Chaos and controversy: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid was an instant classic – Football Weekly Extra | Champions League

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On in the present day’s pod: a Champions League traditional in Munich. Bayern beat Actual Madrid 4-3 on the night time, 6-4 on combination, in a sport that had nearly the whole lot. The panel attempt to unpack it, from Manuel Neuer’s early mistake to Arda Güler’s brilliance, Harry Kane reaching 50 targets for the season and the chaos that adopted. However the large speaking level: was that Eduardo Camavinga second yellow a turning level? And why do Actual Madrid at all times appear to finish up livid with the referee?

Elsewhere, Arsenal are into the semi-finals. That’s the optimistic. However the panel ask: has there ever been a much less fulfilling path to the final 4? Are Arteta’s aspect controlling video games, or simply strangling them? With eight clear sheets, are they quietly sensible defensively, or is that this soccer that raises greater existential questions on what the purpose of all of it truly is?

Plus: how do Arsenal method the looming Premier League title decider on the Etihad? Elsewhere, there an enormous Merseyside derby on the horizon, extra questions round Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham, and information of a Soccer Weekly stay present in New York.

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