Episode 3394: Arne’s Balance, Trent’s Future, Wilson’s Colleague Rage

Have you ever been complimented by a younger colleague and found yourself suddenly – perhaps surprisingly – boiling with rage? You are not alone, as Jonathan Wilson reveals in today’s CL analysis – but how does this relate to the psychological dynamics at play in the dressing-rooms of Real Madrid and England?

Wilson and Lars Sivertsen talk us through last night’s action, including whether Arne Slot has found a balance that works, whether Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future at Real Madrid is likely to work out, and the hot question of the week: who is better, Caicedo – king of final-third regains – or Rice – emperor of the inswinging left-sided corner?

That’s after we talk through a big night of European football in which Liverpool rediscovered their old fire, Arsenal continued their streak of inevitability and Micky van de Ven scored possibly the best rugby-style goal ever seen in the Champions League.

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