Churros y Tácticas

Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn -- Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve into La Liga's hottest topics. We scrutinize the biggest games, dissect the main talking points, and bring a unique and fresh perspective to Spanish football. Do you enjoy this podcast? Become a patron and earn rewards for as little as $3 / month! Patreon.com/ChurrosYTacticas

Sports
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Real Madrid Has Many Allies
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Mini Real Madrid - Atalanta preview - Barcelona vs Cadiz breakdown - Is Clement Lenglet ok? - Diego Lorijn's feelings about the game and Barca in general - Real Madrid are not that good either - Ronald Koeman vs Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid's allies - Pau Gasol - Raptors' resurgence - A list of Lenglet's gaffs - And more. Did you enjoy the churros? Get a more raw version every Friday only on Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
41 min
152
Papu, Kroos, Carvajal, Llorente, Messi, PSG
On this episode of the Churros y Táticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Barcelona's 'good vibes' - Lionel Messi's goals vs Alaves - Gerard Pique's return - Ronald Koeman vs Xavi - Updates on Barcelona's election - Marcos Llorente on a tear - Insane Luis Suarez stats - Papu Gomez - Bono's form - Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund - Valencia's lethargy - Dani Carvajal's injury - Barcelona vs PSG predictions - And more. Did you enjoy these churros? Get a more raw version every Friday over on Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
54 min
153
Barcelona, in turmoil, ahead of Real Madrid
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Barcelona's away form - Comments from France - Riqui Puig's performance vs Real Betis - Barcelona's youth products - Ronaldo Koeman's recent quotes - Real Madrid's injuries - Real Madrid's defense - Sergio Ramos's injuries and contract situation - Diego giving hope to Real Madrid fans - Most annoying managers - And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get bonus churros every Friday over on Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
47 min
154
Real Madrid vs Barcelona's future
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani Diego Lorijn discuss: - Why Real Madrid's loss is completely Kiyan's fault - Breakdown of Athletic - Barca - Pedri / Iniesta parralells - Who is building a better team for the future, Real Madrid or Barcelona? - If we were presidents of our teams, what would we do? - David Alaba vs Jules Kounde vs Dayot Upamecano - Eden Hazard's injury - Sergio Ramos's Instagram likes - And more.
56 min
155
Papu Gomez; Real's Summer; Title Race
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Diego's jumper - Barcelona vs Elche - Barca's away form - Elche's churros cameo - Papu Gomez to Sevilla - En Nesyri - Diego's love for Suso - Atletico Madrid vs Valencia - Joao Felix's form - Athletic vs Getafe - What happens to Martin Odegaard and Luka Jovic next summer - What does Real Madrid's upcoming summer look like? - Can Real Madrid win the Champions League this season? - Joaquin saving Real Betis - And more. Get bonus churros over on: Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
64 min
156
La Liga mid-season awards
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn, after some discussion on the SuperCopa final between Athletic Club and Barcelona, hand out mid-season La Liga awards for these categories: - MVP - Best goalkeeper - Best defender - Best midfielder - Best forward - Best coach - Most improved player Plus: Who is Atletico's MVP? And more.
69 min
157
The Freezing Out Of Martin Odegaard
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - The snow, obviously - La Liga vs Real Madrid regarding the non-postponement of Real Madrid Osasuna - Kiyan's rant on the lack of Martin Odegaard - La Liga chance-creation stats - Expectations for the rest of Real Madrid's season The 3 pillars of Barcelona's recent success - La Liga's bad defensive weekend - And more. Did you enjoy these Churros? Get more: Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
51 min
158
Mortal Messi; Kubo's fit at Getafe
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Lemar's ascension - Luis Suarez's start to the season - Lionel Messi's performance - Huesca's defense - Ousmane Dembele - Gaizka Garitano's sacking - An oral history of what went wrong for Takefusa Kubo at Villarreal - How will he fit at Getafe?
51 min
159
When was Ronaldo and Messi's peak?
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Is La Liga behind other leagues when it comes to using analytics? - Can Barcelona ever replicate their 2009 glory days? - What happened to Mauricio Lemos? - When exactly was Ronaldo and Messi's peak? - Does Diego still feel Modric is beneath Xavi and Iniesta? - And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get bonus content and more churros: Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
75 min
160
Koeman's wingerless scheme; Real Madrid's run
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Barcelona's formation vs Valladolid - Barcelona without pure wingers - Frenkie de Jong's positioning - Pedri's performance - Mingueza and Araujo - Lionel Messi fans are back! - Araujo's story - Can Samuel Umtiti get back to his best? - The top 10 rappers of all time - The top 10 footballers of all time - And more. Did you enjoy these churros? Get more at Patreon.com/churrosytacticas
64 min
161
Champions League Draw Reaction
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcasts, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Intermittent fasting - Barcelona vs PSG - What state will Barca be in in February? - Barca's backline - Real Madrid vs Atalanta - Real Sociedad vs Manchester United - Barrenetxea - Revisiting Diego Simeone's subs in the Derby - Joao Felix and Luis Suarez's reactions when being taken off - Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund - Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea - And more. Did you like these churros? Get bonus churros: Patreon.com/churrosytacticas
61 min
162
Cadiz, the big team slayer
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - A breakdown of the Barca - Cadiz game - Is the Lionel Messi slander fair? - Barcelona's pass maps - Is this, so far, Messi's worst season? - Cadiz's season - Barca's comedy of errors - An assessment of Real Madrid's performance vs Sevilla - Suso's performance - Can Real Madrid improve enough offensively to win the league title? - Why are Athletic struggling? - How are La Real so good? - What happens if Barca "go broke"? - And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get more bonus churros: Patreon.com/churrosytacticas
56 min
163
Making sense of Eden Hazard's injuries
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Atletico Madrid's season so far - The Valencia - Atleti game - What will the Derby look like this season? - Explanations for Hazard's injuries - Martin Odegaard's season so far and expectations - Lionel Messi getting fined for his celebration - Antoine Griezmann's performance vs Osasuna - Pedri's minutes - Mingueza's performance - Atletico - Bayern - Villarreal - Real Sociedad - And more. Did you enjoy these Churros? Get more at Patreon.com/churrosytacticas
71 min
164
Marcos Llorente is ridiculous
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - A thorough breakdown of Atletico vs Barcelona - Marcos Llorente's performance - Antoine Griezmann's performance - His relationship with Lionel Messi - Messi's underlying numbers this season - Is money a barrier for him going to Manchester City in the summer? - Adnan Janujaz and David Silva, and Real Sociedad as a whole - What is Real Madrid's ceiling this season? - Zlatan Ibrahimovic greatness - What should get blamed at Real Madrid? - Real Madrid's Champions League concerns - And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get more bonus churros: Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas
51 min
165
Spain vs Germany Post-game
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Sergio Ramos's injury - Themes from the Switzerland and Germany games - Ramos's penalty kicks - Germany's defensive collapse - Pau Torres's partnership with Ramos - Ferran Torres's performance - Koke's performance - Alvaro Morata's performance and overall fit - And a lot more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us for more churros: Patreon.com/churrosytacticas
39 min
166
Barcelona and Real Madrid's contrasting weekend
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: - Barcelona's win over Betis - All the Antoine Griezmann things: performance, ex-agent comments, 'crying' - Lineups without Ansu Fati - Diego's bold Atletico Madrid prediction - Marco Llorente's season - Joao Felix leap - Real Madrid's weird game in Valencia and their upcoming schedule without key players. - And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Become a Patron for more hot churros: Patreon.com/Churrosytacticas
53 min