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Managing Madrid Podcast: Arbeloa’s system, key players, and winning the league

LISBON, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 17: Vinicius Junior reacts with Alvaro Arbeloa, Head Coach of Real Madrid, during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid C.F. at Estadio do SL Benfica on February 17, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) | Getty Images

On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss:

  • What changed from Real Madrid’s first trip to Benfica to the more recent one?
  • Whose place does Jude Bellingham take when he returns?
  • Who are the two most important players in Alvaro Arbeloa’s system?
  • The amazing Trent Alexander-Arnold experience
  • What is the likelihood that Arbeloa stays beyond this season?
  • Can Real Madrid win the league?
  • Rodrygo Goes’s role when he returns
  • Can Vinicius and Kylian Mbappe win the UCL together?
  • Castilla prospects under Arbeloa
  • And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KiyanSo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Matt Wiltse (⁠⁠⁠@Matt_MM⁠⁠⁠)

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