Vinicius UCL DNA, Benfica, And: Can Real Madrid Compete With Europe's Elite?

Managing Madrid Podcast · Feb 18, 2026 · 59m

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Don Amancio discuss:

Benfica’s stance on what happened last night

Kylian Mbappe’s leadership

Great to see a lot of ex-players standing up for Vinicius

Jose Mourinho’s post-game comments

Revisiting the ridiculous yellow card Vinicius received

Deceiving stats from the Benfica game

Video evidence UEFA can’t deny

Vinicius’s insane UCL KO stats

His partnership with Mbappe

Mbappe’s staggering key passes stat

Jarring stats from Real Madrid’s big games in the past two seasons

Real Madrid’s goal conversion struggles

Reasons for optimism…