00:00I will say, if you look at the top eight, there is a very interesting pattern here.
00:05Five of those squads come from one single nation, and they play in one single league, and that's the EPL.
00:10So English teams making a name for themselves in this tournament.
00:14We talk a lot about the Spanish giants, rightfully so, right?
00:17But also, the English are showing that this might just be their time and their tournament.
00:23And Newcastle going on into the 16, the bigger round, they have a chance, too.
00:28So that's going to be six squads from the English Premier League.
00:32Interesting in the playoffs.
00:33Many of them, they're not having their best season in the Premier League.
00:37Some of these teams are actually performing really, really well in Champions League and underperforming in the Premier League.
00:44Man City.
00:45Man City against them.
00:46Also, Newcastle a little bit.
00:49Nick, who is your Cinderella story brewing for the next phase of Champions League?
00:56We know that we're recording this before the draw for the next stage, but I want to hear from you what team we should be putting some money behind.
01:06Oh, we're talking money here.
01:08I want to get some betting in.
01:09Should have led with this.
01:11I'm putting my money.
01:12If we're not putting our money on the safe bet, if we're feeling spicy, all right, we've got a little extra cash we want to throw around, Inter Milano.
01:19They showed out last season.
01:22They kind of did the same thing.
01:23They were kind of floating there.
01:24They weren't at the top.
01:25They weren't at the bottom.
01:26So people are kind of overlooking Inter.
01:28But Inter shows that they are a stable, beautiful, technical, cohesive team that can disarm anybody when the time is right.
01:35And they're really great under pressure.
01:36And we saw that last season.
01:37Could be the same thing.
01:38They might go even further this time.
01:39Now, I know Chiba is not here with us, but we have to acknowledge what's happening with Real Madrid.
01:45We have a situation right now with one of, you know, probably the team that is the most related with this tournament.
01:53They've won it the most.
01:54They probably have the biggest nights, the biggest Wednesday nights ever come from Real Madrid.
01:59But it seems like the magic is gone.
02:01Javi had a very short tenure.
02:03The player seems to have control.
02:06And now they were shown properly by no other than Jose Mourinho.
02:14I'm pretty sure that he is so happy right now by giving that simple instruction, sending the keeper, scoring a header, passing on, and sending Real Madrid to the playoffs.
02:24Al repechaje.
02:26Talk to me.
02:26What's going on with Madrid?
02:27All this while having the top score Mbappe in the Champions League.
02:31I mean, it's tough.
02:33I think there's a lot of things happening.
02:34There is a little bit of a management crisis as well.
02:37They need to find their way.
02:38But I wouldn't count them out.
02:39This is a strong squad that is now going to go into the playoffs with, obviously, a more difficult path.
02:44They're going to have more difficult games because the top eight obviously don't play each other.
02:47The top eight are going to have to play those bottom eight squads.
02:50So it's going to be tougher for Real Madrid.
02:51They're going to be punching above their weight.
02:53But if anyone can do that, it's Madrid.
02:56Dios mio.
02:57Now, Ashley, tell me.
02:59I know that you have a big group of creator friends.
03:02Yes.
03:03And I want to know what is the temperature out there.
03:06Who is the favorite around in the content-creating world to win the Champions League?
03:11You know, in the content-creating world, it's 50-50 right now.
03:15Half of us are Real Madrid.
03:16Half of them are Real Madrid and half of us are Barcelona.
03:20And, you know, it's so funny because every time, you know, Barcelona loses, Real Madrid friends are hyped up and everything.
03:27And so our content goes off of that, right?
03:29But the rivalry still obviously exists.
03:32And I want to say that obviously most of us are Barcelona fans, but it's 50-50, to be honest.
03:37And so our part of this is going to be honest.
03:37And so my heart is open.
03:38So let's go to our plate.
03:38So let's get started.
03:38So let's go to our plate.
03:39Of course, it's one of the first two people here.
03:40So let's get started.
03:41So let's get started.
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