Episode 3464: Champions League Of Loving Grace, Mourinho Supreme, Slot Remembers When, Goalie Goals, Early’s Backing Bertie
Anatoliy Trubin’s goal to send Benfica through was instantly recognisable as an eternal Champions League moment. “História está escrita” as the Portuguese radio commentary remarked in a ‘strong outburst’.
Such an explosion of joy may not seem like the obvious time to muse on whether AI will turn all organic life into sludge. Ken is concerned that it is already turning all language into sludge and bangs on about this for some time before getting steered back towards the football.
We talk about Viktor Gyokeres’ difficult night, Antonio Conte’s miserable European record and Arne Slot’s impressive achievement in rebuilding Liverpool from the Europa League wreckage left him by his predecessor.
Dion Fanning and Jonathan Wilson join us to look back on Champions League Eurovision night. We think we’re out but why does Jose Mourinho keep pulling us back in? Is Real Madrid’s problem a rotten culture, or too many overrated players? And just what did Arne Slot mean by pointing out that only two years ago, little Liverpool were getting knocked out in the Europa League quarter-finals?
There is also more flood-talk as a gauntlet is thrown down to the political class of Dublin Bay North.
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