Episode 213 - The ONLY Way Real Madrid Beat Barcelona This Season

Patrick and Neel run through the top four races in Spain and Italy for 2026/27. Can Real Madrid deliver a first title in three years, or does the whole race come down to how bad Barcelona's injury situation gets? Is Atletico's squad still built for Simeone ball? And in Italy, have Juventus and Milan's spending actually closed the gap on Inter? Let us know what you think in the comments! Sign up for our Premier League Previews: https://www.thetransferflow.com/season-previews Use code "TTF26" for 26% off your first month of Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast 00:00 – Intro and episode preview 07:35 – Starting La Liga, building up from fourth 08:42 – Villarreal vs Betis: the fight for fourth 10:10 – Villarreal's Inigo Perez appointment 13:37 – Betis and the Ezzalzouli factor 15:36 - Atleti for 3rd 20:23 – Barcelona's squad depth and the Rodri signing 26:12 – Can Mourinho outperform Ancelotti? 30:04 – Could Barcelona's injuries decide the title 31:20 – Real Madrid vs Barcelona: pick your poison 31:32 – Moving on to Serie A 32:41 – Why Napoli can't repeat last season 32:53 – Can Como continue? 35:01 – Roma are fun 36:48 – Betting on Milan's talent 40:32 – Juventus didn't do enough and the gap to Inter 46:04 – Weird Juventus moves 47:33 – Final Top 4's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices