeles, September Toronto, October Dallas, November New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices