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1 day ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Nooruddean Choudry |John Brewin |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Danielle Stephens
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; Barcelona’s victory in a thrilling clásico moved them seven points clear of Real Madrid, all but guaranteeing them the title and a domestic treble. With Xabi Alonso set to replace Carlo Ancelotti, we ask what needs addressing at the Bernabéu to blunt Barça’s dominance next season?
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2 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Lucy Ward |Sam Dalling |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Danielle Stephens
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: Newcastle start fast and catch Chelsea unawares as they look to cement Champions League football next season. In that race, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drop points, while Aston Villa get a big victory away at Bournemouth.
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5 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Danielle Stephens
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: there’s very little jeopardy for either Spurs or Manchester United, who both deservedly progress to the Europa League final with comfortable two-legged wins over Bodø/Glimt and Athletic Club, respectively.
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6 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden
Five years ago, Fifa’s chief of global development, Arsène Wenger, outlined his bold plans to change the offside law. “The most difficult [issue] that people have [with VAR] is the offside rule,” he said. “You have had offsides by a fraction of a centimetre, literally by a nose. It is the time to do this quickly. “There is room to change the rule and not say that a part of a player’s nose is offside, so you are offside because you can score with that.
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6 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Nicky Bandini |Philippe Auclair |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Phil Maynard
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: ultimately it proves quite comfortable for PSG, who win their semi-final tie 3-1 on aggregate. Arsenal have chances early on that they fail to make count, thanks largely to another incredible Gianluigi Donnarumma performance. After that PSG find their feet and Fabián Ruiz’s goal puts it beyond reach. Inter await in the final.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Danielle Stephens
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; Inter are through to the Champions League final after an extraordinary game at the San Siro. The panel debate where it ranks among the great Champions League nights (spoiler, it’s top). Elsewhere, a look ahead to Arsenal’s game against PSG and Trent Alexander-Arnold confirms he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Jonathan Wilson |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Phil Maynard
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; Chelsea inflict a third defeat of the season on Liverpool to help them in the race for fifth place, Cole Palmer returning to form and Roméo Lavia back in the centre might just be enough to get them over the line. Elsewhere, Arsenal field a strong side and lose to Bournemouth, a call they’ll live to regret?
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Sid Lowe |Joel CooperAlex Grove |Phil Maynard
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: a brilliant semi-final in Barcelona as they draw 3-3 with Inter. Lots of brilliant goals and another world-class performance from the frighteningly young Lamine Yamal. Inter will take the draw, especially with the second leg at San Siro, but they were a small toe’s length away from a HenrikhMkhitaryan winner.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |Nicky Bandini |Philippe Auclair |James Hurley |Joel CooperAlex Grove | +1 more
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: Paris Saint-Germain win 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium. The French champions stunned Arsenal early on with the midfield three of João Neves, Fabián Ruiz and Vitinha dominating and Ousmane Dembélé scoring. You wondered if this was a step too far for Mikel Arteta’s men.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Max Rushden |Barry Glendenning |John Brewin |Phil Maynard
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: Liverpool come from behind at Anfield to thrash Spurs and claim their 20th league title, the first of the Arne Slot era. For weeks now, the title’s destination has been in no serious doubt and Slot paid tribute to his predecessor, Jürgen Klopp, for bequeathing a title-winning squad.
