El Clasico Review Show: Alaba's Wonder Strike Downs Barca

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10/27/21 • 87 min

El Clásico Podcastico: a Barcelona and Real Madrid podcast

Another exciting edition of the biggest game in sports is in the books! Payton reflects on Barcelona's fourth straight loss in the hundred-year-old rivalry, breaking down Koeman's questionable decisions both in the starting lineup and in-game, and wonders how on earth he is still the coach. Mark revels in a brilliant performance from Real Madrid's newest signing, but sees a scenario in which the game could have ended very differently. Join the boys and see how their predictions fared, who our "clowns of the match" were, and how this massive result could affect the clubs' seasons moving forward as both teams get prepared for the midweek games in La Liga (1:16:42).

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El Clasico Preview Show

The boys are beside themselves with excitement for the first el clasico of the '21-22 season as both teams look to show the world who's boss in the eternal rivalry. First they dive into the form book to see how both are playing in the runup to the big game, with all the analysis of Barcelona's impressive and not-so impressive wins after the international break (10:09), and Real Madrid's avenge their two losses against Shakhtar Donetsk with a glittering performance against the Ukrainian side, and what that could mean for Barcelona (43:14). Then, they dig deep into the massive matchup itself, with Problems & Opportunities (58:11) for each of their sides, and finally get down to the dirty details with their predicted lineups, goalscorers, and final score for the game on Sunday (1:18:40).

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Koeman Out, Vini Jr. Superstar

Join your favorite silly soccer hosts as they dive into the last weeks' rounds of fixtures, with Payton revealing his feelings on Ronald Koeman being finally fired after a year and a half as Barcelona coach (0:06). The boys then dive into the blaugrana's most recent games against Rayo Vallecano (4:30) and Alaves (28:20) and Payton tries to figure out if Barcelona can make a push for the champions league places or if this will be a truly historically bad season. Also - Mark reviews Real Madrid's El Clasico hangover against Osasuna and wonders why Madrid struggle so much against organized opposition (19:11), before hailing young Vini Jr.'s brace against Elche (45:00) and what his ascent into a superstar could mean for Real Madrid's UCL title hopes this year. Plus - Mark and Payton preview the upcoming round of Champions League fixtures, with Barcelona desperately needing a win against Dynamo Kiev (1:13:37), and Real Madrid taking on Shakhtar Donetsk (1:20:45).