Real Madrid Right the Ship?

ESPN FC

ESPN

Soccer, Sports

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Alaves and argue if Xabi Alonso has bought himself some more time as Real Madrid manager. Plus, the guys break down the Premier League title race and question if Manchester City or Aston Villa will put up a bigger fight with leaders Arsenal. The guys also break down if Tottenham should sack Thomas Frank after a disastrous loss to Nottingham Forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The NBA is happening Christmas Day.
0:04.8	Five games, one unforgettable lineup.
0:07.6	That's what Christmas is all about.
0:10.0	Buckets for breakfast, breakaways for dessert.
0:12.6	It's the holiday tradition.
0:14.1	Christmas is all day.
0:15.1	With star power from across the globe.
0:17.2	The stars, they are going to be out.
0:19.4	The best gift, you don't even have to unwrap it.
0:22.2	We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
0:25.1	NBA Christmas Day begins at noon Eastern on ABC and ESPN.
0:34.8	Hello, everyone.
0:35.8	Welcome into our ESPN FC Studios. I'm Alexis Dunez, alongside Alejandro Moreno.
0:40.3	A lot to get to on today's show.
0:42.3	But first, we're going to pick things off in La Liga because it was a crucial game for
0:46.3	Shabby Alonso as Real Madrid looking to bounce back from back to back losses in the league and the Champions League.
0:52.3	They traveled to Alaves to face them and they got the job done.
0:57.0	A two-one win for Shavis men,
0:59.0	Killian Mbapé would open the scoring for Los Blancos before Alavest found a way to equalize in the second half.
1:05.0	But then a nice little link-up play between the Brazilian's Vinny Jr. to Rodrigo would give Madrid the lead again and seal all
1:12.3	three points for Los Blancos. Well, let's have a look at what this means for the standings.
1:18.1	Real Madrid get the three points, but they still are behind their fierce rivals Barcelona
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