Managing Madrid Podcast

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind break down Real Madrid's 3 - 1 loss to Juventus in Turin in the second leg of the 2003 Champions League semi-finals. Among the talking points: The context of Real Madrid's Champions League semi final appearance in 2003 Juventus's outstanding job at replacing the money they received for Zinedine Zidane (especially compared to the way Barcelona replaced Luis Figo) Real Madrid's starting XI The lack of ball-playing CMs before the Modric - Kroos era Juventus's starting XI Raul's performance Peak Thuram and Zambrotta Was Guti overrated? Luis Figo's performance Fernando Hierro's performance Breaking down all of Juventus's goals Real Madrid's offense and lack of chances Iker Casilla vs Gianluigi Buffon Pavel Nedved's offensive brilliance Lippi vs Del Bosque Sergio Ramos at age 33 vs Fernando Hierro at age 33 Zidane and Figo's defensive responsibilities Makelele's absence Which of these two teams would do bett