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00:00:00And may I have the best of the champions?

00:00:53Hello, welcome to the Champions League match of the day

00:00:56on a night of European football mayhem.

00:00:59Eighteen games taking place simultaneously and every one of them has something riding

00:01:05on it.

00:01:06With us tonight in their flamboyant outfits are Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock

00:01:11and Nader Manua alongside European football expert Julien Laurent.

00:01:16Right, before we get going, here's the table at the start of the night.

00:01:20So remember, the top eight go through to the last 16 automatically, then the next 16 teams

00:01:25go into the playoffs.

00:01:26The bottom 12 are gone and eliminated altogether.

00:01:30So Arsenal and Bayern are the only teams already qualified for the last 16.

00:01:34For Real Madrid, Liverpool and Spurs, they know that a win tonight is enough to join them.

00:01:39And then there are eight teams on 13 points.

00:01:43So it's likely that they will fight it out for the remaining top eight spots.

00:01:47But not only will they want to win, they'll also want to make sure that their goal difference

00:01:50is good enough.

00:01:52And then at the other end of the table, only the bottom four are out.

00:01:56So it could get very interesting indeed, because three points separate Marseille in 19th, all

00:02:01the way down to Ajax in 32nd.

00:02:05Right, we're going to start with one of the teams on 13, and Chelsea, who went to Napoli

00:02:11with their goal difference of plus six, putting them in the final top eight spot at the start

00:02:16of play.

00:02:16The home side were in danger of going out completely.

00:02:20Steve Wilson was your commentator.

00:02:23Well, the margins tonight could hardly be tighter.

00:02:26Chelsea looking to avoid a playoff.

00:02:28Napoli hoping to secure one.

00:02:31So many Chelsea connections in Naples, not least Antonio Conte.

00:02:35But the only one of three former Chelsea players he can call on tonight is Romelu Lukaku.

00:02:41And that only is a substitute after seven months of injury.

00:02:44Liam Rossini's Chelsea side shows five changes to that which laboured past Paphos.

00:02:51Cole Palmer is on the bench.

00:02:53He hasn't played in this competition since match day one.

00:02:58Napoli haven't lost any of their last 25 home games.

00:03:03Going back to a defeat here against Lazio on the 8th of December of 2024.

00:03:11Is that a foul?

00:03:13It is.

00:03:15João Pedro was caught.

00:03:17And Alex Merritt is on his toes.

00:03:20It wasn't actually João Jesus.

00:03:21He caught João Pedro.

00:03:22It was Antonio Regalha.

00:03:25It's touched to Rhys James and hit the wall.

00:03:28Chelsea say it was handball.

00:03:31I think he's given it.

00:03:51He's taken four and scored them all this season.

00:03:56This to strike first.

00:03:59This to strike first.

00:04:00And he does.

00:04:02That's a sensational penalty.

00:04:04It really is.

00:04:06Because Alex Merritt's guessed right.

00:04:08And anywhere but low and absolutely in the corner.

00:04:12I think the keeper would have saved that.

00:04:15Napoli nil.

00:04:16Chelsea one.

00:04:46I hope you're really pleased.

00:04:47Dordling.

00:04:49Knocked into Rasmus Hoyland.

00:04:54Santos away.

00:04:57Mata Solivera winning that Vergara here.

00:05:01Vergara away from Caicedo.

00:05:03And what a great goal.

00:05:06Antonio Vergara.

00:05:11Somehow pirouetting.

00:05:13Turning.

00:05:15And finishing.

00:05:17It's his first ever goal for Napoli.

00:05:20And they desperately needed it.

00:05:24Well, there didn't seem to be any way through.

00:05:27But a bit of belief.

00:05:29A bit of persistence.

00:05:31And a bit of a pirouette.

00:05:33Suddenly got him through.

00:05:39McTominay.

00:05:41Vergara.

00:05:42Spinatola overlapping beautifully actually.

00:05:45Wasn't the greatest ball in.

00:05:47Caicedo and Fofana had a moment.

00:05:50When they definitely weren't on the same wavelength.

00:05:53Here's La Botca.

00:05:55Tranjesus.

00:05:57Elmas.

00:06:01Matias Solivera's run.

00:06:03Oh, brilliant.

00:06:06Nasmus Hoyland scores for Napoli.

00:06:10And Antonio Conte's side have picked this game up and turned it on its head.

00:06:17Two goals in ten minutes.

00:06:21Well, it's an outstanding goal.

00:06:24Great movement in the penalty area.

00:06:27Napoli two.

00:06:29Chelsea one.

00:06:38Estevão for Parma.

00:06:39Neatly into João Pedro.

00:06:41Bit of promise here.

00:06:42João Pedro.

00:06:43Great hit.

00:06:45And it's 2-2.

00:06:48It's an outstanding strike.

00:06:50We've seen some really good goals tonight.

00:06:54Estevão into Cole Parma.

00:06:56Onto João Pedro.

00:06:57Lovely little flick away from Di Lorenzo.

00:07:00And then hit it across.

00:07:02Jean Jesus.

00:07:03And beyond Alex Merrick.

00:07:06Be quite a feather in Liam Resenia's hat.

00:07:10To beat Antonio Conte.

00:07:12To beat Napoli on home turf.

00:07:16Not many do that.

00:07:19Now, João Pedro.

00:07:20He's got Garnaccio to his left.

00:07:23He might not use him.

00:07:24He doesn't.

00:07:27Chelsea have the lead.

00:07:30João Pedro's double.

00:07:33Napoli two.

00:07:35Chelsea three.

00:07:37What a game of comebacks this is.

00:07:41Napoli turned it around from 1-0 down to lead 2-1.

00:07:46And Chelsea have turned it back.

00:07:48And lead 3-2.

00:07:50He got himself away from Miguel Gutiérrez.

00:07:54And found the corner of the Napoli net.

00:08:03Miguel Gutiérrez.

00:08:06Decent ball, that.

00:08:07Chaliba got something on it.

00:08:09Garnaccio has lost it to Vergara.

00:08:11And here's an opportunity.

00:08:14Lukaku.

00:08:14And Sanchez makes the save.

00:08:17What a story that nearly was.

00:08:24Big save that.

00:08:26But Chelsea would have to wait and see if their goal difference was good enough.

00:08:29So next we'll go to Paris.

00:08:31Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle also both on 13 points.

00:08:35Victory would almost certainly seal a path straight through to the last 16.

00:08:39Defeat would almost certainly mean dropping into the playoffs.

00:08:42A draw and their fate would be out of their hands.

00:08:45Commentary on this one comes from Mark Scott.

00:08:49Eddie Howe's called this the ultimate test in Europe.

00:08:53And while a trip to the Champions League holders would be tricky for anyone,

00:08:58Newcastle's ropey away form makes it even more of a challenge.

00:09:03Aside from a rare starting goal for Matt V. Safonov, PSG are as expected.

00:09:08In contrast, the Newcastle line-up has caught many by surprise.

00:09:13Gordon and Barnes, who have 11 goals between them in the Champions League this season,

00:09:18both begin on the bench.

00:09:20Captain Bruno Guimaraes, meanwhile, isn't risked because of injury.

00:09:28Nudo Mendes, that's clever.

00:09:30They could be in trouble early on here in Newcastle.

00:09:33Dembele was waiting, Barcola interested.

00:09:36And now Slavko Vincic is being lobbied for an early penalty.

00:09:40Inside of a minute, the VAR does want to get involved here.

00:09:45Did it come off Barcola's arm first, though?

00:09:48Before it went on to Miley's.

00:09:51Slavko Vincic hasn't needed long.

00:09:54Penalty.

00:09:55The worst possible start for Newcastle United.

00:10:02So Ousmane Dembele against Nick Pope

00:10:05to give Paris Saint-Germain an early lead.

00:10:10Dembele.

00:10:11Oh, wonderful from Pope!

00:10:15What a superb save from the Newcastle keeper

00:10:18to keep Dembele out.

00:10:21Don't think there's too much wrong with the penalty.

00:10:24It is just a top-draw save from Pope.

00:10:30Newcastle haven't had a kick as of yet.

00:10:34Kavaret Skelia.

00:10:37Plenty of room to work with here.

00:10:40Newcastle defence a bit unsure as to what to do.

00:10:43It opens up here.

00:10:44Pope isn't able to keep that one out.

00:10:47Paris in front.

00:10:51A superb strike yet again from Vitinha.

00:10:56It all started really, but Newcastle being too passive here.

00:10:59Kavaret Skelia able to advance.

00:11:01Look at the room for Vitinha.

00:11:02such composure, such technique, and such a swagger from the holders early on.

00:11:11It's been pretty relentless from Paris Saint-Germain.

00:11:17Dembele.

00:11:19And again, it's so easy!

00:11:22Pope with the save to prevent it getting embarrassing for Newcastle early on.

00:11:28Lovely exchange there between Taya Emery and Dembele.

00:11:33Pope did well.

00:11:35And Newcastle could do with Bruno Kimmerais in the middle tonight.

00:11:39Being overrun right now.

00:11:45Bruno Mendes looked like he was dragged back there.

00:11:47Play goes on.

00:11:50Oh!

00:11:50And over the top from Willian Pacho.

00:11:54It's a bit of a careless swipe over the top, really.

00:11:57And yet another Paris Saint-Germain chance comes and goes.

00:12:06Free kick for Newcastle.

00:12:08And you would have thought they'd be happy to take as long as possible

00:12:12to ensure they go in just the one down.

00:12:21Marquinhos is header.

00:12:22Burn back in.

00:12:231-1!

00:12:25Wouldn't you just know it?

00:12:28Newcastle under the pump.

00:12:30But back on terms at PSG.

00:12:33Courtesy of Joe Willock.

00:12:35Paris Saint-Germain have had a sack full of chances.

00:12:39But right at the end of the half.

00:12:41A long ball in.

00:12:43Nodded across by Byrne.

00:12:45And then headed home by Willock.

00:12:48PSG won.

00:12:50Newcastle won.

00:12:54Hope fans finding their voice again after

00:12:57being stunted to silence by that Willock goal.

00:13:04Bontemar turning and laying off.

00:13:06And Hall was nearly in.

00:13:08Now it's Tonali.

00:13:11Oh!

00:13:13Ramsey's delivery is spilled.

00:13:16And from out of nothing,

00:13:17Newcastle nearly flashing a chance to

00:13:19incredibly take the lead.

00:13:23had nowhere near the same kind of

00:13:25momentum

00:13:26that they built up in the first half.

00:13:29PSG.

00:13:29And credit to Newcastle

00:13:31for the half-time tweaks that they've made

00:13:34to change the flow of the game.

00:13:37It's a useful ball!

00:13:39And Dembele

00:13:39has sent it wide.

00:13:42Clearest jumps that PSG have had since the break.

00:13:47They had to go through the knockout phase playoffs

00:13:49last season.

00:13:50Luis Enrique's side.

00:13:52This might mean that they have to do so again.

00:13:56Newcastle have suffered from real travel sickness

00:13:58this season.

00:13:59Might not be a win,

00:14:00but if they hold on for a point here,

00:14:02it would be

00:14:03one of their best on the road this season.

00:14:05Gordon going for goal!

00:14:07Safonov behind it.

00:14:12Newcastle not just holding on for a point.

00:14:17The cross from Nuno Mendes

00:14:19is deflected and then cleared.

00:14:21Valtemada, Tonali

00:14:22looking to use the pace of Gordon here.

00:14:26Hakimi's also fast though.

00:14:29Gordon.

00:14:30Barnes is here.

00:14:32Valtemada's up there.

00:14:34Ramsey!

00:14:36PSG were really stretched there.

00:14:40Excellent.

00:14:40Newcastle counter

00:14:42nearly finished off

00:14:44by Jacob Ramsey.

00:14:47It's going to be an in-shringer from Miley

00:14:49with 15 minutes to go.

00:14:52Safonov struggling!

00:14:55Tonali!

00:14:57A couple of bites of the cherry

00:14:59for Newcastle there.

00:15:02Tonali just couldn't get over the ball.

00:15:07Zaire Emery.

00:15:09Douai.

00:15:10He's had a go.

00:15:11Chao behind it.

00:15:16Dembele.

00:15:19Vitinha!

00:15:21Patient stuff for PSG.

00:15:24And it finished with a first-time whip

00:15:26from Vitinha.

00:15:27both sides

00:15:29both sides

00:15:30know that

00:15:30they need to push on

00:15:31to try and get a winner.

00:15:34Douai

00:15:36with the poor touch

00:15:37and Newcastle now

00:15:38will look to

00:15:39break at pace.

00:15:42Gordon

00:15:42speeding away here.

00:15:44Whistler's in the middle.

00:15:45Big chances for Newcastle.

00:15:48Gordon

00:15:49Barnes!

00:15:50Zafonov with a big save.

00:15:53Could have been a Newcastle winner

00:15:55which would have almost certainly

00:15:58taken them in

00:15:59to the last 16.

00:16:02Gordon

00:16:03getting the wrong side

00:16:04of Marquinhos here.

00:16:06It's Anthony Gordon.

00:16:09Gordon

00:16:09deflected.

00:16:11Barnes!

00:16:13Wow.

00:16:15Newcastle's

00:16:16two top scorers

00:16:17in the Champions League

00:16:19this season

00:16:20nearly compiling

00:16:22to give Newcastle

00:16:23an unforgettable

00:16:25Champions League result.

00:16:28Good result for Newcastle

00:16:30but still nothing

00:16:31confirmed for them

00:16:32or Paris Saint-Germain

00:16:34or remember Chelsea.

00:16:35However,

00:16:36Spurs knew

00:16:37that if they won

00:16:38at already eliminated

00:16:39Eidentracht Frankfurt

00:16:40they would definitely

00:16:41finish in the top eight.

00:16:43Your commentator

00:16:44Steve Wyeth.

00:16:46The night for Tottenham

00:16:48to disregard

00:16:48their scarcity

00:16:49of domestic wins

00:16:51and focus on

00:16:51a precious fifth

00:16:52in the Champions League

00:16:53they'll hope

00:16:54Frankfurt's status

00:16:55as one of just

00:16:56four teams

00:16:57with nothing to play for

00:16:58makes them docile

00:17:00rather than dangerous.

00:17:02Frankfurt's six changes

00:17:03include a start

00:17:04for experienced

00:17:05Mario Goetze

00:17:06but there's no

00:17:07Jan Uzan

00:17:07a player linked

00:17:08with Premier League clubs

00:17:10Spurs included.

00:17:12Five Tottenham changes

00:17:13including

00:17:13Randol Kolomowani

00:17:15who starts

00:17:15despite a minor car accident

00:17:17that delayed his journey

00:17:18Dominic Solanke

00:17:20drops to an otherwise

00:17:21inexperienced bench.

00:17:24The 2-0 win

00:17:26over Borussia Dortmund

00:17:27last week

00:17:27extended Tottenham's

00:17:29unbeaten run

00:17:29against German sides

00:17:31to six games.

00:17:33Unbeaten

00:17:34isn't

00:17:34the objective

00:17:36though tonight.

00:17:37Udogi.

00:17:44Positive start

00:17:45this from Tottenham

00:17:46who are in early

00:17:47and have scored early.

00:17:50How welcome

00:17:51is that?

00:17:52Or how welcome

00:17:54would it have been?

00:17:57Xavi Simons

00:17:58finally looks over

00:17:59to discover

00:18:00the bad news.

00:18:02The whistle

00:18:03blew immediately

00:18:05for an offside

00:18:06there.

00:18:06but

00:18:08should it have

00:18:09been the case

00:18:12but Udogi

00:18:14may have been

00:18:15impeding

00:18:15Amenda

00:18:16from an offside

00:18:17position.

00:18:19The on-field

00:18:21decision

00:18:21stands

00:18:23and that

00:18:24will be

00:18:24controversial

00:18:25if Tottenham

00:18:27don't find a way

00:18:28to score

00:18:28a legitimate

00:18:29goal tonight.

00:18:33Sra Polina

00:18:38Brown.

00:18:40so close

00:18:42to an outstanding

00:18:43goal.

00:18:45Well this would

00:18:46have been glorious.

00:18:48Worked the

00:18:49side of the target

00:18:50quite splendidly

00:18:51did Tottenham

00:18:52for Wilson

00:18:53Odebert who must have thought that was creeping inside the post, Joao Paulinha

00:19:02Brown oh error Xavi Simons pounces but can't capitalize

00:19:10dangerous game being played at the back by Eintracht Frankfurt

00:19:15this was a present that Tottenham really should have accepted

00:19:23is Elias Schiheri in the final minute of the first half

00:19:28Larsson is in and has clipped the top of the crossbar

00:19:33well the Frankfurt goal would have been very unwelcome from a Tottenham point of view

00:19:40Odebert

00:19:43Udogi

00:19:46Simons delivers Romero yes for Tottenham

00:19:51right at the start of the second half the goal they have been striving for

00:19:58finally something to celebrate on a night when they had to have something to celebrate

00:20:03and against his former club Randol Kolomwani is taking the acclaim

00:20:09Frankfurt nil Tottenham one

00:20:12theatre

00:20:15Tottenham have organized themselves

00:20:20showing good resolve Skiri what a ball that is

00:20:24and Aurelia Buta has just fluffed a glorious chance to make it 1-1

00:20:33Spurs play three of the premier league's top four over the course of the next month

00:20:39avoiding the needs to play two extra games in the Champions League

00:20:43in that period would be very welcome indeed

00:20:47reach Siemens but it's been helped on towards Solanke who's in to settle the matter

00:20:53the player who won the Europa League quarterfinal for Tottenham here

00:20:58in April of last year might just have struck the critical goal for them to secure a top eight

00:21:05finish in the Champions League a season on

00:21:09Premier League woes can be cast aside for the evening because Tottenham are on their way

00:21:14to yet another win in the Champions League their fourth in the last five games

00:21:23you know it's a massive relief and something that we're really proud of to finish top four in the

00:21:27you know in the Champions League with the best teams in the world it's you know it's where we

00:21:30want to be and like I said it's a massive relief because in football there's just so many games

00:21:33nowadays and you know to have two less games in a season can be massive and especially with the

00:21:38tough fixtures that we've got coming up it's nice to you know be able to prepare a little bit more

00:21:41for those games so yeah so Spurs through now back to one of the other teams starting on 13 points

00:21:49Manchester City who are looking to win and win big against Galatasaray the Turkish champions were

00:21:55playing to stay in the top 24 Guy Mowbrie was at the Etihad

00:22:02Erling Haaland returns to Pep Guardiola's starting lineup and City really could do with him ending a run

00:22:08of five games without a goal Rodri suspended whilst neither Mark Gehi or Antoine Semenyo are eligible to

00:22:15play Ilkay Gundogan is the captain of Galatasaray on his return to the club he served for eight seasons

00:22:21and led to the treble in 2023 the main danger though is surely Victor Ossiman who reached 50 goals from

00:22:28just 59 Galatasaray games at the weekend a new club record

00:22:35all that matters first is that Manchester City take care of what happens here and that might not

00:22:41be straightforward Galatasaray have made a habit over the years of tripping up opponents from England

00:22:48who haven't taken care Ait Nouri down the left-hand side still finding his feet as a Manchester City player

00:22:56great ball for Haaland and he's missed it Ait Nouri could not have put that in a better position for

00:23:04Manchester City's number nine

00:23:07just how he likes them usually

00:23:11but that's the way he's been going for him lately

00:23:19a little shimmy past Gundogan and Haaland is in Haaland's chip City lead he doesn't miss twice

00:23:31wonderfully timed brilliantly found superbly dispatched and he keeps up his record of a goal a

00:23:40game average in the Champions League what a good pass it is from Doku Haaland is as far as Abdul

00:23:47Kareem

00:23:48but actually is concerned on the wrong side and once he was in front well we knew what was happening

00:23:54next

00:23:56Manchester City won Galatasaray nil

00:24:01here's Nico O'Reilly goodness that had some force behind it it's a good save by Urchin Shakir because that

00:24:12was traveling

00:24:19Doku

00:24:21faced by Sanchez plays it back and it's finished by Cherky

00:24:30City have a two-goal lead

00:24:32Donnarumma has some instructions to take on from his boss

00:24:36Galatasaray have problems to solve

00:24:39Rian Cherky's third Champions League goal

00:24:43Doku played the pass at just the right time into just the right place to just the right person

00:24:50nicely curled into the corner

00:24:53Haaland and Cherky

00:24:55City two Galatasaray nil

00:25:00steps on the gas and gets past Chalai

00:25:05in towards Foden

00:25:09Mamouche behind him

00:25:10Haaland square of him

00:25:13Foden's finish was found wanting

00:25:19Sané runs into Bernardo Silva but runs through him

00:25:23Gundogan

00:25:25here's Jacobs

00:25:27plenty of red and amber shirts forward now

00:25:30Gabriel Sara bounce back to him by Yilmaz and then bounce behind by Kusanov for a corner

00:25:41Gabriel Sara headed by Ossiman it's on target but it is straight at Donnarumma

00:25:48broke free of Bernardo Silva and Omar Mamouche

00:25:52and he couldn't get the power

00:25:58Haaland gets it back from Sanchez

00:26:01and storms down the middle now he finds Mamouche

00:26:05spilled by goalkeeper Shakir but he recovers

00:26:09the game we point out to the fact that goal difference could be the deciding factor

00:26:13for a top eight finish or not he knows it that's probably why he's even more animated than usual

00:26:21here's Chalai getting as far forward as he's been all night great save Donnarumma to Kifad Ossiman

00:26:31Donnarumma down really smartly

00:26:35Foden

00:26:37Cherki swept his way by Ryan Aitnuri

00:26:43Aitnuri Cherki they combine again

00:26:47here's Aitnuri

00:26:49blocked by Chakir

00:26:52Ryan Aitnuri

00:26:54could see his eyes light up even staring through the back of his head as it comes off

00:26:58Bardakshi

00:26:59had a really good quick reaction from Urjan Chakir keeps it at two

00:27:08and there's Aitnuri and now it's Foden and Haaland's free

00:27:12Foden couldn't pick him out

00:27:14so many chances

00:27:17it does come down to goal difference that City will be left thinking about the number of opportunities they've passed

00:27:23up this evening

00:27:26Right so now we have City, Chelsea, Newcastle and PSG all waiting to find out their fate

00:27:33Real Madrid though knew a win would guarantee their top eight place but draw or lose and it will be

00:27:39out of their hands

00:27:41Benfica had to win and improve their goal difference to sneak into the playoffs Rob Palmer watch this one

00:27:50Pavlidis

00:27:52Prestiani is his wingman Valverde only half stops him now it comes to Prestiani has lots of space

00:28:00Fine fingertips from Thibaut Courtois

00:28:06He's loving this Mourinho

00:28:12Good ball in free header and he doesn't miss from there the deadly Kylian Mbappe

00:28:19the first sighting of the great man tonight

00:28:23and that was a routine header

00:28:25his 12th Champions League goal of the season

00:28:32Prestiani has been the crowd pleaser

00:28:36Pavlidis

00:28:36defender has lost his footing can he make the correct timing he can they're back in it

00:28:42Sheldon up punishes Real Madrid

00:28:46well, you know that no Jose Mourinho team is going to give up the chase lightly

00:28:52well away from Courtois

00:28:55penalty

00:28:56the referee had an eagle eye on that situation he knew that Odomendi and Chuomeni were having a tussle

00:29:07Ascensio loses his call

00:29:12short run up

00:29:13powerfully home Benfica have the lead

00:29:17Jose Mourinho may be coming back to haunt Real Madrid

00:29:25Pavlidis

00:29:28Real Madrid rocking back

00:29:30Oh, Courtois losing at his near post

00:29:33and he's done it again

00:29:34Sheldon up second

00:29:37Oh Benfica

00:29:40going to create one of the great upsets on the final night

00:29:46Goulart cuts you back and Bappe

00:29:50his second on this helter-skelter night

00:30:00Prestiani

00:30:02right across the fence

00:30:03they've got Courtois to the rescue yet again for Real Madrid

00:30:07doesn't matter how you keep them out as long as you keep them out

00:30:13oh that was a late and crazy challenge from Ascensio

00:30:19please leave the field

00:30:21by the nearest available exit

00:30:26the referee is having

00:30:28none of that

00:30:29the ball is stolen

00:30:31by Kylian Mbappe

00:30:34well

00:30:36the law says if it's under control of the goalkeeper

00:30:39there will be many out there that are disputing that

00:30:42I'm thinking back to the famous goals in decades gone by

00:30:46where that has been given

00:30:48oh my goodness it goes from bad to worst

00:30:51to crazy

00:30:53for Real Madrid

00:30:54Rodrigo is the second player dismissed

00:30:59where do you start with this game

00:31:01where will this game end

00:31:06Benfica have a a two-man advantage

00:31:10now the onus is on them

00:31:12if they can get a goal

00:31:15they head into the top 24 and their season in Europe will be extended

00:31:20Jose Mourinho tells them to just go for it

00:31:23might as well send his goalkeeper up there

00:31:24they've got two extra players

00:31:30ornus hangs it up there

00:31:31the goalkeeper's there

00:31:32oh my goodness gracious me

00:31:34this is unbelievable

00:31:37a diving header from Trubin

00:31:41Jose Mourinho is back to haunt his former club

00:31:46he's achieved some incredible things in his career

00:31:50but even he hasn't seen anything like this

00:31:59wow wow

00:32:00Benfica remarkably get into the playoffs

00:32:03Real Madrid left hanging on 15 points

00:32:06and there could be more Portuguese joy with Sporting

00:32:09they had an impressive win against defending champions PSG last week

00:32:13so had a chance to make the top eight

00:32:15if they won in Bilbao against Athletic Club

00:32:20well it's come to the crunch

00:32:21the final day of the league phase

00:32:24a busy night permutations are plenty

00:32:27Athletic with some typical intricate play

00:32:29and a wonderful start

00:32:32Sunset

00:32:33just over two minutes gone

00:32:35and you could not wish for a more ideal start than that

00:32:42oh what an answer

00:32:44that is a quite fabulous header

00:32:47from Ousmane Diamande

00:32:49absolutely brilliant from Diamande

00:32:55Tos Rice in trouble

00:32:56and he'll have another chance which he takes

00:33:03the man with the minus touch in the Champions League has got another crucial goal for Athletic Club

00:33:08it's just it's just he's so unfortunate with that first one

00:33:11but that's classy isn't it

00:33:16Trincao beautiful work Trincao again

00:33:19that is a magnificent goal

00:33:21Sporting show their quality

00:33:25oh this is such a good team goal

00:33:27he's onside it's a lovely little ball through

00:33:30it had to be him that was involved

00:33:33the pressure taken right off

00:33:35by Rui Silva

00:33:36but and maybe right on if they can get this right

00:33:39it's a real opportunity for Luis Suarez perhaps to win it

00:33:44there's touch let him down in there

00:33:46and Athletic Club escape thanks to their goalkeeper but not now

00:33:49Alisson Santos with a goal that means so much to Sporting

00:33:55well it's just such a quick break isn't it you think

00:33:57Suarez is going to score he stumbles whether he slightly slips the balls just behind him

00:34:02but when it falls here what a lovely finish that is

00:34:06the final score Athletic Club 2 Sporting Club de Portugal 3

00:34:13great win for Sporting and we're getting closer to clarifying the top eight with Chelsea

00:34:19Newcastle Paris Saint-Germain Manchester City and Real Madrid still all hanging but we aren't

00:34:25there yet so we can't risk any of these three speaking until we do you having fun

00:34:31can't say anything right simple for Liverpool beat Carabaug and they'd be in the top eight

00:34:36Steve Bauer was at Anfield

00:34:40with three centre-backs all unavailable to him on a slot opts for Ryan Gravenberg to fill in

00:34:46alongside Virgil van Dijk as Viet, Salah, Gakpo and Akatike all start for Liverpool who've won 17 of their

00:34:53last 20 Champions League group stage matches Carabaug who make only their second ever visit to England

00:35:00made 11 changes last weekend so all their first choice players return tonight including Colombian

00:35:06striker Camilo Duran who has four goals already in the competition

00:35:12the first ever meeting between these two teams

00:35:18it's along from the central defender Medina to the captain Subir the Frenchman

00:35:25oh no nowhere near anyone

00:35:28Jeremy Fringpong there and down he went

00:35:32he's holding his groin

00:35:35his night is over and that is another one on the injury list for Arna Slott and Liverpool

00:35:50Brazilian Silva thought that was a goal kick it's a Liverpool corner

00:35:58signal from Sabaslay who delivers Akatike applying the flick

00:36:01van Dijk did that cross the line it did

00:36:09Alexis McAllister to give Liverpool the lead after a quarter of an hour

00:36:21TK's touch and turn

00:36:22and now subsequent run into Viet shooting opportunity

00:36:292-0 Liverpool, 2 in less than 5 and a half minutes

00:36:35Florian Viet's fifth for the club

00:36:39after some very impressive work from Hugo Ecotique

00:36:46Salah has it back

00:36:49and the return pass from Vietz

00:36:53as Salah caught there, he was

00:36:57as the back-in, referee took his time

00:37:00just clipped there, there Bacalo outside the penalty area

00:37:05it's touched to Salah

00:37:10and it is very much worth the wait

00:37:14it's a 49th career Champions League goal for Mo Salah

00:37:24that's for Ecotique to get on the end of

00:37:27is this his moment, oh it is

00:37:32he's looked razor sharp all evening

00:37:35he's looked hungry to score all evening

00:37:38and he has Liverpool's fourth

00:37:42and the top scorer is up to 13 for the season

00:37:49and this is turning into a confidence boosting

00:37:52routine evening

00:37:55this could be a long half an hour for Karabakh

00:37:59Vietz

00:38:03McAllister lets it go

00:38:04he'll get a go for his second

00:38:08and Liverpool's fifth

00:38:11and they are flying their way to a top four finish

00:38:18two for McAllister

00:38:20five for Liverpool

00:38:21and we've only just played past the hour mark

00:38:30Neone in to Salah

00:38:31Van Dijk's carried on his run here

00:38:57to be honest we know that maybe in Champions League we've been a little bit better than in the Premier

00:39:02League

00:39:02it's always important to score early especially if you score

00:39:06so that helps

00:39:07but I think the team did a good job

00:39:10so now it's time to recover and go for the next one

00:39:13we're happy that we are going straight away to the last 16

00:39:18especially because it's only two years ago that we were playing Europa League

00:39:22and we went out in the quarterfinals against Atalanta

00:39:25so two seasons in a row now

00:39:27being at the last 16

00:39:28and this season

00:39:30as we were last season

00:39:31we were very hungry for more

00:39:32we will definitely be hungry for more this season as well

00:39:37So Liverpool and Spurs definitely in the top eight

00:39:40alongside Arsenal and Bayern

00:39:42and Barcelona face Copenhagen at Camp Nou

00:39:46knowing victory will give them a great chance of joining that group

00:39:50this one watched by Simon Brotherton

00:39:54it's a tight race for a top eight finish in the Champions League

00:39:57and Barcelona are right in the thick of it

00:40:00ball gets away from Eric Garcia

00:40:03forward off Elianusi's boot

00:40:06here's an early chance

00:40:07and it's a stunning start

00:40:08Victor Dannesson

00:40:09the 17 year old

00:40:12gives Copenhagen the lead in Barcelona

00:40:15inside four minutes

00:40:17there was only ever one place that ball was going to end up

00:40:21wow early drama on this final day of the league phase of the Champions League

00:40:31inch perfect

00:40:33what a pass that is

00:40:34what an opportunity for 1-1

00:40:36and it's been taken

00:40:38it didn't take Barcelona long

00:40:40the pass from Dani Olmo was inch perfect

00:40:44Lamine Yamal

00:40:46into Robert Lewandowski

00:40:48it's goal number 107 in the Champions League for him

00:40:55Tidy interchange

00:40:56Balde finds Lopez who picks out Yamal

00:40:59Koundé on the overlap

00:41:00might not need him

00:41:01takes a deflection

00:41:022-1 Barcelona

00:41:04Lamine Yamal

00:41:07the pass from Fermin Lopez

00:41:09Lamine Yamal

00:41:10striking the shot

00:41:12took a little deflection

00:41:13which

00:41:13looped it up into the air

00:41:16and into the far corner of the net

00:41:20here's Yamal

00:41:21into Lewandowski

00:41:25did he miss Q

00:41:26was he fouled

00:41:28it's a penalty

00:41:3113 goals in 14 matches in the Champions League

00:41:34last season

00:41:35there's his first

00:41:36of the current campaign

00:41:38and Barcelona's captain

00:41:40slams it home for 3-1

00:41:43and FC Copenhagen's European season

00:41:45is going to end right here

00:41:49Marc Casado

00:41:50into Marcus Rashford

00:41:52who felt that challenge from Bergameli

00:41:55here's the challenge once more

00:42:05Rashford's kick

00:42:06finds the back of the net

00:42:08it's another Champions League goal

00:42:10for Marcus Rashford

00:42:14Rashford finding that little gap

00:42:16at the near post

00:42:17getting it past

00:42:19the despairing dive

00:42:20of Dominic Kotarski

00:42:21and Barcelona have

00:42:23run away with it

00:42:25in the second half

00:42:29well we are there now

00:42:30what an astonishing

00:42:31astonishing evening

00:42:33Chelsea definitely through

00:42:35automatically in the top

00:42:38and a blow for Napoli

00:42:39who are out of the competition

00:42:41completely

00:42:42Antonio Conte's side

00:42:44not in the top 24

00:42:48Manchester City's win

00:42:50at the Etihad

00:42:51just the two goals

00:42:52was enough for them

00:42:53to make the top 8

00:42:54as well

00:42:56and joining them

00:42:57Pep Guardiola's

00:42:59former side

00:43:00Barcelona

00:43:01that comeback winner

00:43:02over FC Copenhagen

00:43:04enough for them

00:43:05to be in the top 8

00:43:06and completing the top 8

00:43:07with that dramatic

00:43:09last gas win

00:43:10are Sporting

00:43:12they won't have to go

00:43:14through the playoffs

00:43:16they're straight into

00:43:17the last 16

00:43:18so that does mean

00:43:19that despite Newcastle

00:43:21getting that

00:43:22very creditable point

00:43:24away to the European

00:43:25champions

00:43:26they will have to go

00:43:27into the playoffs

00:43:28as will Paris Saint-Germain

00:43:30themselves

00:43:32that was the route

00:43:33they did

00:43:33last year

00:43:34of course

00:43:35on their way

00:43:35to winning it

00:43:36and Benfica

00:43:38Benfica

00:43:39sneak into the playoffs

00:43:40and by doing so

00:43:42knock Real Madrid

00:43:43into the playoffs

00:43:44as well

00:43:44Real Madrid

00:43:45drop out

00:43:46of the top 8

00:43:47and they will have to go

00:43:49into the playoffs

00:43:50let's just hear from

00:43:51some of the people

00:43:51involved tonight

00:43:55we are top 8

00:43:56we have

00:43:56you know

00:43:57have a long week

00:43:58don't play

00:43:59you know

00:43:59competition

00:43:59we were having

00:44:00the last 16

00:44:01we see

00:44:01which opponent

00:44:02the second leg

00:44:03at home

00:44:03so really pleased

00:44:04for that

00:44:05I give the credit

00:44:07to the players

00:44:08I said when I came in

00:44:09they lost a manager

00:44:11that they really respected

00:44:13for reasons

00:44:14that are beyond

00:44:14my control

00:44:16or knowledge

00:44:17so when you go

00:44:18through that

00:44:18as a young group

00:44:19to come back

00:44:20and then to accept

00:44:20a new manager

00:44:21the way they have done

00:44:22and for them to work

00:44:23as hard as they have done

00:44:24for me is a credit to them

00:44:25and hopefully we can have

00:44:26more and more

00:44:27really good nights like this

00:44:28the first 15-20 minutes

00:44:30we struggled to handle them

00:44:31but after that

00:44:32I thought we grew into the game

00:44:33and I thought it was a very

00:44:34sort of mature performance

00:44:35from us

00:44:36I think we've learnt a lot

00:44:37from the last

00:44:37Champions League campaign

00:44:38we had

00:44:39and to be honest

00:44:40I thought we had the better

00:44:40chance of second half

00:44:41and probably could have won it

00:44:42the first time that

00:44:43our club's been to the

00:44:44knockout stages

00:44:44of the Champions League

00:44:45and something we're

00:44:46very very proud of

00:44:47and yeah

00:44:48sort of more games

00:44:50to add to the schedule

00:44:50but we're sort of

00:44:51very up for the challenge

00:44:53what can you do

00:44:54what can we do

00:44:55from now

00:44:55moan and complain

00:44:56or we found ourselves

00:44:57in this position

00:44:58now outside the top eight

00:44:59and we have to approach it

00:45:00with the same mentality

00:45:01as if we were playing

00:45:02the quarterfinal

00:45:04it doesn't matter to us

00:45:05now we have to carry on

00:45:06I did it

00:45:07and I don't know what to say

00:45:08actually

00:45:09I'm not

00:45:10I'm not

00:45:11used to score

00:45:13so for me

00:45:14it was something

00:45:14something completely new

00:45:15I don't know

00:45:16I'm 24 years old

00:45:17and for me

00:45:18it's first time

00:45:19so I don't know

00:45:20unbelievable

00:45:22so there you have it

00:45:24we'll focus on things

00:45:24at the other end

00:45:25of the table

00:45:26later on

00:45:27but we'll just show you

00:45:28how the top 12

00:45:29looks there

00:45:30obviously there are

00:45:31some teams there

00:45:31we haven't shown you

00:45:32their goals yet

00:45:33for Arsenal

00:45:34for example

00:45:34who have won tonight

00:45:35and we'll show you

00:45:36those goals very shortly

00:45:37but we thought

00:45:38important to show you

00:45:39the top 12

00:45:39so that you could see

00:45:41clarify the top eight

00:45:43but also

00:45:44Real Madrid

00:45:45and Inter Milan

00:45:46and Paris Saint-Germain

00:45:47and Newcastle

00:45:48how close they were

00:45:49to the top eight

00:45:50but they go

00:45:51into the playoffs

00:45:53and the draw

00:45:54for the two-legged playoffs

00:45:55is on Friday

00:45:58right then

00:45:58I hope you three

00:45:59are ready to deliver

00:46:00I just have a sleep

00:46:02I know

00:46:04there are lots of

00:46:05really good stories

00:46:06involved with the

00:46:07English clubs

00:46:07but we have to start

00:46:09with that

00:46:09I mean

00:46:10sometimes what you

00:46:11don't need

00:46:12when trying to get

00:46:13all 18 games

00:46:14into a show

00:46:15and work out

00:46:15a running order

00:46:16is a goalkeeper

00:46:17scoring

00:46:18an injury time

00:46:20well not a winner

00:46:21but an injury time

00:46:22fourth goal

00:46:22that takes Benfica

00:46:23through to the playoffs

00:46:24yeah it was

00:46:25absolutely brilliant

00:46:26I mean we were all

00:46:27up celebrating

00:46:27watching it

00:46:28we were just

00:46:29really in shock

00:46:30to be honest with you

00:46:31but Real Madrid

00:46:32will feel a little

00:46:33bit aggrieved

00:46:34it's Orens here

00:46:35who gets upended

00:46:36by Bellingham

00:46:37or you think he does

00:46:38but when you see

00:46:39the replay here

00:46:40Bellingham actually

00:46:40pinches the ball

00:46:41and there's no foul

00:46:43but Mourinho

00:46:43he says to his

00:46:45goalkeeper

00:46:45Truban

00:46:45you go

00:46:46we'll let two players

00:46:47stay back

00:46:48the ball in from

00:46:49Orens is absolutely

00:46:51unbelievable

00:46:51but the header

00:46:52my words

00:46:54it's absolutely

00:46:55brilliant

00:46:56I mean

00:46:57this is phenomenal

00:46:58and you see

00:46:59the celebrations

00:47:00from everywhere

00:47:01but that is

00:47:01it's such a good header

00:47:03to get up beyond

00:47:04he actually gets

00:47:05above his own man

00:47:06and says

00:47:07I'm winning this header

00:47:08I mean

00:47:09that picture

00:47:09that is incredible

00:47:10I mean

00:47:11it's not a flick

00:47:12is it

00:47:13it doesn't just

00:47:13hit him and

00:47:14bobble in

00:47:15it is a proper

00:47:17towering header

00:47:17I wish I had that

00:47:18I didn't have that

00:47:19considering the type

00:47:21of the ball

00:47:21that went into the box

00:47:22it's an incredible header

00:47:24and just the

00:47:25just the nature

00:47:26of that moment

00:47:26I think basically

00:47:27every other game

00:47:28had been finished

00:47:29and so you had to do

00:47:30something in this game

00:47:31Truban

00:47:31of course it was Truban

00:47:32Mourinho thought it up

00:47:33didn't he

00:47:34no but that actually

00:47:35is I mean

00:47:35that's a big moment

00:47:36for Mourinho

00:47:37massive

00:47:37going back to

00:47:38to Benfica

00:47:39yeah because

00:47:40everything hasn't

00:47:41really worked out

00:47:41for him since

00:47:42he took over

00:47:42Bruno Large

00:47:43back in September

00:47:44they didn't win

00:47:44any of his first

00:47:46two games in the

00:47:46Champions League

00:47:47no wins in four

00:47:48and then

00:47:49to win it that way

00:47:50against Real Madrid

00:47:51the narrative was there

00:47:52against his former club

00:47:53Arbeloa

00:47:54who he's very much

00:47:55the mentor of

00:47:55he considered him

00:47:56as his son

00:47:57on the other bench

00:47:57and you see here

00:47:59the results

00:48:00pretty incredible

00:48:01he lost at Chelsea

00:48:02yeah he lost

00:48:03against

00:48:04so he took over

00:48:04after the Carabac defeat

00:48:05yeah

00:48:06so Chelsea

00:48:06Newcastle

00:48:07even the Bayern

00:48:07Leverkusen at home

00:48:08was a really bad one

00:48:09and we thought

00:48:09that's it

00:48:09they're done

00:48:10losing to Juventus

00:48:11was bad enough

00:48:12but there still

00:48:12was a bit of life

00:48:13in them

00:48:14and we saw that

00:48:14today in that miracle

00:48:16and we will

00:48:18obviously

00:48:19knock Real Madrid

00:48:20into the past

00:48:21which we may have

00:48:21time to talk about

00:48:22a little bit

00:48:23later on

00:48:23and the Portuguese

00:48:25joy continued

00:48:26because Sporting

00:48:28scored with virtually

00:48:28the last kick

00:48:29of their game

00:48:30yeah these Portuguese

00:48:31sides have been

00:48:31ready for these late

00:48:32goals haven't they

00:48:32deciding where

00:48:33they're going to

00:48:34finish and it was

00:48:34an absolutely

00:48:35brilliant moment

00:48:35for them as well

00:48:36to score so late

00:48:37and think you're

00:48:38defending a corner

00:48:39but the fact is

00:48:39they knew they

00:48:40needed to get a goal

00:48:41so here's the energy

00:48:42look at the sprinting

00:48:42from Suarez here

00:48:43you know this is

00:48:44the 94th minute

00:48:45of the game

00:48:45and you're thinking

00:48:46okay can he finish

00:48:47can he finish

00:48:48this is your big moment

00:48:49it's what you've been

00:48:49waiting for

00:48:50well you kind of

00:48:50stumbled

00:48:51it wasn't necessarily

00:48:52the best thing

00:48:52you've ever seen

00:48:53but you follow up

00:48:54you commit all those

00:48:54bodies forward

00:48:55and bang

00:48:56there's your reward

00:48:57away from home

00:48:58scoring a goal like that

00:48:59all the benches

00:48:59run out onto the field

00:49:01and these things

00:49:01just remind you

00:49:02how exciting football

00:49:03can be

00:49:03you want to give

00:49:04the sporting goalkeeper

00:49:05some credit there

00:49:06as well

00:49:06because that was

00:49:06a perfectly thrown

00:49:07ball

00:49:08you don't have to

00:49:08give goalkeepers

00:49:09credit

00:49:09well

00:49:09a number of times

00:49:11you see throwouts

00:49:12and it bobbles out

00:49:13or it does

00:49:13but that was

00:49:14perfect

00:49:15it's brilliant

00:49:15yeah I mean

00:49:16to have that vision

00:49:16and to have the

00:49:17execution

00:49:17and to make

00:49:18pull it off

00:49:19but then it's about

00:49:19the bodies going

00:49:20forward as well

00:49:21and making sure

00:49:22like Nerem says

00:49:23there at the end

00:49:23that you finish it

00:49:24it's a great finish

00:49:25as well

00:49:25because he actually

00:49:26stumbles himself

00:49:27there Santos

00:49:27as he goes to

00:49:28control the ball

00:49:29sort of sets himself

00:49:31and brilliant

00:49:32it's quite good

00:49:33I don't want to go

00:49:34down the route

00:49:35at the moment

00:49:36of how many

00:49:36English teams

00:49:37are in the top 8

00:49:37but it's quite good

00:49:38for the competition

00:49:39that a team

00:49:40like Sporting

00:49:41are in the top 8

00:49:42isn't it

00:49:42yeah we were always

00:49:43looking at the start

00:49:43of the season

00:49:44who could be

00:49:44the support package

00:49:45who could be

00:49:46the underdogs

00:49:47doing well

00:49:47and I don't think

00:49:48any of us had them

00:49:49but they've done

00:49:50really well

00:49:50since Ruben Amorim

00:49:51left the club

00:49:52last year

00:49:52especially under

00:49:53this manager

00:49:53they've signed

00:49:54good players

00:49:55they beat PSG

00:49:56last week

00:49:56plus this win there

00:49:57those 6 points

00:49:58make the difference

00:49:59let's get on

00:50:00to the English

00:50:00teams then

00:50:01you were paying

00:50:02particular attention

00:50:03to Napoli

00:50:04against Chelsea

00:50:05they rode their luck

00:50:06a little bit

00:50:07at times

00:50:07did Chelsea

00:50:08but João Pedro

00:50:10had not carried

00:50:10them through

00:50:11but was instrumental

00:50:12yeah he had 2

00:50:12very very big moments

00:50:13and I think it's

00:50:14no surprise

00:50:14that those moments

00:50:15came alongside

00:50:15Cole Palmer

00:50:16there as well

00:50:16and I think

00:50:17the way that

00:50:18Cole Palmer

00:50:18himself linked up

00:50:19in the second half

00:50:19was very good

00:50:20Palmer coming on

00:50:21at half time

00:50:21did make a difference

00:50:22like let's be honest

00:50:23the pass from Palmer

00:50:23isn't the best

00:50:24in the world there

00:50:25but for João Pedro

00:50:26himself

00:50:27his sort of

00:50:28unpredictability

00:50:28but then the quality

00:50:29and the finish

00:50:30that's on his weaker foot

00:50:31that's as good a strike

00:50:32as you'll see anywhere

00:50:33but he always fancies

00:50:34his chances with that

00:50:35and with this here

00:50:35it's a nice set

00:50:36and goal

00:50:37it's a great way

00:50:38to pass for João Pedro

00:50:39and now the defender

00:50:40has got to make a decision

00:50:41João Pedro understands that

00:50:42bides his time

00:50:43picks the right option

00:50:44and it's an incredible finish

00:50:45it's an important result

00:50:47isn't it

00:50:47Filiam Rossini

00:50:48yeah it's a huge result

00:50:50away from home

00:50:50Napoli

00:50:51I know they've got

00:50:51a lot of injuries

00:50:52they've not been great

00:50:54in Europe under Conte

00:50:55but to go to Napoli

00:50:56and get a result

00:50:57needing a result

00:50:58is huge for him

00:51:00and his confidence

00:51:00and probably the subs

00:51:02that he made as well

00:51:03were vitally important

00:51:04throughout the game

00:51:05and he's had this sort of

00:51:06strange start

00:51:07to his Chelsea career

00:51:08in the sense

00:51:10of what he's achieved

00:51:11but just how varied

00:51:12his start has been

00:51:14in all the different competitions

00:51:15but he would have

00:51:16probably taken that

00:51:17at the start

00:51:18yeah I agree

00:51:19the only game really

00:51:20where they struggled

00:51:21against Arsenal at home

00:51:22where they could have

00:51:23considered five

00:51:23against Brentford

00:51:24but they're not out of it

00:51:25no no out of it

00:51:26before the second leg

00:51:27at the Emirates

00:51:27Brentford

00:51:28they were probably

00:51:29not the better team

00:51:30but they rode their luck

00:51:30and they won

00:51:31but he's rotating a lot

00:51:33he's building something

00:51:34and I think he needs

00:51:35a bit more time

00:51:36but to start with four games

00:51:37in four different competitions

00:51:38like he did

00:51:39I don't think he's easy as well

00:51:41but he has to rotate

00:51:42doesn't he

00:51:42at the moment

00:51:43partly because of the number

00:51:44of different competitions

00:51:46and partly

00:51:46as he tries to get

00:51:47an understanding

00:51:48of some of the players

00:51:49that he's got

00:51:50well what I would say

00:51:50is he doesn't necessarily

00:51:51have to

00:51:52I think we've seen

00:51:53some managers

00:51:53who come in

00:51:54and decide

00:51:54these are a bunch

00:51:55of players that I trust

00:51:56but it is good

00:51:57that he is doing that

00:51:58I think for some

00:51:58of those players now

00:51:59they'll probably think

00:51:59every time they play

00:52:00it's almost an audition

00:52:01and with those results

00:52:02in mind

00:52:03it seems like it's

00:52:04a strong start as well

00:52:05speaking of strong performances

00:52:08Spurs

00:52:09never in doubt

00:52:11trust in Spurs

00:52:13they have done very well

00:52:15in this competition

00:52:16they've done brilliant

00:52:17I think there'll have been

00:52:18a little bit of a feeling

00:52:19of we've been here before

00:52:20in terms of going to Frankfurt

00:52:22and getting a result

00:52:23so there'd have been

00:52:23a lot of confidence

00:52:24within that

00:52:25but we spoke about it

00:52:26on the show last week

00:52:27when Rory Smith was on

00:52:28and we were saying that

00:52:29it suits the English teams

00:52:31because all the teams

00:52:32want to have a go

00:52:33in the Champions League

00:52:34competition

00:52:34so in the Premier League

00:52:35Spurs struggle to beat

00:52:37teams that sit back

00:52:38Frankfurt as bad as they are

00:52:39they still have a go

00:52:41and they want to commit

00:52:42players forward

00:52:42so the way that

00:52:44Tottenham have been

00:52:45playing primarily

00:52:46of sitting

00:52:47defending

00:52:48and waiting to hit

00:52:49on the counter-attack

00:52:50yeah but also

00:52:51teams within the Premier League

00:52:52as well are sitting back

00:52:54and they find it difficult

00:52:55to break them down

00:52:56so they actually struggle

00:52:57in both sides of the game

00:52:58but when it opens up

00:53:00that actually suits them

00:53:01so what did you see today

00:53:03then in how they played

00:53:04and what they did

00:53:05well the clinical

00:53:06and that was the most

00:53:07important thing

00:53:07when you're looking to

00:53:08score goals away from home

00:53:09you've got to be clinical

00:53:10and Colin Mawani

00:53:12here does extremely well

00:53:14because what you do need

00:53:15is you need your striker

00:53:16in the middle of the

00:53:17penalty area

00:53:18to get you goals

00:53:19and credit to Romero

00:53:20he is a threat

00:53:21from set pieces

00:53:22that back post header

00:53:24it's such a sensible header

00:53:25smart header

00:53:26not trying to score

00:53:27the goal himself

00:53:28but he's just trying

00:53:29to put it back in

00:53:29and hoping

00:53:30that's where his striker is

00:53:31it's a scruffy finish

00:53:32but it doesn't matter

00:53:33that's the type of finish

00:53:34that you want

00:53:35and then they get

00:53:36Dominic Solanke on

00:53:37this is a really poor header

00:53:39but Solanke

00:53:40shows that turn of pace

00:53:41against Robin Cock

00:53:42gets him behind

00:53:43it's a brilliant finish

00:53:44no thought process

00:53:46just wants to put

00:53:47his laces through it

00:53:47wants to go across

00:53:48the goalkeeper

00:53:49and I think he's

00:53:51the type of player

00:53:52that Thomas Frank

00:53:52needs in his team

00:53:53needs him fit

00:53:55on a more consistent basis

00:53:56and I think

00:53:57the results will pick up

00:53:58with Dominic Solanke

00:53:59in the team

00:54:00do you think

00:54:01I mean

00:54:02their performances

00:54:03in the Champions League

00:54:04and the teams

00:54:05that they have played

00:54:07and Paris Saint-Germain

00:54:08and Borussia Dortmund

00:54:09may be the two hardest

00:54:10that they have

00:54:11they were brilliant

00:54:12in that Paris Saint-Germain

00:54:13they were

00:54:13they were absolutely

00:54:14superb in that game

00:54:15as well

00:54:16which is odd to highlight

00:54:17because they've only

00:54:18conceded in two games

00:54:19and they've conceded

00:54:21five of them in that

00:54:22but it is odd

00:54:23because they gave

00:54:23as good as they got

00:54:24in that game

00:54:25absolutely

00:54:25and I mean

00:54:26we knew at the start

00:54:27after the draw

00:54:28that they had

00:54:29a good schedule

00:54:29and good fixtures

00:54:30to be fair

00:54:30but still

00:54:32to beat Dortmund

00:54:32like they did

00:54:33okay 11 against 10 men

00:54:35last week

00:54:35was a big win for him

00:54:36especially under the pressure

00:54:37that he was

00:54:38let's not forget

00:54:38they went through

00:54:39this fixture list

00:54:41under massive pressure

00:54:42for Thomas Frank

00:54:42that was at times

00:54:44very uncertain

00:54:44about his own future

00:54:45so to have managed

00:54:46that really well

00:54:47and finished top 8

00:54:47is a great achievement

00:54:49So they're through

00:54:50Newcastle drop into

00:54:51the players

00:54:52they fall out to the top 8

00:54:53as do Paris Saint-Germain

00:54:54and he changed things up

00:54:56a bit didn't he

00:54:57anyhow

00:54:57he changed his formation

00:54:58and yet

00:54:59after a sticky first half

00:55:01they had chances to win it

00:55:02yeah they really did

00:55:04he went to a 3-4-3

00:55:05and they struggled

00:55:06I'd say for the first

00:55:0715-20 minutes

00:55:08to adapt to the system

00:55:10but leaving Anthony Gordon

00:55:12and Harvey Barnes

00:55:13on the bench

00:55:13it almost felt like

00:55:14he was going to contain

00:55:15for as long as he could

00:55:17and then he was going to

00:55:18get these two guys on

00:55:19and when they came on

00:55:20that pacing behind

00:55:22he stretched the game

00:55:23this was an absolutely

00:55:24brilliant run

00:55:25from Anthony Gordon

00:55:25but watch this

00:55:26from Harvey Barnes

00:55:27the overlapping run

00:55:28just catches Paris Saint-Germain

00:55:30out

00:55:30lovely flick

00:55:31it's a really clever

00:55:32strike from Harvey Barnes

00:55:33he's just unfortunate

00:55:34that he can't cut across it

00:55:36quite enough

00:55:37to get it in that far corner

00:55:38but then

00:55:39this is the moment

00:55:40that he'll be thinking about

00:55:42all night

00:55:42Harvey Barnes

00:55:43he'll probably be thinking

00:55:44about it for weeks

00:55:45as it comes to him here

00:55:48Julian's saying

00:55:48that there's a lot of

00:55:50spin on the ball

00:55:51there is

00:55:51look at the ball

00:55:52yeah

00:55:52listen

00:55:53there's spin on the ball

00:55:54but Harvey Barnes

00:55:54is a quality player

00:55:55he's good enough

00:55:56and he just loses his balance

00:55:58he doesn't read it quick enough

00:55:59that's a brilliant opportunity

00:56:01and Newcastle could have

00:56:02pinched it

00:56:03I say pinched it

00:56:04second half performance

00:56:05absolutely superb

00:56:07but

00:56:07I mean

00:56:09they were grateful

00:56:09for a penalty save

00:56:10in the first half

00:56:11from Nick

00:56:11yeah they were

00:56:12I mean

00:56:13this was

00:56:13like what

00:56:14first couple of minutes

00:56:15first minute of the game

00:56:17Miley gets caught out here

00:56:19with Barcola in behind

00:56:21and then it just ricochets

00:56:22I think this is very

00:56:23very unfortunate

00:56:24the fact that it hits Barcola

00:56:25then Miley hits it

00:56:27I think it's just

00:56:27a natural

00:56:28he's out of control

00:56:30the way he's running

00:56:30and that's so unlucky

00:56:32but sometimes

00:56:33you need your goalkeeper

00:56:34to help you out

00:56:35get you out of jail

00:56:36a little bit

00:56:37this is a brilliant save

00:56:38from Nick Pope

00:56:39full stretch

00:56:41superb

00:56:41but then it gives

00:56:42a little bit of belief

00:56:43into the Newcastle team

00:56:44do you think because

00:56:45he sort of swiped it

00:56:47that makes it look

00:56:48as though it didn't

00:56:48just hit him

00:56:52I don't think he's

00:56:53intended to do it

00:56:54but the fact is

00:56:55from when it hits him

00:56:55literally in the palm

00:56:56of his hand

00:56:57you're going to think

00:56:57to yourself it's a penalty

00:56:58yeah that look

00:56:59that you gave me

00:57:00then was very much

00:57:00no I don't think that

00:57:02Mark

00:57:03I completely and utterly

00:57:04disagree with you

00:57:05Paris Saint-Germain

00:57:06they're going to find

00:57:06themselves in this

00:57:07in this same position

00:57:08that they did last year

00:57:09yeah he worked last year

00:57:10so

00:57:10oh is that one again

00:57:11right I got it

00:57:13incredible

00:57:14they'll be kicking

00:57:16themselves there

00:57:16two points in the last

00:57:17three games

00:57:18this is it

00:57:18draw at Bilbao

00:57:190-0

00:57:20the defeat against

00:57:21Sporting last weekend

00:57:22last week sorry

00:57:23and then this draw again

00:57:24it's just not good enough

00:57:25they had chances

00:57:26they didn't take them

00:57:27and after that

00:57:27it was very stale

00:57:28very sideways

00:57:30no perforation

00:57:31nothing to go into

00:57:32the very well organised

00:57:33defence from Newcastle

00:57:34and they didn't deserve

00:57:35to win tonight

00:57:36very comfortable

00:57:36for Liverpool

00:57:37tonight

00:57:37yeah I think

00:57:39there's still a little

00:57:40bit of pressure

00:57:40on Arna Slott

00:57:41to get a good result

00:57:42and a convincing

00:57:42result tonight

00:57:44I think there was a

00:57:45feeling that

00:57:45it would be comfortable

00:57:46and it turned out

00:57:47that way

00:57:48and I think

00:57:48when you look at

00:57:49Eketike

00:57:49and what he's doing

00:57:50at Liverpool

00:57:51I mean he's the star

00:57:52signing this year

00:57:53isn't it

00:57:53I mean it's been

00:57:54incredible

00:57:55his start to life

00:57:56at Anfield

00:57:56and the way

00:57:57he's scoring goals

00:58:00at will

00:58:00he's not only scoring

00:58:02but he's also

00:58:02assisting as well

00:58:03I mean he's

00:58:04he's so direct

00:58:05but then it's the

00:58:07presence of mind

00:58:07to pick the right pass

00:58:08Florian Wirtz

00:58:09is obviously

00:58:10starting to show up now

00:58:11and starting to show

00:58:12his quality

00:58:13but this was the goal

00:58:13of the night

00:58:14for Eketike

00:58:15lovely touch round

00:58:16the defender

00:58:16then a little prod

00:58:17through

00:58:17and then the composure

00:58:19I don't think we saw

00:58:21this when Liverpool

00:58:22signed him

00:58:22I think when he was

00:58:23at Stuttgart

00:58:24it was a little bit

00:58:24a little bit raw

00:58:25from him

00:58:27but he suddenly

00:58:28found the composure

00:58:29a massive confidence

00:58:30within himself as well

00:58:31top performance

00:58:33Jules?

00:58:34Yeah

00:58:34outstanding the way

00:58:35he's adapted

00:58:35I know sometimes

00:58:36he's a little bit

00:58:37chaotic

00:58:37because he wants

00:58:38to go forward

00:58:39straight away

00:58:40and that will improve

00:58:41but he's been

00:58:42outstanding

00:58:42and should make

00:58:43the World Cup

00:58:44Do you think it helps

00:58:45that he knows

00:58:46in the main

00:58:46he's the man

00:58:47at the moment?

00:58:48I think there's a bit

00:58:49of that

00:58:49and also his relationship

00:58:50with Wirtz

00:58:51I think he is very important

00:58:52I know Salah scored tonight

00:58:53but this is becoming

00:58:54very much

00:58:55the YKTK

00:59:23Virtz

00:59:24instead of him thinking

00:59:24I'm just going to need

00:59:25to take somebody on

00:59:25he plays that through

00:59:26ball on Haaland

00:59:27there

00:59:27looks like a guy

00:59:29that's scoring every

00:59:29single week

00:59:30instead of one

00:59:30that's not scored in turn

00:59:31so this was a big moment

00:59:33for the game

00:59:33big moment for City

00:59:34and I think it kind of

00:59:35forced Galatasaray back

00:59:36but again with Doku

00:59:37in this particular game

00:59:39he's finding different

00:59:39types of space

00:59:40but he's looking

00:59:41for the end product

00:59:41it's a great stop by

00:59:42Scherke to find the space

00:59:43touch

00:59:44and did you ever doubt

00:59:45him in that position?

00:59:46absolutely not

00:59:47so Doku was really clever

00:59:49in the day

00:59:49some of his dribbling

00:59:50his hard work

00:59:51and so on

00:59:51but best of all

00:59:52we always want to talk

00:59:53about our wingers

00:59:54with end product

00:59:55and in those two moments

00:59:56they were massive

00:59:57for this game

00:59:58but unfortunately

00:59:59as I say

00:59:59he had to come off

01:00:00in the game

01:00:01and this was midway

01:00:02through the first half

01:00:02and when he starts

01:00:03to find his form

01:00:04after having been out

01:00:05not too long ago

01:00:06I think it's going to

01:00:07be disappointing

01:00:07because I think at times

01:00:08he can be the

01:00:08X Factor Tour City

01:00:09his decision making

01:00:10has got so much better

01:00:11hasn't it

01:00:12and that's the big thing

01:00:13is he's always had

01:00:14that ability

01:00:14and that ability

01:00:15to beat players

01:00:16and sometimes

01:00:17as a full back

01:00:18you'd actually think

01:00:19sometimes I can let him

01:00:20get to the line

01:00:20because I know the quality

01:00:21is not going to quite be there

01:00:22but now that quality

01:00:24and that decision making

01:00:25has improved tenfold

01:00:26I know they have

01:00:27an awful lot of options

01:00:28don't they

01:00:29in those players

01:00:30who could be behind Haaland

01:00:32whether it's Foden

01:00:33or Cherky

01:00:34or Semenyo

01:00:35or Marmouche

01:00:38but it still feels like

01:00:39if Doku is out for a bit

01:00:40that's a big blow

01:00:41because ideally

01:00:41what would you want

01:00:42Doku one side

01:00:43and Semenyo the other

01:00:44yeah I think so

01:00:44but as we've seen

01:00:45from today's game

01:00:47Semenyo and Gehi

01:00:48couldn't play

01:00:48so they couldn't necessarily

01:00:50continue to hit the ground

01:00:51like they say

01:00:52Semenyo had done

01:00:53in recent weeks

01:00:54but going into the knockouts

01:00:55that does give them

01:00:56a different type of option

01:00:57but I think the dynamism

01:00:58that the manager might want

01:00:59if you can have Doku

01:01:00and Semenyo

01:01:02it does become

01:01:02a little bit lopsided

01:01:03but ultimately

01:01:04injuries happen

01:01:05you've got to find a way

01:01:06okay take a rest

01:01:07now that was a long chat

01:01:08all the drama

01:01:10lower down the table

01:01:11on the way

01:01:11first let's show you

01:01:12the goals from

01:01:13top of the table

01:01:13Arsenal against

01:01:14bottom of the table

01:01:15Cairo

01:01:22Tavac threads that one

01:01:23through beautifully

01:01:24and Jokeres takes it

01:01:25and he's striding

01:01:26gets the shot away

01:01:27and Arsenal in front

01:01:28inside two minutes

01:01:30Jokeres starts tonight

01:01:32as he finished

01:01:33in Italy

01:01:34a week ago

01:01:35with a slumptuous finish

01:01:40Calafiore

01:01:41got himself in a bit

01:01:41of a tangle

01:01:42momentarily

01:01:44Schneider

01:01:44has been encouraged

01:01:46to go and have a look

01:01:47for himself

01:01:49it does look pretty

01:01:50conclusive

01:01:51that Calafiore

01:01:52grabs hold of the

01:01:53back of

01:01:54Jorginho's jersey

01:01:55Cairo have the perfect

01:01:57opportunity

01:01:58to draw level

01:01:59at the Emirates

01:02:01Jorginho

01:02:02and it's 1-1

01:02:03delight for these

01:02:04Cairo players

01:02:05who could not

01:02:07really have imagined

01:02:08themselves

01:02:08scoring here

01:02:10against the

01:02:11mighty Arsenal

01:02:14Havoc's on the chase

01:02:15Havoc's with him

01:02:16Havoc takes over

01:02:17will he go for goal

01:02:19here he will

01:02:19and he'll find

01:02:20the back of the net

01:02:21on his return

01:02:23to the starting

01:02:25line-up

01:02:25for the first time

01:02:27in nearly a year

01:02:28Kai Havoc

01:02:29who set up the first

01:02:30scores the second

01:02:33White

01:02:34Norgaard

01:02:35Havoc is in

01:02:36puts it on a plate

01:02:37for Jokeres

01:02:38but the flag is up

01:02:40Jokeres and Martinelli

01:02:42had a stab at that

01:02:46it stands

01:02:47it's 3-1 Arsenal

01:02:49Martinelli got the

01:02:50final touch

01:02:50Havoc certainly onside

01:02:52and then

01:02:53as he knocks this

01:02:53across

01:02:54Jokeres was

01:02:55level with him

01:02:56Martinelli

01:02:57has his sixth goal

01:02:58of the campaign

01:03:02here's Kurgan

01:03:06across his deep

01:03:07and it's headed

01:03:08home at the back

01:03:09post by Ricardinho

01:03:10while the final

01:03:11word tonight

01:03:13is for the

01:03:14champions of

01:03:15Kazakhstan

01:03:19so Jules

01:03:19as far as

01:03:20Arsenal are concerned

01:03:21played 8-1-8

01:03:22finished top

01:03:23and the most

01:03:24important thing

01:03:25now is that

01:03:25this year

01:03:26that means you

01:03:27are guaranteed

01:03:28your home leg

01:03:29second

01:03:30the second leg

01:03:31at home

01:03:32all the way

01:03:32through to the

01:03:33semifinals

01:03:33all the way

01:03:34from the last

01:03:3416

01:03:35and if they

01:03:36qualify

01:03:36quarterfinal

01:03:37or semifinal

01:03:37potentially

01:03:38which is massive

01:03:38which was not

01:03:39the case

01:03:39last season

01:03:40for example

01:03:42but I think

01:03:43it makes a

01:03:43massive difference

01:03:44it was another

01:03:44incentive for you

01:03:45to try to finish

01:03:46in the top two

01:03:47and off the back

01:03:48of what happened

01:03:48to them at the

01:03:49weekend

01:03:49and all the

01:03:50talk of nerves

01:03:50I know it was

01:03:51the side who

01:03:51were bottom

01:03:51of the Champions

01:03:52League

01:03:52but they finished

01:03:54their Champions

01:03:54League with a

01:03:55100% record

01:03:57don't be nervous

01:03:58no

01:04:00it's a great

01:04:01achievement isn't

01:04:02it

01:04:02I mean they

01:04:03should have

01:04:03completed that

01:04:04tonight and got

01:04:04the job done

01:04:05and they did it

01:04:06but the way

01:04:07they've gone

01:04:08about the business

01:04:08in the first half

01:04:10of the Champions

01:04:11League stages

01:04:11it was almost

01:04:12like let's get

01:04:13the job done

01:04:13quickly

01:04:14and the confidence

01:04:15from that

01:04:16has just built

01:04:16and built

01:04:17and built

01:04:17we saw it

01:04:18last year though

01:04:19Liverpool

01:04:19topped the group

01:04:20comfortably

01:04:21and then got

01:04:22a very difficult

01:04:23draw against

01:04:24Paris Saint-Germain

01:04:25there's going to

01:04:25be some tough

01:04:26games in this

01:04:26later stages

01:04:27and another

01:04:28positive for them

01:04:28they have Kai Havertz

01:04:30they're starting

01:04:30to introduce

01:04:31Kai Havertz back

01:04:32so they've got

01:04:32all three of

01:04:33their number

01:04:34nines available

01:04:35for them

01:04:36yeah absolutely

01:04:37it's a big

01:04:38boost you know

01:04:38him being out

01:04:39for so long

01:04:39same for Gabriel Jesus

01:04:40so now for Arteta

01:04:41he has real

01:04:41significant options

01:04:42and I personally

01:04:43thought Havertz

01:04:43when he was fit

01:04:44previously

01:04:44he was a big

01:04:45part of why

01:04:46Arsenal were

01:04:46successful

01:04:46would he be

01:04:47your first

01:04:48of the three

01:04:48or does it

01:04:49depend on the

01:04:50opposition

01:04:50I think it

01:04:50must depend

01:04:51on the opposition

01:04:51to be honest

01:04:52sometimes if you

01:04:52want someone

01:04:53like Jokeres

01:04:53to throw someone

01:04:54to the ground

01:04:54like that

01:04:54then yeah that works

01:04:55but you know

01:04:56I think they've

01:04:57all got a sense

01:04:57of physicality

01:04:58about them

01:04:58I think Havertz

01:04:59leads the line

01:05:00in a sort of

01:05:00different sort of

01:05:01way

01:05:01so if it ends up

01:05:02being that he

01:05:03does it for Arteta

01:05:04in any particular game

01:05:04great if it doesn't

01:05:05work

01:05:05someone else

01:05:06can come on

01:05:06off the bench

01:05:07now one of the

01:05:08stories of this

01:05:09Champions League

01:05:10season could be

01:05:11Bodo Glimt

01:05:12their heroics

01:05:13last week

01:05:13gave them an

01:05:14outside chance

01:05:14of the playoffs

01:05:16if they could

01:05:17win away to

01:05:17Atletico Madrid

01:05:21everybody required

01:05:22back there for

01:05:23Bodo Glimt

01:05:24here is Julian

01:05:25Alvarez

01:05:26scored in all

01:05:27three of their

01:05:28home games

01:05:28in the league

01:05:28phase so far

01:05:29Hansko's ball

01:05:30in towards

01:05:31Söller

01:05:31rising

01:05:32and this time

01:05:33scoring

01:05:35and it's the

01:05:36Norwegian

01:05:36against Bodo Glimt

01:05:40making in goal

01:05:41flung himself

01:05:42to his right

01:05:43got a hand on it

01:05:44but could only

01:05:45help it in

01:05:47Rente's there

01:05:48to try and

01:05:48prevent that

01:05:49final pass

01:05:49reaching its

01:05:50intended

01:05:51destination

01:05:52there's still

01:05:53work to do

01:05:54watch that

01:05:55Fett again

01:05:56not giving

01:05:56this one up

01:05:57well he's done

01:05:58really well

01:05:59Bjorkan in

01:06:00support

01:06:00provides the

01:06:01cross

01:06:01and the

01:06:01finish is

01:06:02there

01:06:02and Sövold

01:06:04Bodo Glimt

01:06:05to level

01:06:06well even

01:06:07after going

01:06:08behind

01:06:08in a

01:06:09must win

01:06:10match

01:06:10they never

01:06:12let their

01:06:12heads drop

01:06:13Atleti have

01:06:14plenty back

01:06:15and just

01:06:16didn't track

01:06:16the run

01:06:17of

01:06:18Frederik

01:06:18Schovold

01:06:21Bjorkan

01:06:24big

01:06:25oh he's still

01:06:25going

01:06:26and he tried

01:06:27to pick the

01:06:27pass for Hu

01:06:28at the end

01:06:28of it

01:06:28Evian's in

01:06:29there instead

01:06:30a block

01:06:30with the

01:06:31save

01:06:32and he

01:06:33couldn't

01:06:33quite get

01:06:33the shot

01:06:34away

01:06:34he does

01:06:35though

01:06:36incredible

01:06:38Kasper Hu

01:06:38the Bodo

01:06:40Glimt

01:06:40what a

01:06:42scramble

01:06:42but what

01:06:43a moment

01:06:44and they're

01:06:45daring to

01:06:45dream that

01:06:46this adventure

01:06:47might yet

01:06:47continue

01:06:48Atletico had

01:06:50chances to

01:06:50get that

01:06:51away

01:06:51and they

01:06:52paid a

01:06:53heavy price

01:06:53here

01:06:55might be

01:06:56one of the

01:06:56worst winning

01:06:57goals you've

01:06:57ever seen

01:06:58take it

01:06:59all day

01:07:00they will

01:07:01take it

01:07:02and what a

01:07:02story that

01:07:03is

01:07:03incredible

01:07:04I mean we

01:07:04talked about

01:07:05sporting

01:07:05the other

01:07:06great story

01:07:06but this is

01:07:07even probably

01:07:08more of a

01:07:09fairy tale of

01:07:09football

01:07:10they played in

01:07:10Europa League

01:07:11last year

01:07:11and did well

01:07:11and Spurs

01:07:12knocked them

01:07:12out

01:07:13they beat

01:07:13Roma 6-1

01:07:14but to beat

01:07:16City last

01:07:16week at home

01:07:17on the

01:07:17plastic pitch

01:07:19right by

01:07:19the very

01:07:20north of

01:07:21nowhere

01:07:21and then

01:07:22to follow

01:07:22that up

01:07:23by going

01:07:23to Madrid

01:07:24at the

01:07:24Metropolitano

01:07:25and beat

01:07:25Atletico like

01:07:26they did

01:07:26being 1-0

01:07:27down

01:07:27and okay

01:07:28getting a

01:07:28bit lucky

01:07:29through it

01:07:30but still

01:07:31they're

01:07:31incredible

01:07:32they drew

01:07:32against Spurs

01:07:33they should

01:07:33have won

01:07:33they lost

01:07:34to Monaco

01:07:34they should

01:07:34have won

01:07:35so they

01:07:35were unlucky

01:07:35but no

01:07:36wins in

01:07:36their first

01:07:37six games

01:07:38in the

01:07:38Champions

01:07:38League

01:07:38and then

01:07:39two wins

01:07:39in two

01:07:39and that's

01:07:40it

01:07:40incredible

01:07:40and so

01:07:41they are

01:07:42in the

01:07:42playoffs

01:07:43couple of

01:07:43other games

01:07:44to clear up

01:07:44before we

01:07:45focus more

01:07:45on the

01:07:46bottom end

01:07:46of the

01:07:51win

01:07:51and events

01:07:52elsewhere

01:07:52to go

01:07:53their way

01:07:53when they

01:07:54faced

01:07:54Union

01:07:55Saint-Gilois

01:07:55the host

01:07:56coming into

01:07:57this match

01:07:57winless in

01:07:58their last

01:07:59seven

01:07:59against

01:08:00Italian

01:08:01sides

01:08:01things were

01:08:02different

01:08:03this time

01:08:04round

01:08:04that was

01:08:05Anan

01:08:06Kaleili

01:08:06scoring the

01:08:07winner

01:08:07midway

01:08:08through

01:08:08the second

01:08:09half

01:08:09they go

01:08:10out

01:08:11though

01:08:11to Union

01:08:12Saint-Gilois

01:08:12Atalanta

01:08:13into the

01:08:15playoffs

01:08:15despite

01:08:16that

01:08:16defeat

01:08:17now

01:08:18Borussia Dortmund

01:08:19faced

01:08:19Inter

01:08:20with both

01:08:20sides

01:08:20knowing the

01:08:21needed to

01:08:21win

01:08:21and hope

01:08:22lots of

01:08:22other

01:08:22things

01:08:22went their

01:08:23way above

01:08:23them to

01:08:24make the

01:08:24top

01:08:24eight

01:08:24the game

01:08:26was

01:08:26goalless

01:08:27at

01:08:27half

01:08:27time

01:08:27and in

01:08:28fact

01:08:28it stayed

01:08:29goalless

01:08:29until the

01:08:3080th

01:08:30minute

01:08:31and then

01:08:32Federico

01:08:32Di Marco

01:08:33broke the

01:08:33deadlock

01:08:34for Inter

01:08:34with that

01:08:35free kick

01:08:36at one

01:08:36point they

01:08:37were in

01:08:37the top

01:08:38eight

01:08:38but Chelsea

01:08:39and Sporting

01:08:40Lisbon

01:08:41changed that

01:08:42Andy

01:08:43Juve

01:08:43getting a

01:08:44second

01:08:44for Inter

01:08:45deep into

01:08:45injury time

01:08:46but those

01:08:47three defeats

01:08:48in a row

01:08:48prior to

01:08:49tonight

01:08:49proved

01:08:50costly

01:08:51for the

01:08:52Italians

01:08:53they are

01:08:54in the

01:08:54playoffs

01:08:56we've still

01:08:57got seven

01:08:57games to

01:08:58show you

01:08:59on the

01:08:59other side

01:08:59of this

01:09:09so

01:09:11you want me

01:09:12to tell

01:09:12you

01:09:15how to

01:09:16become

01:09:16a champion

01:09:20in Milan

01:09:24watch

01:09:25and you

01:09:26will see

01:09:31brilliant

01:09:32let's focus

01:09:33on matters

01:09:33at the

01:09:34other end

01:09:34of the

01:09:35table

01:09:35then

01:09:35and Patrick

01:09:36Geary

01:09:36can take

01:09:37us through

01:09:37three

01:09:37games

01:09:38starting

01:09:39with a

01:09:39pivotal

01:09:39meeting

01:09:40between

01:09:40Club Bruges

01:09:41and Marseille

01:09:46hundreds

01:09:46of years

01:09:47ago

01:09:47visitors

01:09:48came to

01:09:48Bruges

01:09:49to trade

01:09:49Marseille

01:09:50came intending

01:09:51to conquer

01:09:51a win

01:09:52against

01:09:52Club Bruges

01:09:53would take

01:09:53them into

01:09:54the playoffs

01:09:54for Bruges

01:09:55hopes were

01:09:56more remote

01:09:57but the

01:09:57Belgians

01:09:58very clearly

01:09:59still believe

01:10:03Stankovic

01:10:04very much

01:10:05key

01:10:06little layoff

01:10:07there

01:10:07it's a good

01:10:07early chance

01:10:08blocked by

01:10:09really

01:10:09in it

01:10:09and

01:10:10Bruce

01:10:11are ahead

01:10:12Club Bruges

01:10:13one

01:10:13Marseille

01:10:14nil

01:10:15the goalkeeper

01:10:17has not

01:10:17covered himself

01:10:18in glory

01:10:19there

01:10:19at all

01:10:24doing really

01:10:25well here

01:10:25Club Bruges

01:10:26from the start

01:10:26it's a dangerous

01:10:27block

01:10:27and it's two

01:10:28swept in

01:10:29brilliantly

01:10:30by Romeo

01:10:31Vermante

01:10:31Bruges

01:10:32to Marseille

01:10:33nil

01:10:35that's a

01:10:36brilliant goal

01:10:36that really

01:10:37is a

01:10:38wonderful

01:10:39strike

01:10:43that's a

01:10:44good ball

01:10:44played out

01:10:45for Carlos

01:10:45Forbes

01:10:46he's all

01:10:46alone

01:10:47can he

01:10:47seal it

01:10:47here

01:10:48good goal

01:10:48keeping

01:10:49by

01:10:49really

01:10:49who have

01:10:50to stretch

01:10:50Carlos

01:10:51Forbes

01:10:51first to

01:10:51the loose

01:10:52ball

01:10:52Vermante

01:10:53is on

01:10:53the edge

01:10:54of the

01:10:54penalty

01:10:54here

01:10:54pullback

01:10:55here

01:10:55Stankovic

01:10:57Bruges

01:10:58three

01:10:59Marseille

01:11:00nil

01:11:00surely

01:11:00no doubt

01:11:01now

01:11:01that Bruges

01:11:01going through

01:11:02to the playoffs

01:11:03what a night

01:11:03for them

01:11:06good stop

01:11:07from Rulli

01:11:07initially

01:11:08then he has

01:11:08to backpedal

01:11:09who's getting

01:11:09out to the

01:11:10ball now

01:11:10quick

01:11:11it's too slow

01:11:12and that's

01:11:13thank you

01:11:13very much

01:11:143-0

01:11:14so Club

01:11:15Bruges

01:11:16threw

01:11:16remarkably

01:11:16comfortably

01:11:17the stadium

01:11:18graphic

01:11:18congratulated

01:11:19Marseille

01:11:20on going

01:11:21through as

01:11:21well

01:11:22prematurely

01:11:23Benfica

01:11:24weren't done

01:11:24when their

01:11:25goalkeeper

01:11:25scored their

01:11:26fourth goal

01:11:26Marseille

01:11:27dropped out

01:11:28on goal

01:11:29difference

01:11:30with the

01:11:31playoffs

01:11:31not yet

01:11:32guaranteed

01:11:32PSV

01:11:33Eindhoven

01:11:33probably

01:11:34wouldn't

01:11:34have picked

01:11:35Bayern

01:11:35Munich

01:11:36to be

01:11:36their

01:11:36final

01:11:37league

01:11:37stage

01:11:37opponent

01:11:38Bayern

01:11:38were already

01:11:39through

01:11:39but not

01:11:40ready to

01:11:40go easy

01:11:41on

01:11:46Lennart

01:11:47Carr

01:11:48and again

01:11:49here by

01:11:49Musiala

01:11:50it's

01:11:50Musiala

01:11:53oh he's

01:11:54back

01:11:56back

01:11:56with the

01:11:56beauty

01:11:58it's a

01:11:59special

01:11:59goal

01:12:00by a

01:12:01special

01:12:01player

01:12:06Saibari

01:12:08give and

01:12:09go here

01:12:10Saibari

01:12:12there's hope

01:12:13there's hope

01:12:14now for

01:12:14PSV

01:12:15with 13

01:12:16to play

01:12:19do not

01:12:20write them

01:12:21off just

01:12:21yet

01:12:25oh big long

01:12:27here now

01:12:27Luis Diaz in

01:12:28behind for

01:12:28Bayern

01:12:30Luis Diaz

01:12:31Harry

01:12:32Kane

01:12:33emphatic

01:12:35that

01:12:36that finish

01:12:36was never

01:12:37in doubt

01:12:38was it

01:12:38from Kane

01:12:39and

01:12:40Bayern

01:12:40back in

01:12:41front

01:12:43thickening

01:12:43for PSV

01:12:44but just

01:12:44one more

01:12:45goal would

01:12:46have saved

01:12:46them

01:12:46instead

01:12:47Mauro

01:12:47Jr.

01:12:48was booked

01:12:48for this

01:12:49challenge

01:12:49on Harry

01:12:49Kane

01:12:50then got a

01:12:51second yellow

01:12:51just eight

01:12:52minutes later

01:12:53he was off

01:12:53and PSV

01:12:54were out

01:12:57these two

01:12:58sides began

01:12:59the night

01:12:59peering in

01:13:00different

01:13:00directions

01:13:01Monaco

01:13:02looked

01:13:02nervously

01:13:03down

01:13:03beneath

01:13:03the

01:13:03playoff

01:13:04place's

01:13:04waterline

01:13:05while Juventus

01:13:06knew a win

01:13:07and a fair

01:13:07wind

01:13:08could take

01:13:08them into

01:13:09the top

01:13:09eight

01:13:09but when

01:13:10looking up

01:13:10you can't

01:13:11forget

01:13:11to look

01:13:12back

01:13:15they're

01:13:16going to

01:13:16look

01:13:16centrally

01:13:17here for

01:13:18Balogun

01:13:18Kalulu

01:13:19has slipped

01:13:19Balogun

01:13:20might be

01:13:20in here

01:13:24but behind

01:13:25him

01:13:27they're

01:13:27checking

01:13:29let's

01:13:29see what

01:13:30they're

01:13:30looking at

01:13:31push

01:13:32there

01:13:33on

01:13:34Kalulu

01:13:35and that

01:13:36was pretty

01:13:37much that

01:13:37Juve's

01:13:38chase of

01:13:39the top

01:13:39eight

01:13:39never got

01:13:40out the

01:13:40blocks

01:13:41both

01:13:41these

01:13:41sides

01:13:42are in

01:13:42the

01:13:42playoffs

01:13:43Juventus

01:13:43will be

01:13:45seeded

01:13:46yeah

01:13:46Monaco

01:13:47are through

01:13:47and they

01:13:48could play

01:13:48Paris Saint-Germain

01:13:49but we'll

01:13:50show you

01:13:50how the

01:13:51playoffs

01:13:52could pan

01:13:52out in

01:13:53just a

01:13:54second

01:13:54that's a

01:13:54devastating

01:13:55blow for

01:13:55Marseille

01:13:56isn't it

01:13:56it is

01:13:57not just

01:13:57the fact

01:13:57that it

01:13:58happens

01:13:58very late

01:13:59for the

01:13:59Benfica

01:14:00Trubin

01:14:00goal

01:14:00but it's

01:14:01a massive

01:14:01failure for

01:14:02Roberto

01:14:02De Zerbi

01:14:02to start

01:14:03with

01:14:03because

01:14:03he's had

01:14:04money

01:14:04he's had

01:14:04investment

01:14:05this is a

01:14:05good team

01:14:05a team

01:14:06that

01:14:06certainly

01:14:06is good

01:14:07enough

01:14:07to finish

01:14:07top 24

01:14:08it's a

01:14:09massive

01:14:09disappointment

01:14:09for the

01:14:10football club

01:14:10that needed

01:14:10that qualification

01:14:11as well

01:14:12all right

01:14:12just three

01:14:13more games

01:14:14to show you

01:14:15to complete

01:14:15the picture

01:14:16Sarah Mulkerins

01:14:17can talk you

01:14:17through

01:14:18starting with

01:14:19Ajax

01:14:19against

01:14:20Olympiacos

01:14:23both sides

01:14:24still had

01:14:25hopes of

01:14:25progression

01:14:26a stronger

01:14:27chance for

01:14:27Olympiacos

01:14:28who were

01:14:28just inside

01:14:29the playoff

01:14:29spots

01:14:30while for

01:14:30Ajax

01:14:31it was

01:14:31slim

01:14:32they were

01:14:32the lowest

01:14:32ranked side

01:14:33who could

01:14:33still make

01:14:34it through

01:14:35Kasper

01:14:36Dahlberg

01:14:36called he

01:14:37had put

01:14:37the hosts

01:14:38ahead

01:14:38only for

01:14:38his effort

01:14:39to be

01:14:39ruled out

01:14:40for offside

01:14:45Ajax

01:14:45then thought

01:14:46they should

01:14:46have had

01:14:46a penalty

01:14:47but this

01:14:48potential

01:14:48handball

01:14:49from

01:14:49Julian

01:14:49Biancon

01:14:50was checked

01:14:50and cleared

01:14:51by VAR

01:14:54it's

01:14:55Jason

01:14:55Martins

01:14:57Olympiacos

01:14:58lead

01:14:59the Greek

01:15:00champions

01:15:01rewarded

01:15:02for a

01:15:02very

01:15:03positive

01:15:04start

01:15:04to the

01:15:05second

01:15:05half

01:15:06Ajax

01:15:07then had

01:15:07a chance

01:15:08to draw

01:15:08level

01:15:09a second

01:15:09shout

01:15:10for handball

01:15:11this one

01:15:11awarded

01:15:12after the

01:15:12referee

01:15:13went to

01:15:13the

01:15:13monitor

01:15:16here

01:15:17comes

01:15:17Stolbe

01:15:25knowing

01:15:25a draw

01:15:26wouldn't

01:15:27be

01:15:27enough

01:15:27the

01:15:27Greek

01:15:28side

01:15:28held

01:15:28firm

01:15:29for

01:15:29the

01:15:29win

01:15:29to

01:15:29ensure

01:15:30their

01:15:30Champions

01:15:30League

01:15:31journey

01:15:31continues

01:15:33for

01:15:34Bayer Leverkusen

01:15:35the equation

01:15:36was simple

01:15:36victory

01:15:37against

01:15:37Villarreal

01:15:38would secure

01:15:39their spot

01:15:39in the

01:15:40playoff

01:15:40round

01:15:40with the

01:15:41Spanish

01:15:41side

01:15:42already

01:15:42eliminated

01:15:43and a

01:15:43host

01:15:44of

01:15:44changes

01:15:44they

01:15:45looked

01:15:45disjointed

01:15:46from the

01:15:46off

01:15:49and there's

01:15:49a goal

01:15:51it's

01:15:52exactly

01:15:52what

01:15:52Bayer Leverkusen

01:15:53were looking

01:15:54for

01:15:54the early

01:15:55breakthrough

01:15:56they know

01:15:57if they win

01:15:57they can't

01:15:58be caught

01:15:58for a place

01:15:59in the

01:15:59top 24

01:16:02second goal

01:16:03looks like

01:16:04it's on its

01:16:05way

01:16:05and there

01:16:06it is

01:16:08what a

01:16:09great finish

01:16:10from Malik

01:16:10Tillman

01:16:14lots of

01:16:15time on the

01:16:15ball here

01:16:16to pick

01:16:16their passes

01:16:21Alejandro

01:16:21Grimaldo

01:16:22racked

01:16:23things up

01:16:23his volley

01:16:24ensuring

01:16:24Leverkusen

01:16:25are still

01:16:26alive in

01:16:26the competition

01:16:27in Limassol

01:16:29there was a

01:16:29first

01:16:29as never

01:16:30before in

01:16:31European Cup

01:16:31and Champions

01:16:32League history

01:16:33have teams

01:16:33from Cyprus

01:16:34and Czechia

01:16:35faced off

01:16:36with Slavia

01:16:37Prague already

01:16:38out

01:16:38Papos

01:16:39started the

01:16:39night

01:16:40needing a

01:16:40win

01:16:40plenty of

01:16:41goals

01:16:41and results

01:16:42elsewhere

01:16:43to go

01:16:43their way

01:16:43and they

01:16:44started

01:16:44with something

01:16:45special

01:16:45opens up

01:16:46for the

01:16:46strike

01:16:46if he

01:16:47wants to

01:16:47take it

01:16:47on

01:16:48and he

01:16:48does

01:16:49that is

01:16:50glorious

01:16:54Dodera

01:16:55delivering

01:16:55early

01:16:55another

01:16:56dangerous

01:16:57one

01:16:57and that

01:16:57is

01:16:58the

01:16:58leveler

01:16:58Kalupek

01:17:03Domingos

01:17:04Kina

01:17:06plenty of

01:17:06elevation

01:17:07on that

01:17:07Lukassen

01:17:09drops to

01:17:38Bruno

01:17:40fairytale

01:17:41first season

01:17:41in the

01:17:41Champions

01:17:42League

01:17:42draws to

01:17:43a close

01:17:46team

01:17:46show you

01:17:46the teams

01:17:47that have

01:17:48been

01:17:48eliminated

01:17:48there are

01:17:49some big

01:17:49European

01:17:50names

01:17:50there

01:17:51Marseille

01:17:51have gone

01:17:52thanks to

01:17:52that late

01:17:53Benfica

01:17:53winner

01:17:55PSV

01:17:56Athletic

01:17:56Club

01:17:57as well

01:17:57they started

01:17:58tonight in the

01:17:59playoff places

01:17:59but they have

01:18:00gone after

01:18:01defeats to

01:18:01Bayern and

01:18:02Sporting

01:18:03and Napoli

01:18:04have also

01:18:05bowed out

01:18:05Antonio Conte

01:18:07side

01:18:07eventually

01:18:08finishing

01:18:1030th

01:18:10so let's

01:18:11show you

01:18:12the potential

01:18:14games in the

01:18:14knockout stages

01:18:15and the draw is

01:18:16Friday morning

01:18:1711am

01:18:18which you'll be

01:18:19able to watch

01:18:20it on

01:18:21the iPlayer

01:18:22so

01:18:24what stands out

01:18:26for the English

01:18:26clubs here really

01:18:27and that's

01:18:28Newcastle in the

01:18:29playoffs

01:18:29they're paired

01:18:30with PSG

01:18:30which means

01:18:31those two

01:18:31will get

01:18:32either

01:18:32Monaco

01:18:32or Caraba

01:18:34Stephen

01:18:34in the

01:18:36playoff

01:18:36part

01:18:37I think

01:18:38they'll both

01:18:38be happy

01:18:38with that

01:18:39I think

01:18:39it's kind

01:18:40to Newcastle

01:18:42we're looking

01:18:42at it from

01:18:42an English

01:18:43point of view

01:18:43we're not

01:18:44going to jump

01:18:44on Jules's

01:18:45bandwagon of

01:18:45the French

01:18:46and what

01:18:46they're doing

01:18:47we're looking

01:18:48at it from

01:18:48a Newcastle

01:18:49point of view

01:18:49but I think

01:18:50Newcastle

01:18:50will be happy

01:18:51with either

01:18:52of those

01:18:52teams

01:18:52and if they

01:18:53get through

01:18:54that then

01:18:54you told me

01:18:55off earlier

01:18:56for looking

01:18:56too far ahead

01:18:58Barcelona

01:18:58and Chelsea

01:18:59would be

01:19:00waiting

01:19:00for the

01:19:01winners

01:19:01and if it

01:19:02follows the

01:19:02seedings

01:19:03you would get

01:19:04Paris Saint-Germain

01:19:04Newcastle

01:19:05Barcelona

01:19:05and Chelsea

01:19:06in the same

01:19:07bracket

01:19:07yeah absolutely

01:19:08and I think

01:19:09the Chelsea

01:19:10Barcelona

01:19:10part of that

01:19:11on paper

01:19:12like historically

01:19:13we say

01:19:13oh that's a

01:19:13really really

01:19:14tough tie

01:19:15but I think

01:19:15PSG

01:19:16Newcastle

01:19:16on that side

01:19:17of the bracket

01:19:17hopefully trying

01:19:18to fight

01:19:18their way

01:19:18into that

01:19:19I think

01:19:19they'll find

01:19:19a set of

01:19:20chances

01:19:20100%

01:19:20to get a

01:19:21result

01:19:21against

01:19:21the other

01:19:21side

01:19:22what stands

01:19:22out for you

01:19:23Jules

01:19:24when you look

01:19:24at it all

01:19:25I think

01:19:26there's big ties

01:19:26coming up

01:19:27potentially

01:19:27as we see

01:19:28the Juventus

01:19:28Atletico Madrid

01:19:29side of that

01:19:31draw

01:19:31if the big

01:19:32club

01:19:32is Tottenham

01:19:33or Liverpool

01:19:34so two English clubs

01:19:35again

01:19:35I could face

01:19:36one Spanish

01:19:37and one Italian

01:19:38clubs

01:19:39English teams

01:19:40would be favourite

01:19:40but if you look

01:19:41past the playoffs

01:19:43and where the biggest

01:19:44team should win

01:19:44really

01:19:45you've got some

01:19:46incredible last

01:19:4616 ties

01:19:47coming up

01:19:47you really have

01:19:48and then

01:19:48for Manchester City

01:19:51again

01:19:51Real Madrid

01:19:53are in their

01:19:54same bracket

01:19:55and possibly

01:19:55Inter as well

01:19:56you call it

01:19:57conspiracy

01:19:57no

01:19:58I'm joking

01:19:59relax

01:20:00relax

01:20:01I'm clearly rattled

01:20:03Real Madrid

01:20:04Mbappé again

01:20:05Mbappé again

01:20:06it's not been

01:20:06the easiest show

01:20:07to get through

01:20:07you're going to

01:20:08throw that

01:20:08right at the very end

01:20:10how do you think

01:20:11the rest of

01:20:12I know you can't

01:20:13speak for a whole

01:20:13continent

01:20:13but how do you

01:20:14think the rest

01:20:15of Europe

01:20:15will be looking

01:20:16at the Premier

01:20:17League dominance

01:20:17as far as

01:20:18the top eight

01:20:19is concerned

01:20:19all the time

01:20:20I think it was

01:20:21expected from

01:20:22the beginning

01:20:22this is the

01:20:23best league

01:20:23in the world

01:20:23it's the most

01:20:24powerful clubs

01:20:25in the world

01:20:25financially

01:20:25especially

01:20:26and even if

01:20:27as you know

01:20:28I'm not sure

01:20:29the Premier League

01:20:29season is that

01:20:30great

01:20:31so far

01:20:32they're still

01:20:33far too good

01:20:33for the rest

01:20:34and when you

01:20:34see some

01:20:35Spanish clubs

01:20:35like Napoli

01:20:36the Italian

01:20:37champions

01:20:37struggling

01:20:38Spanish clubs

01:20:39like Villarreal

01:20:39third in the

01:20:40league

01:20:40out of the

01:20:41Champions League

01:20:41it shows you

01:20:42that it's too

01:20:43easy for English

01:20:43clubs

01:20:43I mean

01:20:44Guillaume

01:20:44Balaguet

01:20:44actually sat

01:20:45there midway

01:20:45through this

01:20:46sort of league

01:20:47stage

01:20:48and went

01:20:48it's surprising

01:20:49that it hasn't

01:20:49happened before

01:20:50really

01:20:51yeah

01:20:51I find that

01:20:52interesting

01:20:52but I just

01:20:53think the league

01:20:54is so competitive

01:20:55in the Premier

01:20:55League

01:20:55and you take

01:20:56that quality

01:20:57in

01:20:57I think the

01:20:58big thing

01:20:58is that

01:20:59because the

01:21:00Premier League

01:21:00is so competitive

01:21:01is that it

01:21:02actually hinders

01:21:03us at the

01:21:04back end of

01:21:04the Champions

01:21:05League

01:21:05because we're

01:21:05not as fresh

01:21:07right that's it

01:21:08thank you to

01:21:08all three of you

01:21:09Stephen,

01:21:10Nadam and

01:21:10Julian

01:21:1118 games

01:21:12and 61 goals

01:21:14later

01:21:14we are done

01:21:15we're off for a

01:21:16lie down

01:21:17see you for the

01:21:17playoffs next

01:21:18month

01:21:18good night

01:21:19good night

01:21:50It's rather the king that's not the...

Match of the Day - Season 54 - Episode 49: 31/01/2026

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