All – well, most – eyes were on the Bernabéu last night and it turns out they should have been on the Dragão. Liverpool played the best football of the night but how can mere football compete with the power of celebrity and narrative?

We also analyse the likely effects of this week’s news that the new domestic TV deal for Premier League clubs will show at best negligible growth since the last time.

Gabriele Marcotti joins us to talk about Neymar’s life choices and whether the more competitive environment of the Premier League is a decisive advantage for its clubs over the likes of PSG.

Plus there’s Pogba ego, Salah’s finish, living with friends, football parasites, and old men telling students about the good old days.

 

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