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This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.

Part One (Immediate Reaction pod with Kiyan Sobhani and Eduardo Alvarez):

Why we're not surprised with this result

Why the Clasico is not the ultimate measuring stick

The difference between Ronald Koeman and Zinedine Zidane

Lucas Vazquez's performance

Nacho Fernandez's performance

Marco Asensio's performance

Vinicius Jr's performance

Toni Kroos's performance

Real Madrid's defensive shape

Luka Modric's goal

Lionel Messi's performance

And more.

Part Two -- 42:17 -- (Tactical breakdown with Om Arvind and Siddharth Ramsundar):

Thoughts on the starting lineups

Real Madrid's offensive structure

Ferland Mendy as an inverted fullback

Inefficiencies in using Valverde and Vinícius as runners

Barcelona's defensive structure

How Koeman changed Barca's offense for El Clásico

Messi's evolving role over the course of the season

Pedri's performance

Was the Asensio criticism to start the first half fair?

Why Barca started the 2nd half better

Evaluating Real Madrid's sporadic pressing

Why Barcelona miss Suárez

Koeman's awful substitutions

Frenkie de Jong not tracking Modrić

Casemiro vs. Kroos

Lucas' bright cameo

Patron questions

And much more

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