Why are Real Madrid so good in the Champions League?
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- čas přidán 29. 04. 2024
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Real Madrid came from behind at Anfield to win 5-2 against Liverpool in another memorable night in the Champions League for Los Blancos. Despite early goals from Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah, Carlo Ancelotti's side scored five unanswered - setting them up perfectly for the home leg.
Despite a stuttering league campaign, Real Madrid once again showed why they are one of Europe's top sides in another stellar outing in the Champions League. Why do they continue to be so dominant in the competition?
James Richardson is joined by Martin O'Neill, Joey D'urso and Duncan Alexander to discuss Liverpool's struggles and Madrid's game plan.
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Real Madrid has defeated Liverpool 8 times consecutively. Winning 8 times in a row is not luck. Liverpool was simply outplayed. Stop with this silly excuses 😅
This statistic is wrong because they drew with Liverpool 3 seasons ago in the 2nd leg (although they did go through)
@@SpanishBre Liverpool never beat Madrid*
@@sejfomirvic8813 Yes they have, in the days of Torres in Liverpool and Arjen Robben in RM, around 2009.
“ThEy WeRe ThE BeTtEr TeAm”😭😭
Liverpool fans are the best comedians.
@@lyndxnjoel6917 Nah Liverpool WERE the better team…..for about 20, 25 minutes? 😂 Then especially after that second goal they were completely shattered both mentally and tactically.
Most modern teams, especially teams like Barca, Man C & even Liverpool.. their strategy is for slow kill. They use pressing to increase their chances to score, they use possession & chance creation to score... if we subjectively put a number on that, they keep that intensity in possession, pressing or w/e at 80% most of the game.
Real Madrid is different, they are an efficient predator that do not care if their intensity is at 30% most of the game, if they press or not, if they have possession. Their goal is the goal, in 1min, few seconds or few moments... their aim to go for the throat, for the fatal kill that guarantees to do more damage than the team that had most possession, chances or who pressed the most.
Real Madrid can also change to press, keep possession, tiki taka, link up, counter or what ever. They study their opponent like they did in the final, now & last season in CL... till they find the perfect way to go for the fatal hit. The players themselves have to learn mid-game how to do it & what to do, while other teams/players rely on philosophy, coaching & etc... if the possession or their style doesn't work, they crumble like NPC whose coding goes wrong reacting when a gamer does something it was not programmed to react to.
This is it. The capacity to study your opponent in game is a skill that Modric, Benzema and Kroos are masters at. The footballing intelligence in that core group is off the charts. That is why in Madrid you will always need managers who will allow them space to do that rather than stick to a rigid system.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Madrid can play a plethora of different ways every single game. They don’t crack whether winning 5-2 or down 2-0 they defend well and absorb pressure without desperation. And they have confidence and faith in each other
Real Madrid power was never in strategy, but rather the mentality and skill of every player on the field.
@@rudrajitsinha3175 Even Casemiro at Man U shows his experience & intelligence at reading teams.
Special players.
@@decode3667 And it is getting passed on to Vini, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Tchoua and Valverde. If you look at them closely you can see the seniors schooling the young ones during matches.
Real Madrid are the only team that leaves opponent beaten but feeling like 'we were so good, we were better'. You can look at all the big teams they beat last season PSG Chelsea ManCity Liverpool in final... They all felt like they deserved to win but in tears. These teams play great football, they are appealing to the eyes but they lack the one thing Real has...... Winning is everything for them, nothing more nothing less.
DON'T FORGET IT again__ When you play with REAL-MADRID you start SMILING-LAUGHING but... You end up CRYING😪
this IS another Example ASK the... M-CITY-CHELSEA-PSG-LIVERPOOL again Now 2023🤣 *****GOD is from REAL-MADRID*****
the only team in the world that does this ONE AND A THOUSAND TIMES__that's why IT HAS__14-CHAMPIONS😍
Madrid play through psychology
RM is just bigger than all Premier League combined 😂
Bro said they had bad luck while Real Madrid was down 2-0 in the first 15 min with a terrible mistake from courtois i think we’ve permanently traumatized Liverpool fans
Belize central america I'm from and I'm a Real Madrid fan but i agree totally !!
Madrid gave Liverpool a night that they will never forget.
One more night they will never forget. There has been too many now
@@ferrenberg liverpool haven't beaten them since 2009.
@@bigceazer21 as a Madrid fan some of the best games I've seen from the team were at the Anfield. The 0-3 in 2014 and the 2-5 now. And of course the two finals
@@ferrenberg your team is on fire right now, congrats. i always love it when you school the english teams lol.
@@bigceazer21 Not ignoring the fact the Spanish football is trash right now, but the talk I've heard before this watch was disgusting, they treat Madrid as if we were Blackpool or Bolton. But that's what Madrid fans like the most. They disrespect us and, even though it's in our ethos as a fanbase and club to believe we should and can win every single game, our players and manager just go quiet and do their thing. If we qualify for the next round I'm hoping we will face another English team - if they qualify
Real Madrid is bigger than all the premier league teams combined
true, prem clubs are way too inconsistent with form - real has never failed, even from my opinion as a barca fan
If you wonder why Madrid won less LaLiga titles than UCL in the last 10 years, the answer is as simple as telling you that when a madridista hears the champions league anthem, something inside you just wakes up. Can't be explained with tactics; its culture, it's heritage.
That and Barca payng to the VP of Referees
Negreira had something to do as well.
What about the decade before..? Couldn’t get past the last 16, seven times over. The league is a weird anomaly.
It can be explained with tactics actually. Leagues are better suited for tactical teams and managers while champions league are better suited for flexible teams like Real Madrid and managers like Ancelotti and Zidane which are not so tactical or follow a specific playing style, this allows them and the team to "think outside the box" and adapt their tactics depending on the situation. But of course, the mentality also plays a huge role.
@@finfog4590 Barca has been stealing Ligas the last 20 years, still Madrid has won the most, lol.
You're more likely to outscore your XG if you have clinical players. The Vini goal was like 0.03 xg. Guys should stop using the XG excuse or argument.
Exactly people act like XG is the law lol
xG is so inaccurate
xG is a garbage stat.
xG makes sense, if you‘re an analyst for a club and want to see whether or not you attack is doing their job well.
Or even xGA (expected goals against) for your defence.
But it makes no sense using it in a one-off game. We all watched the game. Madrid absolutely dominated them despite their xG.
And how is it necessarily a bad thing when you have attackers who use their chances?
I like a meme of last year which tells it all.
Mbappé whispering to De Bruyne's ears during Real Madrid- Man City, "don't score, don't score. It is a trap"
LOL, but it's kinda true
If Liverpool had scored the same goals Madrid scored nobody would be talking about luck in the English media.
No Team In Europe Can Stand Real Madrid Now Because Real Madrid Is A Team That Have Everything When It Comes To Football
When Real Madrid wants, they can demolish any team. If they don’t, they can be beaten my Mallorca
Real Madrid are Beaters! Livarpool are cheaters,! I hope Madrid put varpool out of their misery!! 🇮🇪🇪🇦⚪🐐👍😃🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆, and more to come! HALA MADRID ..
@Ajay oh man, don’t tell me about Cadiz. They play like World Champion against Madrid
They pull their best out when it counts. That is the true sign of greatness.
That red shirt guy is saying madrid is lucky. He's the only one who said that. He should not talk about football again. Lol
And he is now saying United was lucky yesterday against Barca.
Most likely, he is a sick Liverpool fan
@@marvinbrando722 or just a barca rat. Many "pundits" in football are Messilona ass lickers with negative IQ
The reason why we are good, is because we have best players in the world, best coach best president, that is why we are best team in history of football ⚽ Hala Madrid for life ❤️
Yep! Also Real Madrid are the biggest club in the world! Livarpool will try to cheat their way back into the 2nd leg! Livarpool players are always diving looking for penalties and they Get the penalties! With the help of VAR and paid off referees. Come on Madrid 🇮🇪🇪🇦⚪🐐😃👍...
It's just Real Madrid. The way they play is different. In CL they are just scary good.
Martin O'Neill is a national treasure, great to have him back on the airwaves!
Rm best in the world. Joy to watch.
When Benzema want it, no one can take it
I think the reason they always win in europe is the way they approach their CL matches , they really do play as champions , mentally before matches all players look focused and sharp , and there is a thing with ancelotti he is a master at knockout stages , he doesnt take risks , he try to make it as simple as possible using space and players skills sometimes not playing as a team especially in attack make more room for players creativity , when you have a guy like modric you can clearly see he is doing what he wants it feels like carlo didnt give any instruction he just doing his thing making runs and perfect passing , Benzema makes vinicius life easier , being a calm team when losing 2-0 says alot about their team mental state
100% agree with you
If real madrid scores a lucky goal bcs of goalkeeper mistake its furtune but when liverpool scores a lucky goal becaus thibouts mistake its "good pressing" these brits are delusional. Hope madrid kicks every single british team out again. Real madrid is everything you guys claim that liverpool united and city are. The biggest club in the worls and most successful club ever
Since 2005, watching an English team get owned by quality has been one of the few joys in life. English fans are the most insecure fans in the world.
loool dw they may all be out by mid march
Liverpool should celebrate after the match against RM and not during the match. RM can always surprise you.
Vini, Benzama and Modrić spanked them. Simple.
So this guy in red watches the game and says Madrid were fortunate? Lol what?
The English delusion again bro. Every time an English team loses to Madrid, this is what you hear them say.
Madrid was just simply much better than Liverpool.
@@stylesrichie7222 We madridistas are ok with that, we have won 14 UCL while british pundits talking about so called fortune.
Real Madrid has defeated Liverpool 8 times consecutively. Winning 8 times in a row is not luck. Liverpool was simply outplayed. Stop with this silly excuses 😅
@@EGvids1 facts
Vini is class it just makes me think how did that Brazil team not go on to win the world cup. it reminds me of the 1982 team that failed in their attempt with all the quality players they had. i digress but yeah back to madrid they are a different animal when it comes to the cl, they are specialists in this competition. its psychological too. they've already beaten the opposing team in the tunnel before they come out onto the field.
It was Tite. The talent was there but a coach with no tactics always leads to failure.
@@BestCODPlayer115 absolutely right
Real Madrid in music is like Jazz. There must be swings and more important chemistry between players and the coach.
If that a tiny little space for Madrid to scoring, they will punish instantly
Its a super super club Madrid they have the History and the weight of the History
1st time I'm seeing James Richardson in years, didn't recognise him without a ridiculous milkshake or cappuccino at his side. Would love to see him host a la liga show. He made Serie A shows brilliant back in the day, Spanish football needs to get this guy 👍
Cuando un jugador se pone la camiseta blanca de el Real Madrid es como si obtuvieran poderes. Lo del Real Madrid no se puede explicar con la lógica, el Madrid tiene un aura que le hace ser un equipo mágico.
HALA MADRID ☆
Luck? Watch the game again. Who was causing all the danger for Liverpool in the first 20 minutes? Mostly Salah. What happened then? Real Madrid brought Nacho and Salah was completely outplayed by his great defending and didn’t touch the ball again. Ancelotti tactics also had constantly 2 players covering liverpools right wing to cut off Alexander Arnolds passes to Salah. Keep calling that luck and you will never learn. And to be honest in England they will probably never learn, because they are too arrogant to give Real Madrid credits.
"Real Madrid beating other teams that are better on paper", if you think that's true with current Liverpool you must be delusional, not sure if i would take any player from Liverpool to play at Madrid :)
Maybe salah because we dont have a proper right wing attacker
@@vaannebilim that probably was my only doubt but think in our current setup Rodrygo fits perfectly also considering his work-rate and ability to finish actions from nr9 position, allowing Valverde to come higher up that right side
@@wojciechmika5860 it’s just English bias saying better on paper, better ignore it because it’ll never diminish
The thing I hate most is this narrative of deserving goals.
You dont deserve goals. You either score them or you dont, that's it.
If you score great, if you dont you keep trying but different, better
Klopp enjoys watching his boys pressing. Not defending 2 goals!
Every pundit accross platforms has said the alisson mistake was luck and the courtouis mistake was a well deserved liverpool goal or being silent on it. Wheres the bias coming from
DON'T FORGET IT again__ When you play with REAL-MADRID you start SMILING-LAUGHING but... You end up CRYING😪
this IS another Example ASK the... M-CITY-CHELSEA-PSG-LIVERPOOL again Now 2023🤣 *****GOD is from REAL-MADRID*****
the only team in the world that does this ONE AND A THOUSAND TIMES__that's why IT HAS__14-CHAMPIONS😍
Take the unlucky goals out and it’s 3-1. That’s not necessarily a close game. Madrid we’re in control after the first 15-20 minutes. Oddly, the wobbly start made madrid a calmer and smarter version of themselves.
I wonder on what kind of paper Liverpool is better than RM...
Beating a team 8 times in a row is luck??? Surreeee keep living in fantasyland 🤡
Well not exactly. We had a draw against them a few seasons ago.
@@pedroparker2743 what is your point just admit Real Madrid outclassed Liverpool
@@caribbeanbwoy4629 boy, im a socio of Madrid since I was 18 . I Live like next to Bernabeu. I Love that team. I just corrected something you said. Nothing else ;) Hala Madrid
Wins 3 UCL in a row?? What do you think guys?? Is it luck or hardwork??
English media have started their blame games.By the time they realize Real Madrid will be celebrating their 15th champions league title.Which team can survive a two goal deficit at anfield just give Madrid their flowers
Why is the mic so high,, its blocking the view of the speaker
Modric>>>> all Liverpool midfield
When he mentioned Mane....you know he's the main man here👍
When pundits trying to explain with a “what happened “what if…” “but… is a”… they dont have a clue how Real Madrid did it. Don’t try to understand, its Real Madrid.
Madrid hearing the UCL anthem is an alarm for them
There is nothing more ridiculous and pathetic than seeing the excuses given by Real Madrid's rivals to explain the defeats. They must think their followers are stupid and maybe they are right.
No luck. Madrid is the best team, simple as that
Please what the latest about the Barcelona allegations?
It's luka, not luca modric.
How many times have liverpool beat real madrid?
Does anyone know any good football podcasts with actual good arguments? I don’t mind some subjective opinions as long as it’s not delusional.
Elements of good fortune🤣. These fools saw a diff. Match then everyone else. Liverpool should be grateful they didn't lose by 6-7 goals. Apart from the first 20min it was a one sided contest but To say the game change in the last 70min. Wow 🥺
Typical english arrogance 🙄. Don't worry, 14 time Champions league winners don't care.
exactlyyy
,They are good because history. Every top player want to play for madrid. Now any club can pay more salary madrid is finish.
So easy because they are the champions 🙂
We often come third in La Liga? Really lol
Liverpool gave them too much space that what makes Madrid so good
how much more can they run? you know that liverpool outran madrid by like a whole player?
Madrid beating team which are better than them on paper😂😂 livpool😅😂
Courtois gifts a goal and it’s not a fortunate, but Allison makes a mistake and RM are fortunate. Bias English pundits at it again. Some of y’all are a joke of pundits.
DON'T FORGET IT again__ When you play with REAL-MADRID you start SMILING-LAUGHING but... You end up CRYING😪
this IS another Example ASK the... M-CITY-CHELSEA-PSG-LIVERPOOL again Now 2023🤣 *****GOD is from REAL-MADRID*****
the only team in the world that does this ONE AND A THOUSAND TIMES__that's why IT HAS__14-CHAMPIONS😍
These commentators are outrageous. The scoreline could have been much worse than 5-2. Brits lmao.
Is that Puttin?
Real 3rd in La Liga... fact check they won it last season.
Liverpool v Madrid and United v Barca in the same week. True heavyweights of European football we rarely get to see facing off. If only we could some how discard the rubbish format imposed by a truly inept, greedy uefa and replace it with some sort of European league that pits the heavyweights against each other more often. That would be SUPER but to my knowledge no such league has ever been proposed and probably never will. Even though it would be bloody brilliant
Super League
Too much of something is bad
@@cesarmendoza5600 United hadn't played against Barcelona in European competition for years. Haven't played Real Madrid since Ferguson was in charge. I'm not saying they need to play against each other every week but surely you'd rather see the big European teams face off more often than games like Utd v Young Boys or Madrid v Sheriff?
@@highnoon7097 you’d have to give me a better idea of it cuz what I’ve heard is the teams leave their own league to join such super league in which they’ll play each other every week and such. I enjoy football as it is now and sure there might be duds every now and then but that’s why when it is time to face a big team you get really excited cuz it doesn’t happen often. That’s just the way I see it
@@cesarmendoza5600 what you've heard is wrong. Or to put it more accurately, you're yet another incredibly lazy person who can't spend a few minutes researching something before having an opinion on it. It worries me that people like you are allowed to vote/ have children/ operate machinery.
The super league proposals have never, I repeat NEVER suggested that any team leaves their own domestic league. Where are you getting this nonsense from???? Seriously do you not question the information and apply a bit of logic?
The super league is a replacement competition to the champions league. You're aware that the champions league takes place on weekdays aren't you? Whereas domestic leagues generally take place on weekends. The super league just replaces those weekday games. That's it. UEFA is an inept and greedy organisation holding the sport back, the sooner they're taken out of the equation the better.
It's absolute madness you lot don't even know what the super league is but you've all decided you hate it. You're like the football equivalent of brexit voters, you have no idea what it is yet you all hold a strong hatred for it.
Because other teams are rubbish simple as that.
Why these english people always baised on real madrid ?
the amount of cope lmao
You can't measure how good Real Madrid are against a burned out crumbling Liverpool team ! Who when are playing average the media always overhyped anyway. If Liverpool were ever as good as the bias pundits and media make them out to be ! In history they would be up there with Real Madrid and Manchester United but there not and never will be !
Have some shame , don't be like carragher, we've beaten you enough.
muy facil, porque es SU TORNEO...... los demas a mirar y a llevarse las migajas ho ho ho
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The little guy thinks it was more of luck to Madrid that all those goals were scored lol. No wonder he’s too young to remember 2 years ago lol