Euro Leagues: Golden coins at Villa, farewell to Griezmann but welcome back Szczesny
John Bennett is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki. After another busy few days in the Champions League, they pick out their moment of the week, discussing Aston Villa, Lille, Real Madrid and Juventus. They also ask why Antoine Griezmann has decided to hang up his boots for France and reflect upon the career of Andres Iniesta. Other topics include whether Luis Enrique was right to leave Ousmane Dembele out of the squad that lost at Arsenal, the return of Wojciech Szczesny and Brest’s brilliant start to life in the Champions League.
Timecodes: 0 min: Introduction. 1.25 Julien Laurens discusses meeting Conor McGregor and the Laurens family derby. 2.35 Mina Rzouki explains why she was so pleased with Juve’s win over Red Bull Leipzig. 4.18 Guillem Balague on Aston Villa’s win over Bayern Munich – including how he got one of the golden coins that were handed out afterwards. 7.10 Lille’s superb win over Real Madrid – and the problems at the Spanish club. 11.50 Why Antoine Griezmann has retired from playing for France. 21.00 Remembering why Andres Iniesta was such a special player. 27.12 Why Luis Enrique left out Ousmane Dembele at PSG on Tuesday – and the message that sent. 34.10 The swift return of Wojciech Szczesny. 39.04 Brest and their brilliant start to life in the Champions League.
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