E11: Champions League returns | Remarkable Real | Ten Hag | Are Man City better with Haaland?
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00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Rest in peace to those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria
02:15 - Champions League is back, Valentine's Day, AIK's birthday
04:01 - PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich
04:46 - PSG are one-dimensional without Mbappé, and there’s so much focus on star players, and not on the technical and psychological makeup of the squad
05:32 - is Galtier the right guy to lead PSG?
05:54 - Bayern outran PSG by 8km
06:34 - PSG have lost more games already in 2023 (5) than in all of 2022 (4)
06:50 - The PSG project currently less credible and convincing that at any other time
07:27 - How PSG is just one of the numerous soft-power acquisitions that have strengthened Qatar’s diplomatic position in Europe.
08:57 - AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
09:46 - Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea
11:09 - Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica
12:12 - Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid
12:34 - This is Real Madrid’s competition - “the moment when you think you’re closest to beating Real Madrid is the moment you’re closest to losing to them”
13:45 - Real Madrid are clinical
14:22 - Liverpool’s tactical naivety
15:17 - Benzema and Vinicius are the players with the most goals against Liverpool in European Cup and Champions League history. Kryptonite.
16:21 - Liverpool’s defensive issues
21:47 - Real Madrid’s recruitment
24:06 - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli
24:29 - Inter Milan 1-0 Porto
25:28 - RB Leipzig 1-1 Man City
26:02 - Barcelona 2-2 Man Utd
27:40 - Erik Ten Hag’s flexibility, playing players in different positions, and not having favourites
29:32 - Man Utd’s transitions
30:45 - Erik Ten Hag’s honesty and confidence
32:05 - Man Utd’s direct attacks
33:06 - Arsenal 1-3 Man City
33:56 - Arsenal stuck to their principles of playing out the back, and it cost them
34:18 - City played more direct than usual. 8.7% of their passes were long, compared to their previous high this season of 4.4%
35:56 - Jakub Jankto comes out as gay
36:41 - Are Man City better or worse with Erling Haaland?
40:15 - Arsene Wenger’s advice to Thierry Henry
41:15 - Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal
42:39 - Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
44:18 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City
45:11 - Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool
46:53 - Man Utd 3-0 Leicester
47:53 - Outro
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