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El Clásico Podcastico: a Barcelona and Real Madrid podcast

Mark is a Real Madrid fan. Payton is a Barcelona fan. Both are American soccer converts, and always manage to be upset about something, even though they support the two most successful clubs of all time. Listen in as the boys explain exactly why the current coaches/owners of their teams are idiots, and what they would do instead.

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April 13, 2026 • Mark Volinski and Payton McCann • Season 7 • Episode 49

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In this pivotal episode of ECP, the boys are here to bring you the latest La Liga weekend reviews, and present the previews for the biggest matches of the year, as both sides hope to pull off unlikely upsets in the 2nd leg of the UCL quarterfinals.

We start with Barca's trouncing of cross-town rivals Espanyol in the derby match (4:51). Then we move onto Real's poor performance against Girona, as they dropped a crucial 2 points in the La Liga title race (27:16).

Then, it's time for the main event. As Barca attempt a huge remontada against the hated Atletico Madrid side in the Metropolitano (42:22) and Real Madrid travel to Bavaria to try and do the same against the German juggernauts, Bayern Munich (52:45). Don't miss it!!