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00:00:00In the air, in the air, in the air, the champions.

00:00:53Hello, welcome to Champions League Match of the Day on a night of European football mayhem.

00:00:5918 games taking place simultaneously and every one of them has something riding on it.

00:01:06With us tonight, in their flamboyant outfits, our Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock and Nader Manua,

00:01:13alongside 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 go into the

00:01:25playoffs.

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, so it's likely that they will fight it out for the

00:01:46remaining top eight spots.

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

00:01:51enough.

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 the way down to Ajax

00:02:03in 32nd.

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

00:02:12goal difference of plus six,

00:02:13putting them in the final top eight spot at the start of play.

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

00:02:20Steve Wilson is 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? It is.

00:03:15Joao Pedro was caught.

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

00:03:20It wasn't actually Joao Jesus who caught Joao Pedro.

00:03:22It was Antonio Vergara.

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.

00:03:34Clearly, Joao Jesus has handled this.

00:03:38And Chelsea have a penalty.

00:03:41Rhys James hits it.

00:03:43Joao Jesus clearly moves his arm towards the ball in mid-flight.

00:03:48They appeal for handball.

00:03:51Enzo Fernandes is going to take this.

00:03:54He's taken four and scored them all this season.

00:03:57This 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.

00:04:10Low and absolutely in the corner.

00:04:13I think the keeper would have saved that.

00:04:15Napoli 0, Chelsea 1.

00:04:19I hope you're really pleased.

00:04:21This is a tough assignment.

00:04:22Make no mistake.

00:04:23Napoli away.

00:04:26Rhys James.

00:04:28And Pedro Neto has got in behind Olivera.

00:04:31And it needed Alex Merritt.

00:04:33And the overhead kick from Joao Pedro then evaded.

00:04:36Pedro Neto.

00:04:37Who got in behind Matthias Olivera here.

00:04:40It's a great ball by Rhys James.

00:04:42Good pace by Pedro Neto.

00:04:45Matthias Olivera I think was dawdling.

00:04:49Locked into Rasmus Hoyland.

00:04:54Santos away.

00:04:57Mattias Olivera 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, turning and finishing.

00:05:16It'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.

00:05:28A bit of persistence.

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

00:05:33Suddenly got him through.

00:05:40McTominay.

00:05:41Vergara.

00:05:43Spinazzola overlapping beautifully actually.

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

00:05:47Caicedo and Fofana.

00:05:49Had 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.

00:06:01Mattias Olivera's run.

00:06:03Oh brilliant.

00:06:06Rasmus Hoyland scores for Napoli.

00:06:10And Antonio Conte's side.

00:06:13Have picked this game up.

00:06:15And 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.

00:06:38Estavao for Parma.

00:06:39Neatly into João Pedro.

00:06:41Bit of promise here.

00:06:42Xiao 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.

00:06:54Estavao into Cole Palma.

00:06:56Onto João Pedro.

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

00:07:00And then hit it across.

00:07:02Juan Jesus.

00:07:03And beyond Alex Merritt.

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

00:07:10To beat Antonio Conte.

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

00:07:16Not many do that.

00:07:18Now 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.

00:07:36What 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.

00:08:34Victory 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 Howes 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.

00:09:02Aside from a rare starting goal for Matt V Safonov.

00:09:06PSG are as expected.

00:09:09In 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.

00:09:19Captain 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.

00:09:34Bakula interested.

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

00:09:41Inside of a minute the VAR does want to get involved here.

00:09:45Did it come off Bakula'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 to 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.

00:10:19To 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.

00:10:34Look about Ratskelia.

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

00:10:40The Newcastle 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.

00:10:48Paris in front.

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

00:10:55It all started really but Newcastle being too passive here.

00:10:59Kovaratskelia able to advance.

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

00:11:03Such composure.

00:11:05Such technique.

00:11:06And 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.

00:11:23To prevent it getting embarrassing for Newcastle early on.

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

00:11:33Pope did well.

00:11:35How Newcastle could do with Bruno Kimarais 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.

00:12:07Free kick for Newcastle and you would have thought they'd be happy to take as long as possible to ensure

00:12:13they go in just the one down.

00:12:21That's Marquinhos' 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.

00:12:36Paris 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 stunned into silence by that Willock goal.

00:13:04Bontemada turning.

00:13:05And 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 and from out of nothing Newcastle nearly flashing a chance to incredibly take the lead.

00:13:23Had nowhere near the same kind of momentum that they built up in the first half.

00:13:28PSG.

00:13:30And credit to Newcastle.

00:13:31For the half-time tweaks that they've made to change the flow of the game.

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

00:13:39And Dembele.

00:13:40Has 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 last 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 this season.

00:13:59Might not be a win but if they hold on for a point here it would be one of their

00:14:04best on the road this season.

00:14:05Gordon going for goal!

00:14:07Safonov behind it.

00:14:11Newcastle not just holding on for a point.

00:14:17The cross from Nuno Mendes is deflected and then cleared.

00:14:21Valtemada.

00:14:22Tonali looking 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.

00:14:39Excellent.

00:14:41Newcastle counter.

00:14:43Nearly finished off by Jacob Ramsey.

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

00:14:49With 15 minutes to go.

00:14:53Safonov struggling!

00:14:55Tonali!

00:14:57Couple of bites of the cherry for Newcastle there.

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

00:15:06Saia Emery.

00:15:08Due.

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

00:15:12Chao behind it.

00:15:16Dembele.

00:15:19Vitinha!

00:15:22Patience stuff for PSG.

00:15:24And it's finished with a first-time whip from Vitinha.

00:15:28Both sides know that they need to push on to try and get a winner.

00:15:34Do a...

00:15:35Do a...

00:15:36With the poor touch.

00:15:37And Newcastle now will look to break at pace.

00:15:41Gordon.

00:15:43Speeding away here.

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

00:15:45Big chances for Newcastle.

00:15:48Gordon.

00:15:49Barnes!

00:15:50Safonov with a big save.

00:15:53Could have been a Newcastle winner.

00:15:56Which would have almost certainly taken them into the last 16.

00:16:02Gordon.

00:16:03Getting the wrong side of Marquinhos here.

00:16:06It's Anthony Gordon.

00:16:09Gordon deflected.

00:16:11Barnes!

00:16:13Wow.

00:16:15Newcastle's two top scorers in the Champions League this season.

00:16:20Nearly combining to give Newcastle an unforgettable Champions League result.

00:16:29Good result for Newcastle but still nothing confirmed for them or Paris Saint-Germain or remember Chelsea.

00:16:35However, Spurs knew that if they won at already eliminated Eidentracht Frankfurt, they would definitely finish in the top eight.

00:16:43Your commentator, Steve White.

00:16:46A night for Tottenham to disregard their scarcity of domestic wins and focus on a precious fifth in the Champions

00:16:53League.

00:16:54They'll hope Frankfurt's status as one of just four teams with nothing to play for makes them docile rather than

00:17:01dangerous.

00:17:01Frankfurt's six changes include a start for experienced Mario Goetze.

00:17:06But there's no Jan Uzan, a player linked with Premier League clubs, Spurs included.

00:17:12Five Tottenham changes including Randol Kolomowani who starts despite a minor car accident that delayed his journey.

00:17:19Dominic Solanke drops to an otherwise inexperienced bench.

00:17:24The 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund last week.

00:17:27Extended Tottenham's unbeaten run against German sides to six games.

00:17:33Unbeaten isn't the objective though tonight.

00:17:37Udogi.

00:17:38A positive start is from Tottenham who are in early and have scored early.

00:17:50How welcome is that?

00:17:53Or how welcome would it have been?

00:17:57Xavi Simons finally looks over to discover the bad news.

00:18:02The whistle blew immediately for an offside there.

00:18:06But should it have been the case?

00:18:12But Udogi may have been impeding Amenda from an offside position.

00:18:19The on-field decision stands.

00:18:23Well, that will be controversial.

00:18:26If Tottenham don't find a way to score a legitimate goal tonight.

00:18:33Sval Polinia.

00:18:36Kolomowani.

00:18:38What a bet!

00:18:41So close to an outstanding goal.

00:18:45Well, this would have been glorious.

00:18:48Worked the side of the target quite splendidly.

00:18:51Did Tottenham for Wilson Odeber.

00:18:54Who must have thought that was creeping inside the post.

00:18:58Joao Paulinia.

00:19:02Brown.

00:19:04Oh, error.

00:19:05Xavi Simons pounces!

00:19:08But can't capitalise.

00:19:11Dangerous game.

00:19:12Being played at the back by Eintracht Frankfurt.

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

00:19:23It's Elias Schiheri in the final minute of the first half.

00:19:28Larsen is in!

00:19:30And has clipped the top of the crossbar.

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

00:19:39Odeber.

00:19:42Udogi.

00:19:46Simons delivers.

00:19:47Romero!

00:19:48Yes!

00:19:49For Tottenham!

00:19:51Right at the start of the second half.

00:19:53The goal they have been striving for.

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

00:20:04And against his former club, Randol Kolomwani is taking the acclaim.

00:20:09Frankfurt nil.

00:20:10Tottenham one.

00:20:13Tieta.

00:20:15Tottenham have organised themselves.

00:20:20Showing good resolve.

00:20:21Skiri.

00:20:22What a ball that is!

00:20:25And Aurelia Buta has just fluffed.

00:20:28A 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 need to play two extra games in the Champions League in that period would be very welcome indeed.

00:20:48Reach 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 quarter-final for Tottenham here in April of last year might just have

00:21:01struck the critical goal for them to secure a top eight finish 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 to yet another win

00:21:16in 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, you

00:21:27know, in the Champions League with the best teams in the world.

00:21:29It's, you know, it's where we want to be and like I said, it's a massive relief because in football

00:21:33there's just so many games nowadays and, you know, to have two less games in a season can be massive

00:21:37and especially with the tough fixtures that we've got coming up, it's nice to, you know, be able to prepare

00:21:41a little bit more for those games, so, yeah.

00:21:44So Spurs through. Now back to one of the other teams starting on 13 points, Manchester City who are looking

00:21:51to win and win big against Galatasaray.

00:21:54The Turkish champions were playing to stay in the top 24. Guy Mowbrie was at the Etihad.

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

00:22:08five games without a goal.

00:22:10Rodri suspended whilst neither Mark Gahey or Antoine Semenyo are eligible to play.

00:22:15Ilkay Gundogan is the captain of Galatasaray. On his return to the club he served for eight seasons and led

00:22:22to the travel in 2023.

00:22:24The main danger though is surely Victor Ossiman, who reached 50 goals from just 59 Galatasaray games at the weekend,

00:22:31a new club record.

00:22:35All that matters first is that Manchester City take care of what happens here and that might not be straightforward.

00:22:42Galatasaray have made a habit over the years of tripping up opponents from England who haven't taken care.

00:22:50Ait 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!

00:23:00Ait Nouri could not have put that in a better position for Manchester 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.

00:23:18Dock him.

00:23:20A little shimmy past Gundogan and Haaland is in! Haaland's chip, City lead!

00:23:27He doesn't miss twice.

00:23:31Wonderfully timed, brilliantly found, superbly dispatched.

00:23:37And he keeps up his record of a goal a game average in the Champions League.

00:23:43What a good pass it is from Docku.

00:23:45Haaland is, as far as Abdul Karim, but actually is concerned, on the wrong side.

00:23:51And once he was in front, well we knew what was happening next.

00:23:56Manchester City won, Galatasaray nil.

00:24:01Here's Nico O'Reilly!

00:24:05Goodness, that had some force behind it!

00:24:07It's a good save by Urchin Shakir, because that was travelling.

00:24:20Dorku, faced by Sanchez.

00:24:23Plays it back, and it's finished by Cherky.

00:24:29City have a two-goal lead.

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

00:24:36Galatasaray have problems to solve.

00:24:40Rean Cherky's third Champions League goal.

00:24:43Dorku played the pass at just the right time.

00:24:46Into 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.

00:25:01Steps on the gas, and gets past Chalai.

00:25:05In towards Foden!

00:25:09Mamouche behind him, Haaland square of him.

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

00:25:19Sane runs into Bernardo Silva, but runs through him.

00:25:23Gundogan.

00:25:25Here's Jacobs.

00:25:27Plenty of Red and Ember shirts forward now.

00:25:31Gabriel Sara.

00:25:32Bounced back to him by Yilmaz.

00:25:34And then bounced behind by Kusanov for a corner.

00:25:41Gabriel Sara.

00:25:43Headed by Ossiman, it's on target.

00:25:46But 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 for a top eight

00:26:15finish or not.

00:26:16He knows it.

00:26:17That'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.

00:26:24Great save, Donnarumma, to keep that Ossiman.

00:26:31Donnarumma down really smartly.

00:26:35Foden.

00:26:38Cherky.

00:26:39Swept his way by Ryan Aitnuri.

00:26:43Aitnuri, Cherky, they combine again.

00:26:47Here's Aitnuri!

00:26:49Blocked by Chakir.

00:26:52Ryan Aitnuri.

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

00:27:00Had a really good, quick reaction from Urjan Chakir.

00:27:03Keeps 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.

00:27:15So many chances.

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

00:27:23passed up 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.

00:27:46Rob Palmer watched this one.

00:27:49Pabliris.

00:27:51Pabliris.

00:28:16Pabliris.

00:28:21Pabliris.

00:28:32Pabliris.

00:28:35Pabliris.

00:28:36Pabliris.

00:28:46Pabliris.

00:28:47Pabliris.

00:28:49Pabliris.

00:28:50Pabliris.

00:28:53Pabliris.

00:28:55Pabliris.

00:29:20Pabliris.

00:29:26Pabliris.

00:29:28Pabliris.

00:29:29Pabliris.

00:29:30Pabliris.

00:29:31Oh, Courtois losing at his near-poste!

00:29:33And he's done it again.

00:29:35Sheldon up second.

00:29:38Our Benfica going to create one of the great upsets on the final night.

00:29:47Goulaire cuts it back and Bappe!

00:29:50His second on this helter-skelter night.

00:29:53Goulaire cuts it back and he's done it.

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 Asensio.

00:30:19Please leave the field by the nearest available exit.

00:30:26I don't know if he's having none of that.

00:30:30The ball is stolen by Kylian Mbappe.

00:30:35Well, the 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 worse to crazy.

00:30:53But Real Madrid, Rodrigo is the second player dismissed.

00:30:59Where do you start with this game?

00:31:01Where will this game end?

00:31:05Benfica have 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,

00:31:17and 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.

00:31:25They'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!

00:31:35This 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!

00:31:58Wow, wow.

00:32:00Benfica remarkably gets 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

00:32:10against 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.

00:32:22The final day of the league phase.

00:32:24A busy night.

00:32:25Permutations aplenty.

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!

00:32:45That is a quite fabulous header

00:32:47from Ousmane Diamande.

00:32:49Absolutely brilliant from Diamande.

00:32:55And Tess Rice in trouble.

00:32:56Good as Zeta.

00:32:58Oh!

00:32:59He'll have another chance, which he takes!

00:33:02The man with the minus touch in the Champions League

00:33:05has got another crucial goal for Athletic Club.

00:33:09It's just, he's so unfortunate with that first one,

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

00:33:16Trincao, beautiful work.

00:33:18Trincao again!

00:33:19That is a magnificent goal!

00:33:22Sporting show their quality.

00:33:25Oh, this is such a good team goal.

00:33:27He's onside.

00:33:28It's a lovely little ball through.

00:33:30It had to be him that was involved.

00:33:33The pressure taken right off by Rui Silva 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 and Athletic Club escape thanks to their goalkeeper,

00:33:48but not now!

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

00:33:55It's just such a quick break, isn't it?

00:33:57You think Suarez is going to score, he stumbles, whether he slightly slips, the ball's just behind him.

00:34:03But when it falls here, what a lovely finish that is!

00:34:13Great win for Sporting and we're getting closer to clarifying the top eight with Chelsea, Newcastle, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester

00:34:21City and Real Madrid still all hanging.

00:34:24But we aren't there yet, so we can't risk any of these three speaking until we do.

00:34:29You having fun?

00:34:30Loved it!

00:34:31Can't say anything!

00:34:32Right, simple for Liverpool, beat Carabaug and they'd be in the top eight.

00:34:36Steve Bauer, Wizard Hamfield.

00:34:40With three centre-backs all unavailable to him, honour slot opts for Ryan Gravenberg to fill in alongside Virgil van

00:34:47Dijk.

00:34:48As Viet, Salah, Gakpo and Akatike all start for Liverpool, who've won 17 of their last 20 Champions League group

00:34:55stage matches.

00:34:56Carabaug, who make only their second ever visit to England, made 11 changes last weekend.

00:35:02So all their first-choice players return tonight, including Colombian striker Camilo Duran, who has four goals already in the

00:35:10competition.

00:35:13The first ever meeting between these two teams.

00:35:18It's along from the central defender, Medina, to the captain, Soubirte, the Frenchman.

00:35:25Oh, no.

00:35:26Nowhere near anyone.

00:35:29Jeremy 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.

00:35:49And Brazilian Silva thought that was a goal kick, it's a Liverpool corner.

00:35:53And that's a signal from Sabaslai, who delivers.

00:36:00Akatike applying the flick, Van Dijk!

00:36:02Did that cross the line?

00:36:05It did!

00:36:09Alexis McAllister

00:36:11to give Liverpool the lead after a quarter of an hour.

00:36:21Akatike's touch and turn.

00:36:24and now subsequent run into Vietz

00:36:27shooting opportunity

00:36:292-0 Liverpool

00:36:312 in less than 5 and a half minutes

00:36:35Florian Vietz 5th for the club

00:36:39after some very impressive work

00:36:41from Hugo Iketico

00:36:46Salah has it back

00:36:49and the return pass from Vietz

00:36:53Salah caught there, he was

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

00:37:00just clipped there

00:37:01the Carlo outside the penalty area

00:37:05it's touched to Salah

00:37:09and it is very much worth the wait

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

00:37:18for Mo Salah

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

00:37:28is this his moment?

00:37:29oh 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

00:37:46for 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

00:37:58Vietz

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

00:38:22and 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

00:38:34and he's found Chiesa

00:38:38Van Dijk with the assist

00:38:40Chiesa with the goal

00:38:436-0 Liverpool

00:38:57to be honest we know that maybe in Champions League

00:39:00we've been a little bit better than in the Premier League

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

00:39:04especially if you score

00:39:06so that helps

00:39:07I 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

00:39:23and 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

00:39:33we will definitely be hungry for more this season

00:39:37so Liverpool and Spurs

00:39:39definitely in the top 8

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 8 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 Elianousi's boot

00:40:06here's an early chance

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

00:40:08Victor Dannesson

00:40:10the 17 year old

00:40:11gives Copenhagen the lead in Barcelona

00:40:15inside 4 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

00:40:32inch 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

00:40:56Valde finds Lopez

00:40:58who picks out Yamal

00:40:59Koundé on the overlap

00:41:00might not need him

00:41:01takes a deflection

00:41:032-1 Barcelona

00:41:042-1 Barcelona

00:41:05Lamine 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

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

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

00:41:45is going to end right here

00:41:48Marc Casado

00:41:50into Marcus Rashford

00:41:52who felt that challenge from Bergameli

00:41:55here's the challenge

00:41:56once 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

00:42:34definitely threw

00:42:35automatically

00:42:36in the top 8

00:42:38and a blow for Napoli

00:42:39who are out of the competition

00:42:41completely

00:42:43Antonio Conte's side

00:42:44not in

00:42:45the top 24

00:42:48Manchester City's

00:42:49win at 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

00:43:11Sporting

00:43:12they

00:43:13won'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

00:43:20that despite

00:43:21Newcastle

00:43:21getting that

00:43:22very creditable

00:43:23point away

00:43:24to the European

00:43:26champions

00:43:26they will have to go

00:43:27into the playoffs

00:43:28as will Paris Saint-Germain

00:43:30themselves

00:43:31that 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

00:43:42not 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

00:43:48to go

00:43:49into the playoffs

00:43:50let's just hear

00:43:51from some 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 have in the last 16

00:44:01and we 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

00:44:10they 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 through

00:44:18that as 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

00:44:24is a credit to them

00:44:25and hopefully

00:44:26we can have more

00:44:27really good nights

00:44:27like 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

00:44:35mature performance from us

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

00:44:37from the last Champions League

00:44:38campaign we had

00:44:39and to be honest

00:44:40I thought we had the better chance

00:44:41this 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 of the

00:44:45Champions League

00:44:45and something we're

00:44:46very very proud of

00:44:48and yeah

00:44:49more games to add to the schedule

00:44:50but we're

00:44:51very up for the challenge

00:44:52What can you do?

00:44:54What can we do from now?

00:44:55Moan and complain

00:44:56or we found ourselves

00:44:57in this position now

00:44:58outside 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 quarter final

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

00:45:08what to say actually

00:45:09I'm not

00:45:10I'm not probably

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

00:45:30look obviously

00:45:30there are some teams

00:45:31there we haven't shown you

00:45:32their goals yet

00:45:33for Arsenal for 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 it

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've just had a sleep

00:46:04I know

00:46:04there are lots of

00:46:05really good stories

00:46:06involving the English 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 playoff

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 bit

00:46:33aggrieved

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 Truban

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 the

00:46:59celebrations from 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 above

00:47:06his own man

00:47:06and says like

00:47:07I'm winning this header

00:47:08I mean that 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 bobble 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 is

00:47:35I mean that's a big moment

00:47:36for Mourinho

00:47:37massive

00:47:37going back to Benfica

00:47:39yeah because everything

00:47:40hasn't really worked out

00:47:41for him since he took

00:47:42over Bruno Large

00:47:43back in September

00:47:44they didn't win

00:47:44any of his first two games

00:47:46in the Champions 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

00:47:53Arbe Loa

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 against

00:48:04so he took over

00:48:05after the Carabag defeat

00:48:06so Chelsea Newcastle

00:48:07even Bayer Leverkusen

00:48:08at home was a really bad one

00:48:09and we thought that's it

00:48:09they're done

00:48:10losing to Juventus

00:48:11was bad enough

00:48:12but there still was

00:48:13a bit of life in them

00:48:14and we saw that today

00:48:15in 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 time

00:48:22to talk about

00:48:22a little bit later on

00:48:23and the Portuguese joy

00:48:26continued

00:48:26because Sporting scored

00:48:28with virtually the last

00:48:29kick of their game

00:48:30yeah these Portuguese

00:48:31sides are getting ready

00:48:31for these late goals

00:48:32haven't they

00:48:32deciding where

00:48:33they're going to finish

00:48:34and it was an absolutely

00:48:35brilliant moment for them

00:48:36as well

00:48:36to score so late

00:48:37and think you're defending

00:48:38a corner

00:48:39but the fact is

00:48:39they knew they needed

00:48:40to 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 the

00:48:4494th minute of 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 stumbled

00:48:51it wasn't necessarily

00:48:52the best thing you'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

00:49:00and these things

00:49:01just remind you

00:49:02how exciting football can be

00:49:03you want to give the

00:49:04sporting goalkeeper

00:49:05some credit there

00:49:06as well

00:49:06because it was a

00:49:06perfectly thrown ball

00:49:08you don't have to give

00:49:08goalkeepers credit

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 it

00:49:13but that was perfect

00:49:15it's brilliant

00:49:15yeah I mean

00:49:16to have that vision

00:49:16and to have the execution

00:49:17and to make

00:49:18pull it off

00:49:19but then it's about

00:49:19the bodies going forward

00:49:21as well

00:49:21and making sure

00:49:22like Nerham says

00:49:23there at the end

00:49:23that you finish it

00:49:24it's a great finish as well

00:49:25because he actually

00:49:26stumbles himself there

00:49:27Santos

00:49:27as he goes to

00:49:28control the ball

00:49:29sort of sets himself

00:49:31and brilliance

00:49:32it's quite good

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

00:49:35the route at the moment

00:49:36of how many English teams

00:49:37are in the top 8

00:49:38but it's quite good

00:49:38for the competition

00:49:39that a team like 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 the

00:49:44support package

00:49:45who could be the

00:49:46underdogs doing well

00:49:47and I don't think

00:49:48any of us had them

00:49:49but they've done really well

00:49:50since Wuban Amorim

00:49:51left the club last year

00:49:52especially under this manager

00:49:53they've signed good players

00:49:55they beat PSG last week

00:49:56plus this win there

00:49:57those 6 points

00:49:58make the difference

00:49:59let's get on to

00:50:00the English teams 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 at times

00:50:07did Chelsea

00:50:08but João Pedro

00:50:10had not carried them through

00:50:11but was instrumental

00:50:12yeah he had two

00:50:12very very big moments

00:50:13and I think it's no surprise

00:50:14that those moments

00:50:15came alongside

00:50:15Cole Palmer there as well

00:50:16and I think the way

00:50:18that Cole Palmer himself

00:50:19linked up in the second half

00:50:19was very good

00:50:20Palmer coming on at 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 in the world there

00:50:25but for João Pedro himself

00:50:27his sort of unpredictability

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's

00:50:40got 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

00:50:47for Liam 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

00:50:59is 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

00:51:07strange start

00:51:07to his Chelsea career

00:51:08in the sense

00:51:09not in 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

00:51:16but 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 I have there

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

00:51:34I think he needs

00:51:35a bit more time

00:51:36but to start with

00:51:37four games

00:51:37in four different competitions

00:51:39like he did

00:51:39I don't think

00:51:40it'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

00:51:46they're in

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 and decide

00:51:54these are the 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

00:52:03it's a strong start

00:52:04as well

00:52:05Speaking of strong

00:52:07performances

00:52:08Spurs

00:52:09never in doubt

00:52:11trust in Spurs

00:52:13they have done

00:52:14very 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

00:52:22Frankfurt

00:52:22and getting a result

00:52:23so there'd be a lot

00:52:24of confidence within 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 teams

00:52:51within the Premier League

00:52:52as well

00:52:53are sitting back

00:52:54and they find it

00:52:54difficult to 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

00:53:02today then

00:53:03in 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

00:53:08to score goals

00:53:09away 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

00:53:17the penalty 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 shows

00:53:40that 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 the results

00:53:58will 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

00:54:05and 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 superb

00:54:15in that game as well

00:54:16which is odd to highlight

00:54:17because they've only

00:54:18conceded in two games

00:54:20and 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 a good schedule

00:54:29and good fixtures

00:54:30to be fair

00:54:31but still

00:54:32to beat Dortmund

00:54:33like they did

00:54:33ok 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 this

00:54:39fixture list

00:54:41under massive pressure

00:54:42for Thomas Frank

00:54:42that was at times

00:54:44very uncertain

00:54:44by 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 of 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

00:55:02to 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 from

00:55:26Harvey 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

00:55:41about all 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

00:55:50of spin on the ball

00:55:51there is

00:55:51look at the ball

00:55:52yeah and listen

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

00:55:57his balance

00:55:58he doesn't read it

00:55:59quick enough

00:55:59that's a brilliant opportunity

00:56:01and Newcastle

00:56:02could have pinched it

00:56:03I say pinched it

00:56:04second half performance

00:56:05absolutely superb

00:56:07but they were grateful

00:56:09for a penalty save

00:56:10in the first half

00:56:11from Nip

00:56:11yeah they were

00:56:12I mean this was

00:56:13like what

00:56:14first couple of minutes

00:56:15first minute of the game

00:56:17Miley gets caught out

00:56:18here

00:56:19with Barcola

00:56:20in behind

00:56:21and then it just ricochets

00:56:22I think this is

00:56:23very very unfortunate

00:56:24the fact that it hits

00:56:25Barcola

00:56:25then Miley hits it

00:56:27I think it's just

00:56:28a 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

00:56:35to 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

00:56:45because he sort of

00:56:46swiped it

00:56:47that makes it look

00:56:48as though it didn't

00:56:48just hit him

00:56:52honestly

00:56:52I don't think

00:56:53he's intended to do it

00:56:54but the fact is

00:56:55from when it hits him

00:56:55literally in the palm of his hand

00:56:57you're going to think

00:56:57to yourself

00:56:58it's a penalty

00:56:58that look you gave me

00:57:00then was very much

00:57:00no I don't think

00:57:01that Mark

00:57:02I completely

00:57:03and utterly

00:57:04disagree with you

00:57:05Paris Saint-Germain

00:57:06have found themselves

00:57:06in this same position

00:57:08that they did last year

00:57:09they worked last year

00:57:10so

00:57:10oh is that

00:57:11right

00:57:12okay

00:57:13incredible

00:57:14they'll be kicking

00:57:16themselves there

00:57:16two points

00:57:17in the last three games

00:57:18this is it

00:57:18a draw

00:57:19Bilbao 0-0

00:57:20the defeat

00:57:21against

00:57:21Sporting

00:57:22last weekend

00:57:22last week

00:57:23sorry

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

00:57:38I think there's

00:57:39still a little bit

00:57:40of pressure on Arnaz

00:57:41to get a good result

00:57:42and a convincing result

00:57:43tonight

00:57:44I think there was a feeling

00:57:45that it would be comfortable

00:57:46and it turned out that way

00:57:48and I think when you look

00:57:49at Eketike

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 incredible

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 presence

00:58:07of mind to pit 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

00:58:16round the defender

00:58:16then a little prod through

00:58:17and then the composure

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

00:58:21when 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 found

00:58:28the 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 chaotic

00:58:37because he wants to go forward

00:58:39straight away

00:58:40and that will improve

00:58:41but he's been outstanding

00:58:42and should make the world come

00:58:44Do you think it helps

00:58:45that he knows

00:58:46in the main

00:58:46he's the man at the moment?

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

00:58:49and also his relationship

00:58:50with Vietz

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 Eketike Vietz team

00:58:57And finally

00:58:58Manchester City

00:58:58who sort of

00:58:59did enough?

00:59:01Yeah

00:59:01I think that's fair to say

00:59:02I want to say more

00:59:04but what they did

00:59:05I think a game

00:59:06against Galatasaray

00:59:07which could have been

00:59:07quite tricky

00:59:08if they offered

00:59:08lots of errors

00:59:09instead it was the opposite

00:59:10because they managed

00:59:11to get that two goal

00:59:12lead into that first half

00:59:13and I think Doku today

00:59:14was like a big part of that

00:59:15and I think it's disappointing

00:59:16in some ways

00:59:16that he had to come off injured

00:59:17but what I liked in the game

00:59:19was the fact that

00:59:19sometimes he was narrow

00:59:20but what a great pass

00:59:22this is for Erling Haaland

00:59:23instead of him thinking

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

00:59:25to take somebody on

00:59:25he plays that true ball

00:59:27on Haaland there

00:59:27looks like a guy

00:59:29that's scoring every single 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 types

00:59:40of space

00:59:40but he's looking for the end product

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

00:59:43to find the space

00:59:43such

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

00:59:56there

00:59:57they 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

01:00:07to be disappointing

01:00:07because I think at times

01:00:08he can be the ex-factor

01:00:09for 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

01:00:21because 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 there

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

01:00:37but 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 the ground

01:00:51running like 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

01:01:09all 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 sumptuous finish

01:01:40Calafiore

01:01:41got himself

01:01:41in a bit of 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

01:01:53of the back

01:01:53of Jorginho'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 really

01:02:07have imagined

01:02:08themselves

01:02:08scoring here

01:02:10against the mighty

01:02:11Arsenal

01:02:14looks on the chase

01:02:15Jokeres is with him

01:02:16Havertz 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 Havertz

01:02:29who set up the first

01:02:30scores the second

01:02:33White

01:02:34Norgaard

01:02:35Havertz 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

01:02:50Havertz certainly

01:02:52onside

01:02:52and then

01:02:53as he knocks

01:02:53this across

01:02:54Jokeres was

01:02:55level with him

01:02:56Martinelli

01:02:57has his 6th 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

01:03:08back post

01:03:09by Ricardinho

01:03:10well the final

01:03:11word tonight

01:03:13is for the

01:03:14champions

01:03:15of Kazakhstan

01:03:19so Jules

01:03:19as far as

01:03:20Arsenal are concerned

01:03:21played 8-1-8

01:03:22finished top

01:03:24and 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

01:03:30second

01:03:30the second leg

01:03:31at home

01:03:32all the way

01:03:32through to the

01:03:33semi-finals

01:03:33all the way

01:03:34from the last

01:03:3416

01:03:35and if they

01:03:36qualify

01:03:36quarter-final

01:03:37semi-final

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

01:03:46and 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

01:03:55with a 100%

01:03:56record

01:03:57don't be nervous

01:03:58no

01:04:00it's a great

01:04:01achievement

01:04:02isn't it

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

01:04:08business

01:04:08in the first

01:04:10half of the

01:04:10Champions League

01:04:11stages

01:04:11it was almost

01:04:12like let's get

01:04:13the job done

01:04:14quickly

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

01:04:19though

01:04:19Liverpool

01:04:19topped the

01:04:20group

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

01:04:25to be some

01:04:25tough games

01:04:26in 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

01:04:38him being out

01:04:39for so long

01:04:39same for

01:04:39Gabriel Jesus

01:04:40and now for

01:04:41Artetti

01:04:41has real

01:04:41significant

01:04:42options

01:04:42and I

01:04:42personally

01:04:43thought Havertz

01:04:43when he was

01:04:44fit previously

01:04:44he was a big

01:04:45part of why

01:04:46Arsenal were

01:04:46successful

01:04:47would 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 on

01:04:51the opposition

01:04:51to be honest

01:04:52sometimes if

01:04:52you want

01:04:52someone like

01:04:53Jokeres to

01:04:53throw someone

01:04:54to the ground

01:04:54like that

01:04:54but 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

01:05:03Artetti

01:05:04in any particular

01:05:04game

01:05:04great if it

01:05:05doesn't work

01:05:05someone else

01:05:06can come on

01:05:06off the bench

01:05:07now one of the

01:05:09stories of this

01:05:09Champions League

01:05:10season could be

01:05:11Bodo Glimt

01:05:12their heroics

01:05:13last week gave

01:05:14them an outside

01:05:14chance of the

01:05:15playoffs

01:05:16if they could win

01:05:17away to

01:05:17Atletico Madrid

01:05:22everybody required

01:05:22back there for

01:05:23Bodo Glimt

01:05:24here is

01:05:24Julian Alvarez

01:05:26scored in all

01:05:27three of their

01:05:28home games in

01:05:28the league

01:05:28face so far

01:05:29Hansko's ball

01:05:30in towards

01:05:31Sola

01:05:31rising

01:05:32and this

01:05:33time scoring

01:05:35and it's the

01:05:36Norwegian

01:05:36against

01:05:37Bodo Glimt

01:05:40making in goal

01:05:41flung himself

01:05:42to his right

01:05:43got a hand

01:05:44on 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

01:05:58done really

01:05:59well

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

01:06:03Chauval

01:06:04Bodo

01:06:05Glimt

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

01:06:14have plenty

01:06:15back

01:06:15and just

01:06:16didn't

01:06:16track the

01:06:17run

01:06:17of

01:06:18Frederik

01:06:18Chauval

01:06:23Bjorkan

01:06:23big

01:06:24oh he's

01:06:25still going

01:06:26and he

01:06:26tried to

01:06:27pick the

01:06:27pass

01:06:27for Hu

01:06:28at the

01:06:28end

01:06:28of it

01:06:28Evian's

01:06:29in there

01:06:29instead

01:06:29a block

01:06:30with the

01:06:31save

01:06:31and he

01:06:33couldn't

01:06:33quite

01:06:33get the

01:06:34shot

01:06:34away

01:06:34he

01:06:34does

01:06:35though

01:06:35oh

01:06:36incredible

01:06:37Kasper

01:06:38Hu

01:06:38the

01:06:39Bodo

01:06:40Glimt

01:06:40what a

01:06:42scramble

01:06:42but

01:06:43what a

01:06:43moment

01:06:44and they're

01:06:45daring to

01:06:45dream that

01:06:46this adventure

01:06:47might yet

01:06:47continue

01:06:49Atletico

01:06:49had chances

01:06:50to get

01:06:51that away

01:06:51and they

01:06:52paid a

01:06:53heavy price

01:06:53here

01:06:55might be one

01:06:56of the worst

01:06:56winning goals

01:06:57you've ever

01:06:58seen

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

01:07:07is even

01:07:08probably

01:07:08more of a

01:07:09fairy tale

01:07:09of football

01:07:10they played

01:07:10in Europa

01:07:10League last

01:07:11year and

01:07:11did 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

01:07:15beat

01:07:16City last

01:07:16week at

01:07:17home on

01:07:17the plastic

01:07:18pitch

01:07:19right by

01:07:19the very

01:07:20north of

01:07:21Norway

01:07:21and then to

01:07:22follow that

01:07:23up by 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 getting 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 League

01:07:38and then

01:07:39two wins

01:07:39two and

01:07:40that's it

01:07:40incredible

01:07:41and so

01:07:41they are in

01:07:42the playoffs

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

01:07:47table

01:07:47and Atalanta

01:07:48were another

01:07:49side on

01:07:4913 points

01:07:50they needed

01:07:50a big win

01:07:51and events

01:07:52elsewhere to

01:07:53go their way

01:07:53when they

01:07:54faced Union

01:07:55Saint-Gilles

01:07:55Wales

01:07:56the host

01:07:56coming into

01:07:57this match

01:07:58winless in

01:07:58their last

01:07:59seven against

01:08:00Italian

01:08:01sides

01:08:01things were

01:08:02different this

01:08:03time round

01:08:04that was

01:08:05Anand Kaleili

01:08:06scoring the

01:08:07winner

01:08:07midway through

01:08:08the second

01:08:09half

01:08:09they go out

01:08:11though

01:08:11De'Uni and

01:08:12Saint-Gilles

01:08:12was Atalanta

01:08:13into the

01:08:15playoffs

01:08:15despite that

01:08:16defeat

01:08:17now Borussia

01:08:18Dortmund

01:08:19faced Inter

01:08:20with both

01:08:20sides knowing

01:08:21they needed

01:08:21to win

01:08:21and hope

01:08:22lots of

01:08:22other things

01:08:22went their

01:08:23way above

01:08:23them to

01:08:24make the

01:08:24top eight

01:08:25the game

01:08:26was goalless

01:08:27at half

01:08:27time and

01:08:28in fact it

01:08:28stayed

01:08:29goalless

01:08:29until the

01:08:3080th minute

01:08:31and then

01:08:32Federico

01:08:32Di Marco

01:08:33broke the

01:08:34deadlock

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 the

01:08:44second for

01:08:44Inter

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

01:08:54the

01:08:54playoffs

01:08:56we've

01:08:57still got

01:08:57seven games

01:08:58to show

01:08:58you on

01:08:59the other

01:08:59side of

01:09:00this

01:09:09so

01:09:11you want

01:09:12me to

01:09:12tell you

01:09:15how to

01:09:16become

01:09:16a champion

01:09:20in

01:09:21Milan

01:09:24watch

01:09:25and you

01:09:26will see

01:09:32brilliant

01:09:32let's focus

01:09:33on matters

01:09:33at the other

01:09:34end of the

01:09:35table then

01:09:35and Patrick

01:09:36Geary can

01:09:36take us

01:09:37through three

01:09:38games starting

01:09:39with a pivotal

01:09:39meeting between

01:09:40Club Bruges

01:09:41and Marseille

01:09:46hundreds of

01:09:47years ago

01:09:47visitors came

01:09:48to Bruges

01:09:49to trade

01:09:49Marseille

01:09:50came intending

01:09:51to conquer

01:09:51a win against

01:09:52Club Bruges

01:09:53would take them

01:09:54into the playoffs

01:09:54for Bruges

01:09:55hopes were more

01:09:56remote

01:09:57but the Belgians

01:09:58very clearly

01:09:59still believe

01:10:03Stankovic

01:10:05very much

01:10:06key

01:10:06little layoff

01:10:07there

01:10:07it's a good

01:10:07early chance

01:10:08blocked by

01:10:09really in it

01:10:09it's it

01:10:10and

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

01:10:27cross

01:10:27it is two

01:10:28swept in

01:10:29brilliantly

01:10:30by Romeo

01:10:31Vermant

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

01:10:48goalkeeping

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

01:10:52for

01:10:53Mantis

01:10:53on the

01:10:53edge

01:10:54of the

01:10:54penalty

01:10:54here

01:10:54ball

01:10:55back

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 the

01:11:01Bruges

01:11:01going through

01:11:02to the

01:11:03playoffs

01:11:03what a

01:11:03night for

01:11:03them

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

01:11:11slow

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

01:11:18stadium

01:11:18graphic

01:11:18congratulated

01:11:19Marseille

01:11:20on going

01:11:21through

01:11:21as well

01:11:22prematurely

01:11:23Benfica

01:11:24weren't

01:11:24done

01:11:24when their

01:11:25goalkeeper

01:11:25scored

01:11:25their

01:11:26fourth

01:11:26goal

01:11:26Marseille

01:11:27dropped

01:11:27out

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

01:11:35picked

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

01:11:39already

01:11:39through

01:11:39but not

01:11:40ready

01:11:40to go

01:11:41easy

01:11:46on

01:11:46they're

01:11:47not

01:11:47car

01:11:48and

01:11:49again

01:11:49here

01:11:49by

01:11:49Musiala

01:11:50it's

01:11:50Musiala

01:11:53always

01:11:54back

01:11:56back

01:11:56with

01:11:56the

01:11:56beauty

01:11:58it's

01:11:59a

01:11:59special

01:11:59goal

01:12:00by

01:12:01a

01:12:01special

01:12:01player

01:12:06Sibari

01:12:08give

01:12:09and

01:12:09go

01:12:10here

01:12:10Sibari

01:12:12there's

01:12:13hope

01:12:13now

01:12:14for

01:12:14PSV

01:12:15with

01:12:1613

01:12:16to

01:12:16play

01:12:19do

01:12:19not

01:12:20write

01:12:21them

01:12:21off

01:12:21just

01:12:21yet

01:12:26oh

01:12:26big

01:12:26long

01:12:27here

01:12:27now

01:12:27Luis

01:12:27Diaz

01:12:28in

01:12:28behind

01:12:28for

01:12:28buy

01:12:29for

01:12:29buy-in

01:12:30who's

01:12:31Diaz

01:12:31Harry

01:12:32Kane

01:12:34emphatic

01:12:35that finish

01:12:36was never

01:12:37in doubt

01:12:38was it

01:12:38from Kane

01:12:39and

01:12:40buy-in

01:12:40back in

01:12:41front

01:12:43sickening

01:12:43sickening for

01:12:44PSV

01:12:44but just

01:12:45one more

01:12:45goal

01:12:45would have

01:12:46saved

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

01:12:51a second

01:12:51yellow

01:12:51just

01:12:52eight

01:12:52minutes

01:12:52later

01:12:53he was

01:12:53off

01:12:53and PSV

01:12:54were out

01:12:57these

01:12:58two sides

01:12:58began

01:12:59the night

01:12:59peering

01:13:00in

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

01:13:06Juventus

01:13:06knew

01:13:06a win

01:13:07and a

01:13:07fair

01:13:07wind

01:13:08could

01:13:08take

01:13:09them

01:13:09into

01:13:09the

01:13:09top

01:13:09eight

01:13:09but

01:13:10when

01:13:10looking

01:13:10up

01:13:10you

01:13:11can't

01:13:11forget

01:13:11to

01:13:12look

01:13:12back

01:13:15they're

01:13:16going to

01:13:16look

01:13:17centrally

01:13:17here

01:13:17for

01:13:18Balogun

01:13:18Kalulu

01:13:19is

01:13:19slipped

01:13:19Balogun

01:13:20might

01:13:20be

01:13:20in

01:13:21here

01:13:24but

01:13:25behind

01:13:25him

01:13:27they're

01:13:27checking

01:13:29let's

01:13:29see

01:13:30what

01:13:30they're

01:13:30looking

01:13:30at

01:13:32push

01:13:32there

01:13:33on

01:13:34Kalulu

01:13:35and

01:13:36that

01:13:36was

01:13:37pretty

01:13:37much

01:13:37that

01:13:37Juve's

01:13:38chase

01:13:38of the

01:13:39top

01:13:39eight

01:13:39never

01:13:40got

01:13:40out

01:13:40the

01:13:40blocks

01:13:41both

01:13:41these

01:13:41sides

01:13:42are

01:13:42in

01:13:42the

01:13:42playoffs

01:13:42Juventus

01:13:43will

01:13:44be

01:13:45seeded

01:13:46Monaco

01:13:47are

01:13:47through

01:13:47and

01:13:47they

01:13:48could

01:13:48play

01:13:48Paris

01:13:49Saint

01:13:49Germain

01:13:49but

01:13:50we'll

01:13:50show you

01:13:50how

01:13:51the

01:13:51playoffs

01:13:52could

01:13:52pan

01:13:52out

01:13:53in

01:13:53just

01:13:53a

01:13:54second

01:13:54that's

01:13:54a

01:13:54devastating

01:13:55blow

01:13:55for

01:13:55Marseille

01:13:56isn't

01:13:56it

01:13:56it is

01:13:57not

01:13:57just

01:13:57the

01:13:57fact

01:13:57that

01:13:58it

01:13:58happens

01:13:58very late

01:13:59for the

01:13:59Benfica

01:14:00Troubin

01:14:00goal

01:14:00but

01:14:01it's

01:14:01a

01:14:01massive

01:14:01failure

01:14:01for

01:14:02Roberto

01:14:02De

01:14:02Zerbi

01:14:02to start

01:14:03with

01:14:03because

01:14:03he's

01:14:03had

01:14:04money

01:14:04he's

01:14:04had

01:14:04investment

01:14:05this

01:14:05is

01:14:05a

01:14:05team

01:14:05that

01:14:06certainly

01:14:06is

01:14:07good

01:14:07enough

01:14:07to

01:14:07finish

01:14:07top

01:14:0824

01:14:08it's

01:14:09a

01:14:09massive

01:14:09disappointment

01:14:09for

01:14:10the

01:14:23both

01:14:24sides

01:14:24still

01:14:24had

01:14:25hopes

01:14:25of

01:14:25progression

01:14:26a

01:14:26stronger

01:14:27chance

01:14:27for

01:14:27Olympiacos

01:14:28who

01:14:28were

01:14:28just

01:14:28inside

01:14:29the

01:14:29playoff

01:14:29spots

01:14:30while

01:14:30for

01:14:30Ajax

01:14:31it

01:14:31was

01:14:31slim

01:14:32they

01:14:32were

01:14:32the

01:14:32lowest

01:14:32ranked

01:14:33side

01:14:33who

01:14:33could

01:14:33still

01:14:34make

01:14:34it

01:14:34through

01:14:35Kasper

01:14:36Dahlberg

01:14:36called

01:14:37he had

01:14:37put

01:14:37the

01:14:37hosts

01:14:38ahead

01:14:38only

01:14:38for

01:14:38his

01:14:39effort

01:14:39to

01:14:39be

01:14:39ruled

01:14:39out

01:14:40for

01:14:40offside

01:14:45Ajax

01:14:45then

01:14:45thought

01:14:46they

01:14:46should

01:14:46have

01:14:46had

01:14:46a

01:14:46penalty

01:14:47but

01:14:47this

01:14:48potential

01:14:48handball

01:14:49from

01:14:49Julian

01:14:49Biancon

01:14:50was

01:14:50checked

01:14:50and

01:14:51cleared

01:14:51by

01:14:51VAR

01:14:54it's

01:14:55Joseph

01:14:55Martins

01:14:57Olympiacos

01:14:58lead

01:14:59the

01:15:00Greek

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

01:15:07had a

01:15:07chance

01:15:08to

01:15:08draw

01:15:08level

01:15:09a

01:15:09second

01:15:09shout

01:15:10for

01:15:10handball

01:15:11this

01:15:11one

01:15:11awarded

01:15:12after

01:15:12the

01:15:12referee

01:15:13went

01:15:13to

01:15:13the

01:15:13monitor

01:15:16here

01:15:17comes

01:15:17Stolberg

01:15:25knowing

01:15:25a

01:15:26draw

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

01:15:34Leverkusen

01:15:35the

01:15:35equation

01:15:36was

01:15:36simple

01:15:36victory

01:15:37against

01:15:37Villarreal

01:15:38would

01:15:38secure

01:15:39their

01:15:39spot

01:15:39in

01:15:39the

01:15:40playoff

01:15:40round

01:15:40with

01:15:41the

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

01:15:45look

01:15:45disjointed

01:15:46from

01:15:46the

01:15:46off

01:15:49well

01:15:49there's

01:15:49a

01:15:49goal

01:15:51it's

01:15:52exactly

01:15:52what

01:15:52Bayer

01:15:53Leverkusen

01:15:53were

01:15:53looking

01:15:54for

01:15:54the

01:15:54early

01:15:55breakthrough

01:15:56they

01:15:56know

01:15:57if

01:15:57they

01:15:57win

01:15:57they

01:15:58can't

01:15:58be

01:15:58caught

01:15:58for

01:15:59a

01:15:59place

01:15:59in

01:15:59the

01:15:59top

01:16:0024

01:16:02second

01:16:03goal

01:16:03looks

01:16:04like

01:16:04it's

01:16:04on

01:16:04its

01:16:05way

01:16:05and

01:16:06there

01:16:06it

01:16:06is

01:16:08what

01:16:09a

01:16:09great

01:16:09finish

01:16:10from

01:16:10Malik

01:16:10Tillman

01:16:14lots

01:16:15of

01:16:15time

01:16:15on

01:16:15the

01:16:15ball

01:16:16here

01:16:16to

01:16:16pick

01:16:16their

01:16:17passes

01:16:21Alejandro

01:16:21Grimaldo

01:16:22racked

01:16:23things

01:16:23up

01:16:23his

01:16:24volley

01:16:24ensuring

01:16:24Leverkusen

01:16:25are still

01:16:26alive

01:16:26in the

01:16:26competition

01:16:27in

01:16:28Limassol

01:16:29there

01:16:29was

01:16:29a

01:16:29first

01:16:29as

01:16:30never

01:16:30before

01:16:30in

01:16:31European

01:16:31Cup

01:16:31and

01:16:32Champions

01:16:32League

01:16:32history

01:16:33have

01:16:33teams

01:16:33from

01:16:34Cyprus

01:16:34and

01:16:35Czechia

01:16:35faced

01:16:35off

01:16:36with

01:16:36Slavia

01:16:37Prague

01:16:37already

01:16:38out

01:16:38Papos

01:16:39started

01:16:39the

01:16:39night

01:16:40needing

01:16:40a

01:16:40win

01:16:40plenty

01:16:41of

01:16:41goals

01:16:41and

01:16:42results

01:16:42elsewhere

01:16:43to go

01:16:43their

01:16:43way

01:16:43and

01:16:44they

01:16:44started

01:16:44with

01:16:45something

01:16:45special

01:16:45opens

01:16:46up

01:16:46for

01:16:46the

01:16:46strike

01:16:47if

01:16:47he

01:16:47wants

01:16:47to

01:16:47take

01:16:47it

01:16:47on

01:16:48and

01:16:48he

01:16:48does

01:16:49that

01:16:49is

01:16:50glorious

01:16:54Dodera

01:16:55delivering

01:16:55early

01:16:55another

01:16:56dangerous

01:16:57one

01:16:57and

01:16:57that

01:16:57is

01:16:58the

01:16:58level

01:16:59Kalupek

01:17:03Domingos

01:17:04Kina

01:17:06plenty

01:17:06of elevation

01:17:07on

01:17:07that

01:17:07Lukassen

01:17:09drops

01:17:10to

01:17:38Bruno

01:17:40fairytale

01:17:40first season

01:17:41in the

01:17:41Champions League

01:17:42draws to a

01:17:43close

01:17:46show you the

01:17:47teams that have been

01:17:48eliminated

01:17:48there are some big

01:17:49European names there

01:17:51Marseille have gone

01:17:52thanks to that late

01:17:53Benfica winner

01:17:55PSV Athletic Club

01:17:57as well

01:17:57they started

01:17:58tonight in the

01:17:59playoff places

01:17:59but they have gone

01:18:01after defeats to

01:18:01Bayern and

01:18:02Sporting

01:18:03and Napoli

01:18:04have also

01:18:05bowed out

01:18:05Antonio Conte side

01:18:07eventually

01:18:08finishing

01:18:1030th

01:18:10so let's

01:18:11show you

01:18:12the

01:18:13potential

01:18:14games

01:18:14in the

01:18:14knockout

01:18:15stages

01:18:15and the

01:18:16draw is

01:18:16Friday morning

01:18:1811am

01:18:18which you'll be

01:18:19able to watch

01:18:20it on

01:18:21the iPlayer

01:18:22so

01:18:25what stands out

01:18:26for the

01:18:26English clubs

01:18:27here really

01:18:27and that's

01:18:28Newcastle

01:18:28in the

01:18:29playoffs

01:18:29they're

01:18:29paired with

01:18:30PSG

01:18:30which means

01:18:31those two

01:18:31will get

01:18:32either

01:18:32Monaco

01:18:32or

01:18:33Carabaugh

01:18:34Stephen

01:18:35in 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

01:18:45bandwagon

01:18:45of the

01:18:45French

01:18:46and what

01:18:46they're

01:18:46doing

01:18:47we're looking

01:18:48at it

01:18:48from a

01:18:48Newcastle

01:18:49point of

01:18:49view

01:18:49but I

01:18:49think

01:18:50Newcastle

01:18:50will be

01:18:51happy

01:18:51with either

01:18:52of those

01:18:52teams

01:18:52and if

01:18:53they get

01:18:53through

01:18:54that

01:18:54you told

01:18:55me off

01:18:55earlier

01:18:56for looking

01:18:56too far

01:18:57ahead

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

01:19:03get Paris

01:19:07in the same

01:19:07bracket

01:19:08yeah

01:19:08absolutely

01:19:08and I

01:19:09think

01:19:09the Chelsea

01:19:10Barcelona

01:19:10part of

01:19:11that

01:19:11on paper

01:19:12like

01:19:12historically

01:19:13we say

01:19:13oh that's

01:19:13a really

01:19:14really tough

01:19:14tie

01:19:15but I think

01:19:15PSG

01:19:16Newcastle

01:19:16on that

01:19:16side

01:19:17of the

01:19:17bracket

01:19:17hopefully

01:19:17trying to

01:19:18fight

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

01:19:26ties coming up

01:19:27potentially

01:19:27as we see

01:19:28the Juventus

01:19:28Atletico

01:19:29Madrid

01:19:29side of that

01:19:31draw

01:19:31if the big

01:19:37and won

01:19:37Italian clubs

01:19:39English teams

01:19:40would be

01:19:40favourite

01:19:40but if you

01:19:41look past

01:19:43the playoffs

01:19:43and where

01:19:43the biggest

01:19:44team should

01:19:44win

01:19:44really

01:19:45you've got

01:19:45some incredible

01:19:46last 16

01:19:47ties coming up

01:19:47you really

01:19:48have

01:19:48and then

01:19:48for Manchester

01:19:50City again

01:19:52Real 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

01:20:00relax

01:20:01relax

01:20:02I'm clearly

01:20:02rattled

01:20:03Real Madrid

01:20:03competition

01:20:04Mbappe again

01:20:05it's not been

01:20:06the easiest

01:20:06show to get

01:20:07through

01:20:10how do you

01:20:11think the

01:20:11rest of

01:20:12I know you

01:20:13can't speak

01:20:13for a whole

01:20:13continent

01:20:13but how do

01:20:14you think

01:20:14the rest of

01:20:15Europe will

01:20:15be looking at

01:20:16the 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

01:20:44Balogu

01:20:44actually sat

01:20:45there midway

01:20:45through this

01:20:46sort of league

01:20:47stage and 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

01:20:52I just think

01:20:53the league

01:20:54is so

01:20:54competitive

01:20:55in the

01:20:55Premier League

01:20:56and you

01:20:56take that

01:20:56quality in

01:20:57I think

01:20:58the big

01:20:58thing

01:20:58is that

01:20:59because the

01:21:00Premier League

01:21:00is so

01:21:01competitive

01:21:01is that

01:21:02it actually

01:21:03hinders us

01:21:03at the

01:21:04back end

01:21:04of the

01:21:04Champions League

01:21:05because we're

01:21:05not as fresh

01:21:06right that's

01:21:07it

01:21:08thank you

01:21:08to all

01:21:09three of

01:21:09you

01:21:09Stephen

01:21:10Nadam

01:21:10and Julian

01:21:1118 games

01:21:12and 61

01:21:13goals later

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

01:21:49we're off for a

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

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