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25:01OK, thanks so much for being with us, Luis. Win-win for you. Barcelona win on the night. Atleti win the tie. I will speak to you again soon. But when it does come to European Cup history between the two, Atleti have had Barcelona's number. Look at this, quarterfinal stages are not good for Barcelona if they do come up against Atleti. And in two of those games, Atleti have gone on to reach the final. Could be a big week for Diego Simeone's men. Copa del Rey final coming up on Saturday against Real Sociedad. Our coverage will begin 2.30pm Eastern. ESPN Plus has you covered for that big game.

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26:43At Anfield, Liverpool were looking to turn things around against PSG, but it was not to be. In the 28th minute, not good news for Liverpool. Uwe Ketike went down and had to be stretched off. Mo Salah would come on for him, the player in some distress and in some pain as he was taken off. To the 64th minute we go, though, and you wondered if it was a penalty for Liverpool as Alexis McAllister went down under Paco. Penalty for you, Stevie? Absolutely not. 73rd minute is when PSG would go ahead. Dembele scored the first of the goals and the second on the night as well. In the 91st, he made it 2-0 on the night, 4-0 on aggregate and PSG progressed.

27:24Frank Leboeuf was watching this for us. He joins us now. Stuart Robson's still with us too. But Stevie, I'll start with you. Do you know what, I have to admit Around the 65th minute I started to think They might have a chance here Because up until then I wasn't feeling it Up until then I was happy that Liverpool had been competing Because this game was a competition You know, both sides Not too many chances But particularly Liverpool in that second half Absolutely tore in the PSG Now unfortunately for Liverpool the final pass, the final decision, the final whatever it was in that attacking third, the ball just wasn't slightly off.

28:08It was awful. I mean, it was awful. The amount of times that the pass was missed by a good half a yard to a yard in and around that penalty box was just way too much. But then, of course, we know what PSG are like on the break, the movement, the quality of the passing. you're talking about two great passes, two great decisions and two finishes. I mean, that's basically what they gave to this game. And it was too much of a Liverpool. But in terms of the whole game, if Liverpool, between now and the end of the season, can show the same spirit, the same desire, the same quality from the back to the front, then they will get a Champions League spot.

28:50Obviously, they have to do way better in the final third. but in terms of the game I thought it was a good competition and I was happy that Liverpool competed until that goal in the 71st minute It was the same scoreline as the first leg but it wasn't the same embarrassment The game in Paris could easily have been 6 and that's not a stretch to say that and so there was a much more competitive edge to Liverpool particularly up until that box but I can't help but feeling that, again, with a 2-0 lead, PSG were kind of caught in between two stools here about how to approach the game. Don't want to try and dominate it and put it to bed, but don't want to leave ourselves open.

29:37So you kind of get caught maybe half and half, and that allowed Liverpool to get a foothold in the game. But they didn't take their chances. And ultimately, the best team by a stretch over the two legs is going through here. There wasn't a lot of confidence, Frank, in the studio yesterday that Liverpool were going to turn it around against this PSG? And that's fair. After the first leg and what we have seen, and Craig just said it, Paris could have easily win 6-0. But as we said, after the first leg, Paris Saint-Germain didn't finish the job and could have been in danger. And they were in danger.

30:12If the first half the game was quite balanced and I think Paris Saint-Germain wasn't in danger whatsoever, as the guy said again, Liverpool couldn't finish the job in their actions. In the second half, I started to get a little bit nervous and I said, well, if Liverpool scores and we had that penalty, it wasn't a penalty, of course, but that was intense for like a minute. We said, well, if Liverpool score that penalty, 1-0, it can be a different story and we know the pressure you can feel and fine in Anfield. So they were close to kind of a miracle. I would say that overall, the best team won.

30:56But don't forget that Safonov had nine saves. They gave the trophy of the best player to Dembélé. He scored two goals, but we barely saw him before those two goals. But Safonov had nine saves. So he says a lot about what Liverpool was able to do in the second half, putting the European champion in a big threat. What was your biggest takeaway, Robbo, from this game? Well, in the first half, I didn't think Liverpool played with any composure. Yes, they worked hard. They tried to close PSG down, but PSG played with more composure. But it all changed, actually, with the substitutions. Salah came on and, although he wasn't at his best, he still did some very good things.

31:34Gakpo at centre-forward was better than Izak was because Izak had no contribution in the first half whatsoever. And Fringpong looked nervous, gave the ball away cheaply in the first half as well. And Gomez came on and then Subazlaya had to go back to right back. But I thought the changes and Liverpool played well in the second half. And had the penalty been given, it was right not to be given, even though Mark Clattenburg on the English television said it was absolutely a penalty. And I don't know why VAR was called in until it had to be a penalty. That sums it up, really, doesn't it? But anyway, and in the end, they didn't quite have enough composure in front of goal.

32:07As Stevie said, the final pass, the final shot wasn't quite good enough. And the two breakaway goals were enough for PSG. But over the course of the two games, PSG have been brilliant, haven't they? Klatenburg trying to make friends. That's what he's trying to do. Just like us. That's what we do. We always try and make friends, don't we? Yeah, of course. You're so friendly to everybody. No, but I mean, I'm not here. Not with this lot. No, but with everybody we're talking about. I'm talking about people watching, you know. It's not a penalty. Always try to be nice. How can you say that's a penalty?

32:36Frank, is this PSG as good as last season's? I would say so. I wouldn't say so, sorry. I think they showed that some games against Chelsea away from home, at home against Liverpool last time. Yeah, they showed that it's still there. And when they are, they are all together, playing all together. Today, we didn't see a big man death. He got injured. We didn't see a strong Hakimi. Vitinha was in the Vitinha that we saw in the first leg. They kind of sometimes get shaky and make ourselves being shaky as well because we don't recognize them. But they were strong today. They were strong at the back with Patio, with Marquinhos, making a great save in front of Van Dijk.

33:18And of course, again, Safonov making those saves. So they showed today that without being good, they are quite resilient and they don't give up. And they do the job to keep the clean sheet. But no, they're not as good as they were last season. But so far, so good. And let's see how it goes against Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. That's going to be a different story. I think. Both would be brilliant, wouldn't they? PSG against either Bayern or Real Madrid. Yeah, I hope it's Bayern because... No. No? PSG against Bayern would be brilliant. PSG, Bayern. I hope it's Bayern. Yeah, that would be a great game.

33:54You've got two teams that want to go that way. Two teams that are not interested in sitting and defending and trying to counter. I mean, that would be fantastic. No disrespect to Real Madrid, but yeah, that would be great. Bayern Munich, PSG. It's a shame, actually, that is, you know... Semi. Not the final. Yeah, I mean, it is right it's the draw you've got Atleti actually playing better stuff at the moment than in the other semi-final probably against Arsenal who are not playing well at all but you know the way Bayern played in that in that first game they've got to feel good about about going through but if it is to be Bayern and it's still a bit of an if that is a coin toss that game isn't it PSG in Bayern that really is a toss of the coin because so much attacking talent on both sides.

34:45But yeah, obviously Bayern got some what to do tomorrow against Real. Yeah, PSG with a score to settle against Bayern as well. We'll see if that is the case. But when it does come to English opposition in the Champions League knockout stage, did they advance? Yes, on every single occasion against Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Villa and Liverpool again. So PSG seem to do pretty well against the English teams. OK, the Allianz Arena tomorrow. Bayern bringing a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid into the second leg. These are some notes about that tie. Bayern have advanced in 12 of its previous 13 Champions League knockout stage ties after winning the first leg on the road.

35:25Real Madrid have been eliminated in each of its previous five European knockout stage ties after losing the first leg at home. Most recently that happened in the 2019-20 season against Man City. and Chumeni is suspended. Real Madrid is one win, two draws and one loss without Chumeni this season in the team. So let's get some predictions from our panel. Everybody has got Bayern going through. That's how things stand as it is right now. What are you expecting, Robbo, in this game tomorrow? I'm expecting Bayern to dominate the play and we saw in the first game that Real Madrid can be a threat on the counter-attack.

36:04We're going to see more of that. Bayern will dominate possession. They will create chances. I think they're going to win the game by, as you saw there, 2-1. But it won't be as easy as maybe some people think because Real Madrid were a threat on the counter-attack. Sometimes Bayern just leave their two centre-halves back, push their full-backs on. Kimmich isn't the quickest when he's defending in central midfield. So I think it's going to be 2-1, but it'll be a tight game which Bayern dominate most of the play. The trailing in La Liga, nine points behind Barcelona. Real Madrid backs are against the wall here.

36:33Does that change things? Not really. They're still a dangerous team when you cough possession up because Vinicius and Mbappe will cheat. And by that, I mean they'll take a chance by not coming back. And they'll just hope that they can spring them over the top. And if Jonathan Tan and Pomi Kama are two on two and they're sleeping or they're not in good positions, they'll get punished. But if Bayern... Both teams created a lot of chances in the first game, but a lot of Real Madrid's chances were from sort of outside the box and Neuer made some great saves. But Bayern, if they can be clinical in that final third, they should create a lot of chances.

37:14If they can be clinical, I think they can put this game to bed because they are the better side. They're the slicker side, they're better organised, they pass it better, the passing of movement is excellent. But they've got to be careful they don't get undone by those two players that I mentioned on the counter-attack. Bayern Munich, if both of these sides are at their best Bayern Munich are still streets ahead of Real Madrid in my opinion When we always talk about Real Madrid when they're not favourites we talk about game match winners, match changers Bayern Munich have got probably more match winners in their team than Real Madrid have So whichever way you want to look at this game there's no question this is Bayern Munich's to lose in my opinion because the way they're playing the chances they create every single game This is not a fluke.

38:02This is what they do. They've done it all season. And you look at Real Madrid, we're talking the complete opposite. We don't know what we're going to get from Real Madrid. There's no consistency. Yes, they've got talent. But when you play against a proper team in Bayern Munich, you're going to need more than a couple of pieces of individual brilliance. And that's why I've gone for Bayern as well. And what's our below's plan for Mr Alisi? Has he got one? Who's the incumbent coming in at Leve-Bac to try and stop arguably the hottest property and certainly the most informed player in European football at the moment?

38:40And don't forget that dynamic with that French front line. Looks like it's going to change now, possibly with the injury to Eketiki. So that's all going to shuffle around. We're talking about playing Alicia as a 10 and whatnot, but he is on fire right now. So, you know, he had his way with Carreras last week. and quite simply, if that happens again, you know, how are Bayern not going to score goals in this game? So yeah, there's a bunch of them they've got to stop. There's Diaz, it might be Musiala, it might be Harry Kane, but they've definitely got to stop this guy, otherwise it's curtains. Yeah, Frank, you're going for Lise and Bayern and not your friend Mbappe and Real Madrid.

39:18No, because from what I saw all season long and also in the first leg where clearly Real Madrid existed it because Bayern Munich allowed them to. But otherwise, before they got sloppy, Bayern Munich were so dominant that it could have been a real lesson for them. So I expect second leg.

39:44We're losing everybody tonight. Oh, no. Bayern Munich team finishing the job and all All the players that we know are good enough to finish the job at front. They are simply amazing. Olisi the first, of course. Yeah. OK. So let's talk about Mbappe because there's been a comment made by the CTA, the Technical Committee of Referees, about this. Remember the penalty that wasn't in the 88 minutes against Girona? Yes. Mbappe struck in the face by Vitor Reis. You see he was bleeding afterwards. The referee waves play on. VAR chose not to intervene. Arbeloa said it was a penalty here and on the moon.

40:23Well, the CTA have acknowledged that the challenge should have been a penalty, but they have defended the AR's decision not to overrule the on-field decision. Well, that doesn't make sense. Doesn't that just annoy Real Madrid even more now, if they're saying it should have been a penalty? Well, how can you say that? Two things can't be true here, surely. How can you say that? You can't, well, you can't if you're in Spain. You can't be saying, what is it, the CTA? Yeah. Whatever the hell they call it, I don't know, who cares? They can't be saying it's a penalty and then saying VR were correct, not to intervene.

41:03It's one or the other. Robbo, you were on the call for the game. Yeah, I called it as a no penalty, but Craig's absolutely right. It's in the box, so the VR is going to be looking at it. You don't have to go to the VR. The VR is looking at it, and he can say to the referee, it's a 50-50 here. do you want to have a look at it? But he obviously didn't do that and they say they were right not to do that but they then said it was a penalty it contradicts its own views so I don't get it at all but I wouldn't have given a penalty in the first place What's the worst line? It's a penalty but Vard did not get involved or respect the ball which one's the worst?

41:42Because they're both as daft as each other But I think this one's got to be more annoying for the fans right? For the Real Madrid fan Oh, they don't need much to get annoyed. You're just scratching your head. That doesn't make any sense to anybody. So what are you actually saying? They're not actually saying anything. It's either a penalty or it's not a penalty. And if you're telling it to a penalty, then VAR should have got involved. So how can you say... Yeah. You can't. It's obviously a big moment. She's daft. Well, if Real Madrid season hinges on a penalty against a Girona side, a Girona side that have struggled most a lot of the season.

42:22We're in the relegation zone. They've done a bit better recently. But if they're so desperate that they need that at home later on against Girona, that tells you where they are. They're not nine points behind Barcelona because they've had decisions against them. Let's see how they fare tomorrow. And they will be back in action in La Liga right here on ESPN Plus on April 21st against Alaves. Barcelona will be taking on Celta the following day. Quick time out. Some breakfast intel you want to know about. Kodiak Frozen Power Waffles and Flapjacks are built for busy mornings. Heat it, eat it, and you're out the door.

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45:07No fear pure fire That's it Me the first one Pure fire That's what I want to see On the players On the people On myself That's it Go for it Because the opportunity Is unbelievable We are in April We have an incredible Opportunity ahead of us Let's confront it Let's go for it By really putting Absolutely everything into it Can you give us An idea of Your overriding emotions Just now Is there Any worry Anxiety Or is it more Fire I'm on fire fire. That's it, nothing else. I've done so much to be in this position because I know how this club was. I've done so much against anything that this is beauty.

45:53I just see beauty, opportunity, and I want to get it done for all these people that have been in this journey with us and because they deserve it, because it's been unbelievable. That's what has driven me every single day. I have zero fear. Fear I had when, oh, if we don't get this done, this club, I don't know what it's going on. That was fear. Now, there's no fear. It's just purpose, fire, direction and conviction that we're going to do it. Are you seeing this fire in your players? Yes. Yes, big time. Zero fear, loads of fire. Team are playing me a lot of fear at the moment. I can see it. We need fire either.

46:30Somebody's better fire up. Yeah, there's a few ashes at the bottom. What did you think of what he had to say to you? He just keeps going giving, doesn't he? He just keeps on giving. How about you just try and act normal for once? Just be like a normal coach. What would a normal response have been? Well, just... Just don't come at... Like, when you start coming out with all these buzzwords and all this stuff, the reporters are sitting going, oh, brilliant, so they can get after them again. Now it's the same question that we've just been talking about. all the smart alley comments, the fire's out and the fire brigade's putting it out and the whole thing.

47:07Just be normal and just try and deflect any attention away from yourself. And it's coming out with stuff about other teams. Three years in a row in the quarterfinal is daily meal to other teams. Well, clearly it's the same for them. They've been there three years in a row, right? So that's normal for them. But what you've got to do now is take the other step forward. I just don't understand how he has to keep coming up with stuff that reporters they just feed off it. Just be a normal coach. Say something normal. We're gonna do our best 100 % as we always do. Don't give them anything. Just keep, he just keeps throwing them lines man.

47:48So this quite some time ago should have been a bit of a formality, sporting Lisbon. And it may be so. But this is a side that were woeful against Bournemouth at the weekend. They were woeful against Southampton, a championship team. They were horrendous in the Carabao Cup final against Man City. I mean, they sat in there like a pub team and allowed City to dominate the game. They didn't look like the team that were top of the league and the best team in England at the time. They looked like a scared side and it's been hard for them to get out of it. They've got playmakers who are either injured out of the team or not playing well.

48:28You've got Saka who's been out of the team but he wasn't playing well. You've got all these facets of the game that was rock solid that are not anymore. From attacking to Zubimendi and Rice in the middle of the park to their set pieces and all of that stuff. And anything other than a comfortable or anything other than a win and going through against Sporting Lisbon will be seen as nothing else than failure. They're not playing PSG or Bayern or even an off-color Real Madrid. They're not. They're playing the weakest team left in this competition. So that puts a pressure on Mikko Leteta. That puts a fear.

49:10He's lying. That's the fear for Mikko Leteta. The fear is that the way they're playing, there is a chance they might go out against the weakest side by far, the left. And no matter what he tells you, that's a fear that's gripping him at the moment, as is the fear that City are around the corner, that they're playing well, that Arsenal are not, and he has to find a way to somehow get this going again in a short period of time. And I think that's the big question we're all asking. Are they going to get it going again? And the players listening to that are not going to... He's sitting to him. Craig's just told you what they've been like the last three games.

49:45He's so sold us the fire door. He's just told the players they're on fire. I mean, the players are going to be sitting and listening to it because they'll hear all this and they'll be going, Gaffer's lost the plot, by the way. Who's he kidding? Is it fear or fire for you, Robbo? Fear, absolutely. And who puts the fear in the players? It's the manager. If you watch the performance against Bournemouth at the weekend, not by the players, not by the crowd who booed Arsenal off the pitch at half-time and at the end of the game. If you looked at the difference between Iriola on the side of the field giving information and being quite calm and when goals were scored, he wasn't jumping around like a lunatic.

50:20And then you watched Arteta's performance on the side of the field. It's embarrassing. He's giving the players the fear. He's giving the crowd the fear. He's jumping up and down. He's out the technical area, running up and down the touchline. Who's he doing it for? The players benefit? Because I don't think the players are listening. Is he doing it for the fans benefit? I don't think they're listening now. Or is he doing it for the owners? Or is he doing it for himself? I think he's doing it for himself more often than not. and he's the one that is producing over emotion from the players and too much fear.

50:49Frank? Yeah, I agree with that. I mean, sometimes you have to show and be the example of what you expect from the players. So being nervous doesn't help us. And definitely, you know, if you show Khan, if you like Ancelotti, at the time where he was the best, he was there. He knew exactly what to show to his players. And that's what I don't understand with Mikel Arteta. And after on the press conference, the guy is complaining about everything. He's saying stuff that, as Steve said, we don't get, you know, because don't talk like that. It doesn't help anybody. So just be calm in a way that you express to the player where you want to go.

51:35And what he wants to do is to make sure that everybody spots on in one goal and not on everything. and that's the problem with Mikel Arteta. I think he wants to please too many people. OK, let's take a look at the predictions of the panel ahead of that game tomorrow. That tie, Arsenal lead in 1-0. Everybody has got Arsenal going through and getting the job done on the night too. We'll be talking about it, of course, on tomorrow's ESPN FC. Be sure to be with us as we'll look back on that and the game between Bayern and Real Madrid.

52:09So this is reaction to the hair pull yesterday from Lissandro Martinez who was red carded for pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the Manchester United-Leeds game Well here is Manchester United manager Michael Carrick on the matter The arm in the face of Lissandro that we start with he gets an arm in the face so he's kind of off balance and they're kind of off grappling he almost almost just goes to touch him and grab his shirt and he ends up catching his ear and touches the back of his ear and the bobble comes out and you get a red card for it. It's not aggressive, there's no jolt, there's no tug, there's no sudden movement.

52:42He kind of touches it and glances through it. Just got to be careful where the game's going if we give him red cards for that. But then you can do two arms in the face, the red card, and the first goal, and that's deemed all right. So it's a shocking decision, absolutely shocking decision. Lenny Ural gets a four-arm smash in the back of his ear I think it's worth looking again if you haven't seen that which I don't know if you're getting a sending off or what you're getting a sending off for I don't know how that doesn't get overturned as a goal it's a clear forearm smash on the side of his head so that first goal shouldn't stand The red card, I mean, I have to say that's really concerning if that's going to be a sending off I know he touched his hair, you can't deny he touched his hair there's a difference between touching somebody the way he has and brushed his hair to actually really aggressively tugging on it which certainly we've seen at certain points where there's a real kind of emphasis to.

53:36That's just, yeah, that's really concerning after so. Yeah, we were talking about this yesterday, weren't we, Stevie, where you do feel that it is harsh, but it is a red card. And just over on our website at the moment, ESPN Andy Davies says, following a new directive this season, there's a strict threshold whenever hair pulling occurs. It's seen as a non-football action. It's not acceptable within a typical challenge. So it must be deemed violent conduct and sanctioned with a red card. Yeah, referees, whether you think it's harsh, soft, you can come up with all the terms you want.

54:11But he's no question, he's got a hold of it. I mean, he hasn't brushed it. There's actually a point where there's a certain amount of time where he's actually held on. So he can't complain. And actually, he's complaining about Jorl. Well, if Jorl had attacked the ball, he wouldn't have ended up getting caught. Now, does he get caught? Yes. But if you're going to play against the centre-forward and challenge for a ball, then you better attack the ball. And don't stand there and jump straight up. Because it's a physical game and you're going to get caught. So don't complain about your role. Yes, I agree.

54:47If you're going to complain, you complain about the red card. You say it's soft. We all think it's soft. But at the end of the day, he's actually had the motion to pull his hair. And so the referee, going by the guidelines, it's a red card. But don't start complaining about things where actually the problem is your centre-back. He should attack the ball instead of standing waiting for it and jumping straight up. Maybe the next time Michael Carrick's team play Leeds or anybody else who's got a pretty physical front man, maybe you can ask them, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, maybe before the game, say, would you mind jumping with your arms at your side?

55:23Because he calls it a forearm smash. and any player, we saw an incident in the Barcelona game tonight with Gavi and was it Ruggieri, where unfortunately there was a fair bit of blood, but it wasn't an elbow, it was an arm when he was jumping, as was Calvert-Lew in the arm for the jump. He has got one of the better springs in the Premier League. And as for the pulling of the hair, if you challenge and look at the watch, so he's got momentum. to me he leads he leads with his arm but his arm is there this is the best angle his arm is there to propel him right and I go back to the hair one if you jump at the defender with an open palm right and not a closed closed palm closed fist with an open palm it's impossible to pull somebody's hair because somebody's gonna have to tell David Moyes and Michael Carrick and one or two other managers, because I'm referring to the Michael Keenan incident where he was sent off, and Davey Moyes seemed to be perplexed, is that it's a simple law of the game.

56:31You are not... I've seen it with Cucurella, and obviously there's some players that have got longer hair, much longer than others. So there is this temptation. But there can't be a temptation because the law says you cannot pull somebody's hair, whether it's aggressive or not. So Michael Carrick has absolutely no complaints. Once again, a manager talking about decisions when his team have been beaten, And haven't played well. Robbo. Well, the best thing that happened to Manchester United is that Lissandro Martinez got sent off. Because after that, they started to play well. They were 2-0 down at that point.

57:04They came back into the game. They started to create chances. That was the best they'd played after that. Yeah, I don't think he's got anything to complain about. The rules are the rules. And that was the case. When you lead with your arms, sometimes you're trying to protect a head-on-head collision. And that's exactly what Calvert-Lewin is doing. and he's propelling himself, but he's also stopping the head-on-head collision, which is the worst collision out of all. Forget the arm, it's the head-on-head collisions that cause the real, really bad injuries. It's obviously not a concern for yourself, are you, right now, Frank?

57:35But where are you on the hair pulling? Oh, that's... Oh, you. That's terrible. I knew it was coming. I knew it was coming. Rich Eisen here. The April 15th tax deadline is coming fast, but don't worry. Hand off your taxes to a TurboTax expert today. You know how April feels. Everything speeds up. Games matter. More hoops and hockey schedules tighten. Your phone won't stop buzzing. And somewhere in the middle of it all, there's that quiet little reminder. Taxes. You'll get to it tonight or tomorrow or after the weekend, and if you handle it the old way, you're refreshing your inbox like it's breaking news, waiting, wondering, hoping everything's squared away.

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59:22Call 1-800-GRANGER, click grainger.com, or just stop by. Yeah, me too. I'm sure that Robo and I shouldn't be in that discussion for sure. We know we should be banned for any discussion about hair. But in a serious way, I really think that's only fair. I disagree with Michael Carrick. We can see and clearly see that Alessandro Martinez is looking for it. And he keeps on doing it. It's not like I pull and I take my hands off. No, my hand off, sorry. He keeps on doing it. So even when the cabot is moving and turning back. So that's clear. I think it's a good thing. You cannot use that. You cannot pull shirt.

1:00:04You cannot pull hair. So it's only fair for me. Okay. There we go. Everybody saying that's okay. Now that you've... Now that I've berated them. Given them a bit of a jib and a follically challenged pair. They can take it. You can try. They give as good as they get. And they'll be giving as good as they get on Extra Time. Make sure to check it out over on our YouTube channel. Craig and Steve will be answering your questions as well. Javier Mascherano is stepping down as head coach at Inter Miami, effective immediately. The club have cited personal reasons for his resignation, and he leaves along with his entire coaching staff.

1:00:39Remember, he led Miami to their first ever MLS Cup title in December, and he leaves the team third in the Eastern Conference. That's all we've got time for in the latest edition of ESPN FC. But stay right where you are. Extra time is on the way next. Robbo and Frank are sticking around to answer your questions. So, too, the Stevie and Craigsaw. We'll see you over there in just a minute. Where? Extra time. Right here. Here we are. Extra time. Extra time coming up tonight. Let me see if I've got the questions in my email. Oh, you do that. Let us know when you're ready. All right, maybe we can just bring them up on here and we'll tell you what they are.

1:01:17All right, thank you so much for sending in your questions. First up is John Norris. Frank, is PSG going to take the weekend off before every one of its Champions League matches? I don't know that. I mean, it's been sold out and accepted by the League One committee to have a week off, you know, before that game. And they should have played, I think, against Laos. And Laos were very happy because they wanted to take an opportunity to maybe beat Paris Saint-Germain to be close to them because I just remind you that they're second in the league last and they want to chase Paris Saint-Germain. I think even it's going to be hard, but I don't think it's going to be possible.

1:01:54I mean, the end of the season is getting crowded and every day it's complicated to change it and to postpone it. So I'm not sure they're going to have the possibility to do every time the thing that they've done this weekend. Aside from Stevie, was anyone watching the PSG match? yeah of course we were yeah we were watching it we had we had we had six screens with two games every screen so yeah we were watching this is so rich yeah Rob always watching it we couldn't have the commentary we only had yeah I was watching it I was watching it yeah I mean the Bassa game was certainly the start was more enthralling wasn't it but then as Liverpool became competitive yeah here is something about Liverpool and Stevie for all were you surprised by slots starting 11 and the performance that how Liverpool did an amazing performance maybe Liverpool lost because Stevie didn't have confidence as follows up my previous question last time see it's your fault Stevie it looks like it does yeah what about the rest of the season when I thought they would win but you're actually happy even though they lost about what you've seen from them today it seems the happiest yeah I mean as I said that the second half after about 65 minutes I was thinking you know if they get a goal here because they would they were I mean PSG were camped on the edge of the box.

1:03:19The start in 11 I thought Ingram Moore should have started and we saw when he came on the difference he made you know some passes some shots at goal just just he he in general lifts everything. Now at the end of the day the The front line that started wasn't particularly bad. If you want to put Verts in the team, then I get it that he supposedly starts on the left. You've got Ekitiki, sorry, on the right. You've got Ekitiki, who has to play. And Isak, you've got him available, although he didn't do a lot, and he's clearly not 100%. You're looking for something special, why not give it a go? But I thought Ingramor should have come on earlier.

1:04:04Okay. Frank, Simeone is the best manager in the world to get the best out of his players. Question mark. He's one of the best. And it's true that he knows how to put out the best of his players, you know, and asking them to play 100 % to give everything and to be ready to die for the club and the team that they play for. And that's true. And that you have to accept that. Maybe the tactic is not the best, maybe the way we see Atletico Madrid playing is not the best, but he knows how to give all the strength and the mentality for the players to give their best. And it's true, that's a fact, that's really a fact and he's been there for years now.

1:04:51Robbo, do you agree with that? He's developed a culture at the club, he knows exactly what he wants from his players, the players know what they want or he wants from them, the crowd know exactly what style of football they're going to get. is he the greatest manager to get the best out of his players I'd be interested to see if he went to somewhere like Barcelona and whether they would accept his style of play whether they would accept his antics on the side of the field I don't think they would he's a very very good manager at Atletico Madrid I'm not sure he's a great manager or would be a great manager somewhere else Craig, who's looking forward to an Atleti Arsenal semi-final?

1:05:26Yeah, but it might be listen it might be okay who knows I tell you what though Atleti are the more exciting team out of the two at the moment and that Even with all the vital fire Yeah That's where Arsenal are at the moment and Atleti are a dangerous team going forward Unfortunately for them they're a little dangerous to themselves at the back at times as well but talking about Atleti with that last question if Simeone's that great which listen that was a great result tonight how come once again they're a country mile off the title race in Spain I don't know Is that? No? Does that not count? It's come alive in the cup competitions this year.

1:06:05Is that what it is? Well, Copa del Rey, final, they're the favourites against Sociedad. And dare I say it, you could say they're the favourites against Arsenal at the moment, possibly. Would you look forward to that, Robbo, an Athlete Arsenal semi? I'll tell you what I'm not looking forward to. I'm doing the game tomorrow, Arsenal versus Sporting Lisbon. I'm not looking forward to that too much after the first leg. But I think the game would be different against Athlete. there'd be a lot of jeopardy on it. It would be exciting. It would probably not be great football, but it would be exciting and probably controversial.

1:06:39I think there'd be a lot of bookings and maybe a couple of red cards. The managers will probably have a fight on the touchline. It would be great. Yeah, all right. We'll see how it all plays out, if that's to be the case. All right, Stevie, Liverpool started both of their new strikers, both of their new attacking full-backs, their new attacking midfielder, and still couldn't score. Is this the fault of the players or the manager? No, this is the fault of the players. You know, I said earlier on the show that when they got to the final third, the decision-making and the actual pass or whatever it was they were trying to do wasn't close.

1:07:14It wasn't a millimetre of being perfect or a millimetre of somebody going through. They were miles off. And the slot can't pass the ball for players. he can take the blame for a lot of things when it comes from passing the ball five yards in the correct position at the correct weight to the correct foot Anasla can do that the players are the ones that do that and nobody today could do that properly you can't point a finger at Slott for that Robbo, on a previous extra time you said to Frank Leboeuf that if you're bald you grow a beard to compensate for no hair on top Is that the case for you? Absolutely, yeah.

1:08:01I sometimes want to put my head upside down, but I looked at Frank and I thought, Frank looks the business, he's a film star, he's great looking, all those sort of things. And I think, I want to be just like him. Unfortunately, I failed miserably. I know. Do we like the beard look on Robbo? What's his glasses? Yeah, you need the glasses. Frank, you can be the judge. Do we like Robbo's look with the beard? and know the glasses, I think. Yeah, I love it. I love it. It's funny because when you started the show, I wanted to see, you see, you see, we look like twins. Doppelganger. I was looking at when he was playing for Arsenal and when he had hair and really, I love him like that.

1:08:45You know, he looks better. He looks better. Nothing to complain about. I love you, Frank, as well. I think you're great. I appreciate it. He's just out of good, aren't you? all the fire and none of the fear I think you're great you're great mate you're great you deserve more than I do mate thank you so much guys for sending in your questions and thank you Robbo for putting those glasses on and just completing the look today we'll be back tomorrow with more Champions League talk

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