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Barca win nine goal thriller (and Atletico do Atletico things)
What a night of Champions League football. If you were smart enough to choose the Benfica - Barcelona game as your match of the night, well done. Pol Ballus was there and he’s still in shock.
If you were watching some sort of Champions League highlights show, you may not have kept up with all the goals going in, there were 34 in total. James Pearce was at Anfield, Jacob Tanswell was in Monaco and Dermot Corrigan was in Madrid, we’ve got all the scores from elsewhere and if this was a busy night, imagine what next Wednesday is going to be like…
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: James Pearce, Pol Ballus, Dermot Corrigan, Jacob Tanswell
Producer: Tom Fuller
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12:38
Chelsea end their barren run (and what’s coming up in the Champions League)
Chelsea are back in business after five Premier League games without a win, but their 3-1 victory over Wolves wasn’t always convincing. Simon Johnson was at Stamford Bridge, he tells us more.
And is this really the worst Manchester United team ever? We check in with the Talk of the Devils team to find out.
And what’s going on with the Champions League again? Who’s playing who? Who’s going through? And what does it all mean?
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Simon Johnson and the Talk of the Devils team.
Producer: Si Watts
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11:08
Spurs lose at hands of free-scoring Everton (Man Utd lose too, but that’s hardly news)
Did anyone expect David Moyes’ second coming to be quite this much fun? They tore Spurs to shreds in the first hour of their clash at Goodison Park, blotting their copybook only slightly by allowing Ange Postecoglu’s side to pull back two late goals. Jack Pitt Brooke was there.
Paul Taylor was watching Nottingham Forest adjusting to a day of being overwhelming favourites. Carl Anka was at Old Trafford, presumably because he upset someone in the office. And Mark Carey was at Portman Road to see City hit six.
We’ve also got Seb Stafford Bloor on a freefalling Dortmund side and all the big scores from all the big leagues.
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Jack Pitt Brooke, Paul Taylor, Carl Anka, Mark Carey and Seb Stafford Bloor
Producer: Si Watts
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16:47
Haaland signs new nine-and-a-half-year Manchester City contract
Erling Haaland has committed the vast majority of his career to Manchester City by signing an extraordinary new contract that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2034.
Abi Patterson is joined by David Ornstein who broke the story exclusively on The Athletic.
The Athletic's Senior Data Analyst shares his thoughts on how Manchester City will no look to build a team around him.
Host: Abi Patterson
Producer: Abi Patterson
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8:23
Amad Diallo spares United humiliation (and Brighton win for the first time in ages)
With eight minutes to go at Old Trafford, the question of Manchester United’s relegation was pertinent and appropriate. They were losing to a broken team with just six points on the board. And then Amad Diallo, again, saved United. Laurie Whitwell tries to make sense of an extraordinary night.
Elsewhere, Brighton won a league game for the first time since November 23, Ipswich don’t look good though. We’ve got some Spurs reaction from Jack Pitt Brooke, we’ve got Seb Stafford Bloor on a highly prized young talent in Germany and we’ve got Manchester City news from David Ornstein
Presenter: Iain Macintosh
With: Laurie Whitwell, Jack Pitt Brooke, Seb Stafford Bloor and David Ornstein
Producer: Tom Fuller
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