On The Continent: Miserly defending in Madrid, teenage kicks at Dortmund, and the fall of Jose Mourinho
It\u2019s nice to have the Champions League back, isn\u2019t it? Like a nice mug of warm cocoa on a cold midweek night. We give this week\u2019s round of fixtures a thorough going over on today\u2019s episode of On The Continent, which features Andy Brassell, Lars Sivertsen and David Cartlidge!
We begin with Atl\xe9tico Madrid\u2019s hugely impressive win over Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano. We discuss the unwavering influence of Sa\xfal \xd1\xedguez on this Atl\xe9ti side and their unrelenting commitment to miserly defending that infuriates their opposition. Afterwards, we check in with Lars for another episode of H\xe5land Watch\u2122, as the teenage sensation scored both goals in Dortmund\u2019s win over PSG. David also talks us through Thomas Tuchel\u2019s bizarre changes to PSG\u2019s line up, Marco Verrati\u2019s incessant stupidity and Neymar throwing the PSG medical staff under the bus.
We also decide whether Jos\xe9 Mourinho is finished as an elite European coach and assess Barcelona\u2019s enforced signing of Leganes striker Martin Braithwaite!
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