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3 Keys to Beating Roma: How Real Madrid Can Break Gasperini’s System
Here are three keys to beating AS Roma later tonight at the Olimpico. If you’re interested, we also collaborated with our SB Nation sister site, Chiesa di Totti, in podcast form: Breaking Gian Piero Gasperini’s high press Roma are very aggressive. Gasperini’s vision is starting to take shape, and his side have really started to […]
Roma vs Real Madrid 2026 live stream: Time, TV channels and how to watch Champions League online
Real Madrid visit Roma in the Champions League. It’s always been tough for Los Blancos to win in Italy and tonight should be no exception, given that Roma have been competing for the Serie A title so far this season. Still, it’s clear that there’s a gap in talent between the two teams, so Madrid […]
Roma vs Real Madrid, 2026 Champions League: Predicted lineups
Real Madrid visit Roma’s Stadio Olimpico in the second game of the UEFA Champions League’s Group Stage for both teams. Huijsen is back on the squad list after missing the match against Villarreal and he should be expected to start. PREDICTED LINEUPS Roma predicted XI: Gollini; Mancini, N’Dicka, Hermoso; Molina, De Roon, Koné, Wesley; Dybala, […]
When In Rome: 14 Oct. 2026
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. When In Rome Champions League. And here we […]
Five Bullet Points From Real Madrid’s Win Over Villarreal
These observations — where I look at Real Madrid’s history, its players on loan, Castilla, tactical tidbits, and other relevant thoughts — are now a regular thing. All previous editions can be found here. Here is a new thing I’m committing to this season: Five semi-informal bullet points after each game. Also, check out the post-game podcast […]
Mourinho: “If you had more than one Fede Valverde, he would play at full-back, out wide and in midfield”
Real Madrid coach José Mourinho faced the press before Wednesday night’s game against AS Roma in the UEFA Champions League and spoke from the Italian capital about his use of Fede Valverde at right-back against Villarreal, saying: “I think in the match against Villarreal, the Real Madrid manager handled it very well. We’ve found what […]
Tchouameni: “Real Madrid give it our all with what we’ve got”
Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouameni spoke to the media in Rome ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with AS Roma, playing down the need for a creative midfielder, saying: “I have my own opinion on that, and the rest is up to you to decide what we need. We give it our all with what […]
Real Madrid announce squad for Champions League match against Roma
Real Madrid have published their squad list for Wednesday’s match against Roma in the UEFA Champions League. REAL MADRID SQUAD:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin, and Mestre.Defenders: Huijsen, Trent, Konaté, Cucurella, Á. Carreras, Rüdiger, and Dumfries.Midfielders: Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler, Bernardo, and Thiago.Forwards: Vini Jr., Endrick, Mbappé, C. Espí, Brahim, and Yan Diomande. Huijsen returns to […]
Mourinho Deploys Valverde in His Best Position – Temporary Fix?
Against Manchester City in the round of sixteen, Federico Valverde fired the Bernabéu up with a stellar performance, banking a hat-trick to secure qualification to the next round. In the “Dissecting Federico Valverde’s Stellar Performance Against Manchester City” piece, we wrote: Federico Valverde was the secret, and the main champion against Manchester City. The Uruguayan […]
Madrid Daily: Huijsen returns for Roma, Bayern’s Olise warning and the Bernabéu crest
Real Madrid’s attention turns to Rome, with Dean Huijsen back in the squad as José Mourinho prepares to face his former club in the Champions League. Tuesday also brought a visible change at the Bernabéu, where the club’s crest was installed on the stadium’s façade. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich have reiterated their determination to keep Michael […]
Is Lack of Running Actually Real Madrid’s Biggest Problem?
Physical metrics – speed, distance, acceleration – on a football pitch has become a hot topic this season, with pundits pointing out during the international break that Real Madrid was sitting last in La Liga this season in distance covered per match. Some reporters are attributing this lack of team movement as a contributing factor in […]
Scouting Roma: A tough game awaits Real Madrid in the Italian capital
AS Roma have played six league matches so far this season under Gian Piero Gasperini – four wins, two draws and no defeats. They scored 14 goals and conceded three. Roma created 12.8 non-penalty expected goals (npxG), 2.14 per match, the second most in Serie A. They scored 14 non-penalty goals, almost exactly what those […]
Jose Juninho Edition — Significant Others: 13 Oct. 2026
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Significant Others Dear MM, I was going to […]
Mastantuono named Fiorentina’s player of the month in September
On loan from Real Madrid, Fiorentina’s Franco Mastantuono has been named the club’s player of the month for September 2026. After a rocky start to his European career at Real Madrid last season, the 19-year-old Argentine is beginning to show his talent in Serie A. He scored a historic hat-trick against Venezia and has two […]
Mendy rejoins Real Madrid squad in training
Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy has recovered from the serious injury he suffered late in the 2025-26 season and rejoined the squad in training today. The French defender has struggled with injuries for the last few years and will need some more time to improve his conditioning before he can actually make an impact for […]
Referee named for Champions League match between Real Madrid and Roma
UEFA have appointed French referee François Letexier as the man in charge of Wednesday’s match between Real Madrid and Roma in the Champions League. Per Realmadrid.comFrançois Letexier will referee the match between Roma and Real Madrid, corresponding to the second matchday of the Champions League, which will be played at the Olympic Stadium (Wednesday, 9:00 pm […]
Day of Rest: 12 Oct. 2026
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. A Day of Rest A Bit Late? Today […]
Daily Thread: 11 October 2026
The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack. Victory… We got the three points. But we have to face it sooner […]
Diomande: “I’m happy for my first goal and for the victory”
Real Madrid winger Yan Diomande talked to Real Madrid TV after scoring the game-winning goal for the team in Saturday’s match against Villarreal. It was his first goal for the club and Diomande was visibly happy. “It was a good game. We always play to win, and today we did. I am happy with the […]
6 stats from Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
Real Madrid maintained their 100% win rate at the Bernabéu this season by beating Villarreal 1-0 on Saturday night with Yan Diomande getting his first goal for Real Madrid to seal the victory. 42 – Goals ruled out by VAR for Real Madrid, more than any other team Another VAR intervention ruled out a goal […]
Top 10 players: Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
Real Madrid had seven of the top 10 players for defensive actions. Antonio Rüdiger recorded 17 defensive actions. Trent Alexander-Arnold generated 0.238 xT from open-play passes, more than any other player. Villarreal had seven of the leading 10 players for progressive carries. Alberto Moleiro made five progressive carries, the joint highest figure in the match. […]
Player Ratings: Real Madrid 1–0 Villarreal
Thibaut Courtois: 8. Made four saves and came up big late on, when Real Madrid were down to 10 men and Villarreal were pushing for an equalizer. Trent Alexander-Arnold: 7. Played some incredible passes over the top to Mbappé. Less convincing defensively, despite not being tested particularly often. Ibrahima Konaté: 6.5. His passing was poor […]
Jose Mourinho cancels his Villarreal post-game press conference
Jose Mourinho did not appear for the press conference after Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 at the Bernabeu on Saturday. A red card for Vinicius Junior became the major talking point from the match in the second half, which left Mourinho furious after the decision. According to reports from Spain, he did not want to […]
Immediate Reaction: Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal (Diomande). A hard fought victory with ten men… This is the immediate reaction. Still to come: Player ratings, interviews and a podcast. After a very long international break, Real Madrid were straight back into action against Villarreal in La Liga – and Yan Diomande was given a chance form the start. Trent Alexander-Arnold […]
CONFIRMED lineups: Real Madrid vs Villarreal, 2026 La Liga
Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Villarreal in La Liga, the first game after the three-week FIFA break. STARTING LINEUPS: Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Rüdiger, Cucurella, Tchouaméni, Valverde, Güler, Bellingham, Diomande, Mbappé. Villarreal starting XI (TBC): Gulacsi, Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Cardona, Gueye, Comesaña, […]
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