Real Deal - Moneyball In Madrid: Analyzing Football’s Most Efficient Teams
The latest episode of the Real Deal brings on the insightful Ali Fakharany, co-founder of StatsBomb for a deep dive analyzing the best teams in Europe. Tune into hear how we rank this year’s Champions League contenders and the best teams in Europe as a whole. Timestamps: 5:00 - Real Madrid 20:50 - Barcelona 34:18 - New look Atletico Madrid 39:48 - Are Girona a real title contender? 42:30 - The Manchester City-ification of Arsenal 50:45 - Manchester City 1:02:12 - Liverpool 1:12:16 - Strength of Premier League 1:16:20 - Manchester United 1:23:50 - Bayern Munich 1:30:50 - Bayer Leverkusen 1:35:40 - PSG 1:40:49 - Inter Milan 1:51:50 - Recap and Summary Find us on X, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok at @realdealpods for more takes and banter between episodes on our Managing Madrid Spotify feed! Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content exclusively on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Join our Real Madrid Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/rTD2PmE26f Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid fans to connect and discuss the team. We would like your support so that we can continue to produce podcasts for you. The site is run by a small team that works tirelessly around the clock to make it into what it is today. Your contributions will allow us to continue to have a real and full-time presence in keeping this website, and it’s podcasts, going. Hosts this week: Mehedi Hassan (@MHassanFootball) Siddharth Ramsundar (@TacticalFouling) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices