Dominant Chelsea beat 10-man Barcelona | Man City stunned at home by Leverkusen | Ronaldo avoids ban for start of Portugal's WC campaign
Update: 2025-11-25
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David Garrido is joined by Riath Al-Samarrai of the Daily Mail and The Guardian's Paul MacInnes for a Champions League-packed edition of Back Pages. The panel discuss Chelsea’s 3–0 Champions League win over Barcelona, including 18-year-old Estevão’s standout performance and his growing impact on the team. Manchester City lost out to Bayer Leverkusen after Pep Guardiola made sweeping changes, with criticism of the team’s lack of cohesion. The discussion turns to Newcastle’s self-inflicted loss to Marseille, with the Toon’s inability to recover despite a strong first half. Finally, they debate the new World Cup seeding format and discuss Cristiano Ronaldo’s reduced suspension, questioning whether commercial interests may be influencing decisions.
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Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/back-pages
You can also listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Back Pages".
For more on the stories we discuss on Back Pages, head to skysports.com
For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk
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