Real Madrid's Camavinga Crash Out

15 Apr 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 25 chapters

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The episode is a post-match ESPN FC discussion of Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg at the Allianz Arena. Bayern advanced 6-4 on aggregate after Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga was sent off: he came on past the hour, received a first yellow, then a second for delaying the restart after running off with the ball. Hosts argue Bayern deserved to go through due to resilience, energy, and better discipline, while Real Madrid’s exit was driven by “black and white” incidents rather than referee bias. Key examples include Bayern’s counterattacks, Mbappé and Vinícius Jr. moments, and Bayern goals late via Luis Díaz and Michael Olisse. They also preview Bayern’s semifinal vs PSG and debate Arsenal vs Atletico after Arsenal progressed.

Guests/hosts

Kay Murray, Craig Burley, Casey Keller, and Jürgen Klinsmann (former player/coach; Bayern/England/US-related expertise).

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Champions League Quarterfinal Recap

0:45 to 2:00

Analysis of the second leg between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

“In the end, it was Eduardo Camavinga's red card that proved costly for Real Madrid.”

Game Insights: Camavinga's Impact

2:00 to 3:50

Discussing Eduardo Camavinga's red card and its repercussions.

“when you're playing against these kind of players.”

Bayern's Offensive Strategy

3:50 to 6:20

Breakdown of Bayern's offensive tactics and Real Madrid's defense.

“And even if Camavinga, even if he doesn't do that stupid running away with the ball for another yellow card and get sent off, I always had the feeling the last 25 minutes, there's only one team to score now.”

Harry Kane's Influence at Bayern

6:20 to 8:00

Exploring Harry Kane's leadership and performance in the team.

“There was one moment in the game, I think, that summed Harry Kane up and it wasn't the goals.”

The Role of Team Spirit in Success

8:00 to 10:00

Discussing how team spirit contributes to Bayern's performance.

“You know, they were close to it and they played it in Munich, you know, and they had to watch it, you know, in the stands, the final between PSG and Inter Milan.”

Real Madrid's Inconsistent Performance

10:00 to 11:40

Reviewing Real Madrid's form throughout the season.

“And the key is when things are going wrong, who's there for you?”

Looking Ahead for Real Madrid

11:40 to 13:20

Speculating on Real Madrid's future matches and potential.

“There probably is to other players, but I don't think there is to Harry Kane.”

Game Contrast: La Liga vs. Champions League

14:00 to 14:32

Discussion on the differences in gameplay between La Liga and the Champions League, particularly for Real Madrid.

“And maybe that's because some of the games in Spain, teams are sitting deep and there's not a lot of space.”

Referee Controversies and Decisions

14:32 to 15:40

Examination of referee decisions during the match, including a controversial free kick and the sending off of Kamavinga.

“at the weekend or whenever it is and be as poor as they've been all season.”

Kamavinga's Yellow Card Dilemma

15:40 to 16:58

Analysis of Kamavinga's actions leading to his yellow card and how the referee's awareness impacted the match.

“I think the referee didn't know that Kamavinga had a yellow.”
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Managerial Perspectives on Player Discipline

16:58 to 18:55

Insights from coaches on the importance of discipline and small moments in high-stakes matches.

“I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt until you picked the ball up and then walked even further away with it.”

Bayern's Tactical Advantage Over Real Madrid

18:55 to 20:50

Discussion on how Bayern Munich's tactical adjustments neutralized Real Madrid's key players.

“It's discipline as Jürgen said, it's the small things, it's discipline.”

Upcoming Semifinal: Bayern vs. PSG

20:50 to 23:34

Preview of the upcoming semifinal match between Bayern Munich and PSG, highlighting team strengths.

“Do we have to factor Neuer into the equation here, Casey?”

Analyzing Bayern's Form and Key Players

23:34 to 26:30

In-depth look at Bayern Munich's squad dynamics and how they are peaking at the right time.

“If they get on that streak, they could be something.”

Comparative Analysis: Bayern vs. PSG

26:30 to 28:00

Comparative discussion of Bayern Munich and PSG's strengths, weaknesses, and potential match outcomes.

“And it's a fantastic, absolutely fantastic semifinal.”

Analyzing Europe's Best Front Lines

28:00 to 29:50

A discussion on the competitive nature of top football teams and their midfield strategies.

“is that arguably the best front line in Europe?”

Arsenal's Semi-Final Challenge

31:19 to 36:42

Insights into Arsenal's performance and challenges ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid.

“Arsenal hosted Sporting in the other of the Champions League quarterfinals.”

Barcelona's Refereeing Complaints

42:14 to 43:31

Discussion on Barcelona's president Laporta's comments about refereeing decisions in a recent match.

“Here's what Barca president Joanne Laporta has had to say.”

Refereeing Analysis

43:31 to 46:08

Analysis of the refereeing decisions mentioned by Laporta and the implications.

“And it's getting quite embarrassing, actually.”

Emotional Reactions Post-Match

46:08 to 48:03

Discussion on the emotional reactions of players and management following the match.

“I think, you know, with a day or two distance to that game, Laporta would make different statements, would look at it again and say, OK, you know, here we can argue, go back and forth.”

Extra Time Questions

49:42 to 56:00

Discussion on various football-related questions, including players and matches.

“And let's see if we've got the questions here.”

Liverpool's Transfer Challenges

56:00 to 58:08

Explore Liverpool's struggles with a crowded transfer window and player pressure.

“Or Liverpool going trophy-less after signing Wurtz, Frimpong, Isak, Eketike and Kerkhez.”

The Versatility of Konrad Leimer

58:08 to 1:00:01

Discuss the impact and versatility of Konrad Leimer as a modern player.

“So yeah, there's a lot to talk about for all of us.”

Insights on Coaching and Player Roles

1:00:01 to 1:02:05

Delve into the importance of adaptable players in a manager's strategy.

“Lyman one of those dream players for a manager, Jürgen Absolutely.”

Questions Surrounding a Federation Departure

1:02:05 to 1:02:29

Examine the puzzling departure of a sporting director before a World Cup.

“but obviously Casey and I, we cannot be, I don't think so Casey, we won't find a solution right now for that.”
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0:35Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC. Kay Murray, Craig Burley and Casey Keller here in the studio, kicking things off at the Allianz Arena for the second leg tie in the quarterfinals between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. And what a game it was. In the end, it was Eduardo Camavinga's red card that proved costly for Real Madrid. He came on past the hour mark. He had his first yellow soon after that. And then his second yellow came when he ran off with the ball and delayed the restart. Bayern Munich would edge out Real Madrid 6-4 on aggregate in what was a classic Champions League quarterfinal tie.

1:10We saw both sides trading goals, but in the end it is Bayern Munich who advanced to the semi-final. Well, we're all tired after that, Jürgen. Let me kick things off with you, though, Craig. It was an incredible game of football to watch. Twice. Twice. Twice. You know, in the Bernabeu and at the Allianz. I think, obviously and clearly, a bit like the PSG Liverpool game, the best team went through. Although Bayern made it way more difficult for themselves than it could have been. It was exactly the way everybody talked about. They were so dangerous on the counter, Real Madrid, and you had to cut out the mistakes and you had to be on your toes, Bayern, this is, when you were in possession.

1:52For that Mbappe goal, when he runs past the Pomichano, that's just not been switched on. You know what I mean? You have to be switched on at all times when you're playing against these kind of players. Brilliant game. I'm not having whinging and moaning about the referee because we're going to get to that from Barcelona. It's everybody else's fault. I'm not having the reason Real Madrid are out. It's because of the officials. Bayern Munich are a better side, but it was a tough night. It was a nervous night, and credit to Real Madrid for that. But, you know, I think Bayern can, you know, clean up some of the areas of the side in terms of the little bits and pieces.

2:33But it was a great game. And a Michael Alisi goal to finish was brilliant. It had everything. It had mistakes. It had excitement. It had bad passes. It had challenges. It just was a fantastic 180 minutes of football between these two teams. But the nice part, though, if I'm a goalkeeper and I know I can afford a mistake because I know this Bayern Munich side is going to score a bunch of goals. And once again, I mean, if I'm Manuel Neuer, obviously in the first in the first leg, everyone puts their arms around him. Thank you for getting us to this point. And then this time around, it was Manuel Neuer's turn to go to the rest of his teammates and say, thanks, guys, for bailing me out of that early mistake.

3:16It really did have it all, didn't it, Jürgen? Yeah, absolutely fantastic game tonight. I mean, as Craig and Casey say, it lived off a couple of mistakes too many, especially from, I think, the first three goals from both goalkeepers. Manuel, obviously, with two goals where he played a big role in that. The Real Madrid one as well. but then it obviously these are the type of games that live off the personalities on the field and the superstars and they have to show up and they have to make something very very different to other players and that's where an Mbappé comes in and Vinicius Junior with his run and for Mbappé's goal so they kind of put their mark on a game like that and then towards the end I mean I had the feeling that Real Madrid was getting tired.

4:13They didn't have the legs. And even if Camavinga, even if he doesn't do that stupid running away with the ball for another yellow card and get sent off, I always had the feeling the last 25 minutes, there's only one team to score now. Sooner or later, Bayern Munich will score. And I think they deserve it. They deserve to go through. They had a bit more resilience. They had a bit more class. They had a bit more energy towards the end of the game. And then they scored two fantastic goals with Luis Diaz and Michael Olisse at the very end. I don't think that the red card necessarily had a big play in that for a couple of minutes.

4:57It would have been more influential probably if they would have gone into extra time and maybe even into penalty shootout. But I think Bayern Munich absolutely deserves to go through and to have the run at the Champions League title this year. Bayern better in both legs, Craig. Yeah. And actually, I thought some of Bayern's football, although they had a lot of possession tonight, as they did in the Bernabeu, I thought some of their football away from home in the Bernabeu was a lot slicker and a lot faster. It was more build-up play tonight because Real Madrid sat even deeper. So I suppose in that sense, it wasn't as easy because the game didn't become open really until sort of later on in the second half when it really sort of opened up.

5:43But yeah, I mean, they're a well-oiled side. They could make changes. You know, Nabry was pretty quiet, but Musiala come on. I thought he made a good change at halftime with Davies going to left-back, coming on at left-back, and Conrad Lymer going to right-back to deal with Vinicius Jr. And kind of snuff him out, and he got frustrated as the game went on. One little mistake from Apomicano again, but over the two legs, him and Jonathan Tarr have been pretty solid, although when Mbappe got Jonathan Tarr one-on-one a couple of times, that was a worry because he just turned them inside out. But yeah, Bayern, I think, clearly are the better side.

6:20There was one moment in the game, I think, that summed Harry Kane up and it wasn't the goals. It wasn't the goal, it wasn't the movement, it wasn't the dropping off in the 60-yard diagonal pass. It was a little flicky played in the middle of the park when the ball came up to him and he had his back to play and he spun this thing in behind his marker for one of his colleagues. I can't remember how it was. We all just looked at each other and went, the guy's just playing with so much confidence. It's like they love him there. I mean, he's just, he plays, he's not an arrogant person at all, but he plays with his chest out because he knows he's at the peak of his career.

6:59And I think some of the things he does in the field, including his finish, which he just doesn't panic. The ball comes in, he gets it out of his feet, he strokes it in the corner, but you've got to look at Trent Alexander-Arnold's position in there. There's one centre-half, Alexander-Arnold's in the right-back slot, but there's nobody in the wide area. There's nobody out there, and yet he still stood out there until Pumacana plays that ball. And only when Harry Kane takes the touch does Trent Alexander-Arnold realise he's in a bit of trouble. so moments like that if you're a defender if you don't read that early people like Harry Kane will punish you and they did tonight.

7:38I want to get to know you in a minute but while we are on the attackers and Harry Kane is this the best attack in the world Bayern's Jürgen led by Harry Kane? Well I think so and it's not just now right now it is since Harry went to Bayern Munich he's the huge difference maker not only in the Bundesliga but also in their Champions League campaigns. Obviously, they were very, very angry not getting in a Champions League final last season. You know, they were close to it and they played it in Munich, you know, and they had to watch it, you know, in the stands, the final between PSG and Inter Milan.

8:12And they won this Champions League title so badly. And the way Harry Kane leads this group of players is incredible. I mean, his role there, not only finishing, I mean, one record after another with the amount of goals that he's providing there but also how he kind of leads verbally his teammates and he's there for them he's dropping back he's becoming a midfielder like almost a number eight sometimes just to to be there for them and telling them to relax a second or to accelerate a second he's uh his influence at Bayern Munich is is incredible and uh yeah I mean you don't know where to start and where to end with complimenting Harry Kane at at the moment but what he's doing is fantastic.

8:57But Juergen, how important is it when your star player, to your point Craig, shows zero ego does what the team needs and contributes across the board, how does somebody else then beat their chest and say me, me, me when the main man is showing you how to do it the right way? Well, it pumps you up. It pumps you up with confidence. You know, for Michael Olisse, a young kid still, you know, or even Luis Diaz and the Musiala that comes in. And the Musiala is trying to get his form back after this horrible injury last year in the Club World Cup. And so he gives you so much confidence and he gives you also freedom, you know.

9:47And when you do a mistake, he's the first one to come to you and say, you know, don't worry. He goes even back to Manuel Neuer and tells him, you know, yeah, you screwed up today, you know, especially the first one when he missed passed, you know. But he tells him right away, Manolo, don't worry, don't worry, it's all right. And the key is when things are going wrong, who's there for you? And that's the key in every single team. And so he became the key player at Bayern Munich, especially when things are going wrong. When we go down a goal or even two goals, you know, you know you can look at Harry Kane and his body language is positive.

10:24he's verbally you know talking to people calming people down and says you know just just get back to the plan that we had initially and uh go from there and then sooner or later Bayern Munich will come back and they will score a goal and it doesn't necessarily have to be Harry Kane it has to be you know they all the other guys are capable to score as well and this is um this is the real team spirit and this is this is what I saw also from from England you know in the in the European championship you know all the way until the final and then unfortunately southgate subbed him out after 70 minutes because maybe somebody said he would be tired you know i take a harry kane being tired as hell until the very last minute you know because there might be a penalty and he puts it in or there might be a header and he puts it in so i take him all day long you know even if he's tired and you're maybe your stats in the computer shows the opposite but he became a real leader and this is what it takes for any team to win the Champions League you need to have somebody very, very special on the field for you and this is right now for Bayern Munich it's Harry Kane and don't forget he came into these two games not fully fit he'd missed some football so he wasn't quite at his sharpest and yet he led the line brilliantly well that's a very old saying leading the line as an old-fashioned striker but he played his role up front scoring in both games extremely well It looks to me as if there's no direction to Harry Kane from Vincent Kompany.

11:56There probably is to other players, but I don't think there is to Harry Kane. It's almost like you take your position off what you think and how you think the game is going. And when you think about the player he didn't directly replace, but the player that was there for years in Robert Lewandowski, who was a magnificent striker, when you think he's taken the baton and run with it, and I don't have a direct to direct, you know, comparison but the goals are pretty much the same but yet there's so much more to Harry Kane's game. I'm not disrespecting Robert Lewandowski but he's not dropping off and playing 60-yard balls.

12:32He's not got that side of his game. The only downside with Harry Kane, he's never going to run away from anybody but he doesn't need that because he's a quick thinker upstairs and he just takes up, I've always said this, even when he's at Tottenham, he passes the ball like some of the best midfielders playing in European football he's got that ability to drop off get turned and see it and play these raking passes as well as the goal scoring and as well as the positional sense and as well as all the other stuff that goes with it where as you said he's not stropping around the place you know how many times and this is not the Harry Kane show I know it's not but how many we look at Vinicius Jr.

13:13and a lot of these other players. They spend half the game worrying about the referee and you don't really see that from him. So he leads this Bayern team by example. It's very rarely you see him in a referee's face. It's game face on, it's concentration, it's getting the job done. And once again, he has been brilliant for this German team. He's a consummate professional. Now, I want to go back to you on Real Madrid because after what we saw tonight, at one point it looked like they actually might turn this around. Where are you on them right now?

13:46Well, where we've been all season, you just don't know what you're going to get from this Real Madrid side.

13:55They were better in the two legs against Bayern than they've been the bulk of the season in La Liga against much poorer opposition. And maybe that's because some of the games in Spain, teams are sitting deep and there's not a lot of space. and the Bayern game was a complete contrast to that. So it was a bit more open for Real Madrid when they won possession and there was more room for Mbappe and Vinicius to run into. And I think that helped them. But as you will know, this Real Madrid side could go back out into La Liga at the weekend or whenever it is and be as poor as they've been all season.

14:37But what I will say is they gave Bayern Munich a bigger run for their money than I thought they would. to be fair. They got a little help after 30 seconds. It was proven they were not good enough. And I'm not having it, and we'll see what comes out of the ashes tomorrow and over the next couple of days. We've got a little tonight, don't worry. But I'm not having this. The officials. I'm not having it because, you know, Adeguila's free kick was great, but it was never a free kick. It was never a free kick. And there are laws of the game. and the laws of the game, you can't rugby tackle a player, which basically he did for the first shirt pull.

15:18It was the easiest yellow card you'll ever see. And then he delayed the restart of the game. You can't argue that. It's indefensible. It's not even up for debate. So what are Real Madrid saying tonight? OK, so it's not about the free kick there. It's obviously about Camavingas sending off. Abelho has already had something to say about that. He says you cannot send off a player for an action like that. I think the referee didn't know that Kamavinga had a yellow. The referee ruined the match. Somebody's got to pull him to the side. Somebody has to pull him to the side and say, here's what happened.

15:56Here's the laws of the game. Right. This is clear. This is clear. He sends a player on. the player intentionally pulls the shot of, is it Musiala? Yeah. Right. On a counterattack. On a counterattack. In the final third. Blatant. Right. That's a yellow. 100%. Always. He then makes a challenge, which isn't a yellow. It was a foul on the borderline. He then dribbles away with the ball from where the foul has taken place. He then picks the ball up and goes another five yards. So he's delayed the restart of a game, which is a yellow card. So I'm afraid Arboloha will have to go and have a rethink on that.

16:35It's one of those laws like taking your shirt off, celebrating. You know, it doesn't matter if you have a yellow, not a yellow, whatever. Especially when you're on a yellow. It's a yellow. And yeah, Kamavinga just, maybe it was Kamavinga didn't realize he had a yellow when he was dribbling away with the ball. Because, yeah, the referee kind of almost went, well, you did it twice. You saw him. He went like this twice. You picked the ball up. I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt until you picked the ball up and then walked even further away with it. The laws are clear. Yep. The laws are clear.

17:08Jürgen, you've managed. What's it like coming straight off a game like that? Talking about the referees. I mean, obviously, you lose this game, you're disappointed, you are angry, and you analyze it, and you see those kind of tiny little moments like Kamavinga walk away with the ball, already bad enough that he did the foul because he was already on the yellow. You as a manager, then, you want to defend him. You want to say, you know what, the referee didn't realize he was already on the yellow, and so on. But those little tiny plays decides the Champions League path. And you need to have all your top players on 100 % of their capabilities.

17:51If they have bad moments in a game like that, like in Illinois with the first two games, Obviously, the team kind of helped him out today and corrected it. But those moments really decide the big games. And then you need to have Vinicius Jr. not only going to make good runs in the first half. You need to have him also in the second half, which he was not there anymore. Because Lyme shut him down. Because the move from Vincent Kompany to bring in Alphonso Davies on the left and then move over Lyme to the right basically took out Vinicius Jr. He was not there anymore. And those kind of little episodes decide Champions League games like this.

18:31And you can be frustrated as you want then as a manager and angry as you want. And maybe it takes a day or two to get over it. But you will realize in two days from now that it was deserved by Bayern Munich to move forward, to get into the semifinal now. And you go home. And they were the better team. Real Madrid knocked out in the quarters again. Are they losing the magic in the Champions League? Well it's discipline isn't it? It's discipline as Jürgen said, it's the small things, it's discipline. You look at Barcelona and an epic couple of games with Atletico Madrid, the QBRC sent off in the first game because of the squeeze in the game.

19:07They had Eric Garcia sent off yesterday, people may debate the sort of Koundé positioning, blah blah blah, but it's discipline. It's discipline with your player coming on, getting two yellows in such quick succession for, as Casey said, for incidents that are black and white. We're not arguing about a challenge. We're not arguing about a missed time tackle. There was a shirt pull and then there was delaying the restart of a game. So it's discipline that's let them down on these occasions. So again, there's no... And I haven't heard Real Madrid talk about, and we have, I've not heard the... If we're talking about referees, you know there was the most blatant penalty on Michael Alisi and the Bernabeu an injury time with a shove in the back that just bizarrely wasn't even looked at or given so you know both teams could feel with the referees.

20:05How about when Rudiger comes running up and the slightest of movement on the ball and they played the quick restart and they were through and the referee oh no the ball was moving I mean yeah I mean they got some benefit from the referee There was no bias by any means throughout this time. Well, talking about that player, he was on a yellow, and he made a very rash challenge on the touchline. Might have been Leimer or Alisi. I can't remember who it was. It was Leimer, yeah. Leimer waited on him, saw him coming, skipped the ball over him, and he dived in. Referee was a little lenient with him. He could have went for the second yellow.

20:39He didn't. Let's not go down the old Barcelona and Real Madrid smoking mirrors again. We've got more of that today. They're out and it's not because of the referees. OK, so next up for Bayern is PSG. Bayern are favourites in this one. Do we have to factor Neuer into the equation here, Casey? No, I don't. Neuer has too much experience and he'll look back. And I think sometimes as a goalkeeper, when you go through a really good spell, which I think Neuer has as he's come back from injury, sometimes you need that little moment to go okay let's bring it back down a little bit and he obviously made the mistake and then wasn't great on the second goal as well and that will give him that little bit of reflection to go okay let's let's get back to reality here and let's be a little safer I'm not uh do you think I'm not invincible no but that's slightly I was going to say slightly bonkers he's not I mean you just feel with him As you said, he's been such a, and he's at the tail end of his career now, but he has been such a brilliant goalkeeper for so long.

21:49But he's always been enigmatic. But he's always been capable of that mistake with his feet because he's so overconfident with his ability with his feet that he takes risks that I in a million years would have never felt I was capable of playing that ball. So I would have never tried it. Now, he knows he can play that ball, but we also know that if you're going to put yourself in those positions, the mistake can come. I just feel he's one of the goalkeepers, and there's not many of them, that when he makes a mistake, because he's been there, seen it and done it, he brushes it off so quick. It's like, wow, you know, it's not, it just, you know, he'll make a mistake here and there and he'll make a bad decision and he'll come rushing out of his goal like he did.

22:33if you remember the one at the Emirates against Arsenal I mean some people don't go that far on their holidays I mean he was just you just feel with him it'll happen but it'll do something brilliant I mean like the save okay it was a little it was a little close to him against Mbappe the Mbappe save he just comes at him so quick the arm comes up so yeah the other thing it's also nice playing for a side that's averaging like three and a half goals a match and Harry can't tell you not to worry don't worry I'll get a goal and Michael will get a goal and Luis will get a goal. The draw is where it is.

23:10And, you know, that's, you know, but the PSG Bayern semifinal is just... It feels like the final. It feels like the two best teams in the competition when you look at Atleti and, you know, they're playing all right at the moment. The Copa del Rey final at the weekend as well. They're playing all right. Arsenal, that's another story. It just feels like Bayern and PSG are the two best teams, but because of the side of the draw. I think Atletico are so streaky, right? If they get on that streak, they could be something. Well, let's stay on this. PSG, Bayern Munich. What a tie that is, Jürgen. It's fantastic.

23:47Absolutely fantastic. I mean, I was last year at the Club World Cup in Atlanta where the horrible incident happened with Musiala in Donnarumma. It was the game of the Club World Cup. By far the best game. So it's two teams. They challenge each other everywhere on the field. It's everywhere on the field. It's a one-against-one situation. Both coaches are fascinated by these kind of high-pressure systems and going after people, winning back the ball right away after you lose the ball in a tempo that it's almost impossible to maintain that tempo for 90 minutes. I think, you know, today we saw with Real Madrid, They played a good game until minute 55, 60, and then they were dead.

24:31And then more and more and more Bayern Munich controlled the game. And it was just a question of time until Bayern will score their goal. And having these two teams, PSG and Bayern Munich, now in that semifinal, it's going to be a joy to watch that. It will be full of energy. It will be high tempo everywhere. It will be outstanding individuals on the field. I think this is really something to look forward to. It's very early to say, Jürgen, but we're going to do our early predictions. Who do you see going through to the final of these two sides? Well, PSG is rising the bar at the right time. You know, it's all about timing.

25:15These top teams in the world, when March is coming along, April is coming along, you've got to prove your point. You know, in PSG with Luis Enrique, you know, it seems they're starting to peak. But I tell you that, I mean, I've been obviously in touch with a lot of people always in Munich. Bayern Munich is so hungry this season. They are so hungry. They want this so, so badly. And the good thing about their situation right now is all their players are coming back from injury. Musiala is recovering. Fonzo Davis is recovering. They are in full strength. They don't have any players really missing.

25:53And Manuel Neuer, obviously Casey can describe him the best of all of us because he lived through these moments. Manuel Neuer is getting only better when he makes mistakes because it's almost like a wake-up call for him. It's a refocus. When he did a mistake, very rarely he does those mistakes like he did today. It kind of motivates him even more. You know, he's probably tomorrow morning at eight o 'clock in the training ground and says to the goalkeeper coach, hit me some balls because I'm angry at myself. And that's the character he is. And so it seems like this Bayern Munich squad, this team led by Harry Kane, they are peaking at the right time.

26:37But obviously with PSJ, you never know. And it's a fantastic, absolutely fantastic semifinal. One of the things Bayern has, and Craig alluded to it a little bit earlier with Harry Kane, having a little bit of an injury. Because of where they are in the league, 12 points clear, can clinch the title on Sunday if Dortmund drops points on Saturday. They could rest Harry Kane last weekend and get him that little bit fitter for this. If they're in a one-point match with Dortmund for the title, maybe they don't have that ability. Now they can really make sure players get the right amount of game time going into this match.

27:22So they're going to make the final. I mean, I think we've said for the majority of the season that we felt Bayern have been the best side in European football. And they proved it again against knocking out Real Madrid. I think if you were to sit here and say, and prediction is really about guessing, isn't it, really? because you never know what team selection is going to be and tactics and so forth. But putting all that aside, I think any of us, if I was to sit here and pick Bayern or PSG over each other, it's pretty much a guessing game, isn't it? Because it's so close. You know, you talk about, you asked Jürgen the question about is that arguably the best front line in Europe?

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28:04Well, I think Luis Enrique Welch, he doesn't have the natural striker like Bayern have. you know they have Gonzalo Ramos who's on the bench he doesn't really play but they have Dembele and Dewey and Cavet Scalier and Barcola and so it's just it's a different blend you know and then they have you know obviously you know they're hard pressed to find a midfielder who is more efficient on the ball than Vettinia in the middle of the park along with Neves obviously Fabian Ruiz is out at the moment so you really would if you said Bayern Munich people would go So yeah, you said PSG. It is that close between these sides, which makes, I think, a much more competitive game, not in terms of scoreline, than Real Madrid.

28:49Maybe in terms of the possession of the ball, scrapping over who's controlling the game. Because over these two games, that wasn't up for debate. Bayern Munich controlled the games, both of them. The big question is, in the head-to-head with PSG, who's going to win the wrestle for control of the game in the middle of the park? because none of them are going to, I don't think any of them are going to take, play second string here and say, oh, you can have the ball for 70 % of the time. No chance. That's not how these two teams play. So it is going to be absolutely fascinating. And if this is a nil-nil between these two, I will be sure.

29:25Okay, well, let's take a look at their head-to-head so far when it comes to knockout stage meetings. 22-23 Bayern advance. 2021 PSG there 3-3 advancing on away goals 2019-20 that was the final and it was Bayern 1-0 come on with the goal remember that night 2021 was the COVID year yeah later Champions League final than usual Hoffenheim against Dortmund on Saturday let's see if Dortmund do drop points and hand Bayern the chance to win the title against Stuttgart on Sunday ESPN plus has you covered for all your Bundesliga needs A SoFi personal loan is here to help you achieve something once thought impossible.

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31:24Arsenal hosted Sporting in the other of the Champions League quarterfinals. Not too much to report on this game. 65th minute, Sporting did want a penalty when Araujo was pushed inside the box by Mosquera, but it wasn't given. No goals were scored, but of course Arsenal did take that 1-0 advantage into the game, and it is Arsenal who progressed to the semis. Jürgen, let me start with you. Should Sporting have had a penalty in the 65th minute there with that moment that we just saw? No, I don't think so. Well, to keep it short. No, I mean, we saw, I made reference to the push on Michael Alissi by Carreras in the back in the first game.

32:09Bizarrely not even was looked at, wasn't given. the PSG Liverpool game, there was a blatant push by Ibrahim Kanati in the back of Mendy. Blatant, as he was about to cross the ball, wasn't given. Those were blatant barges and pushes. This was... When this first happened at real time, I said penalty. But then as soon as you saw the replay, I'm not denying there was... But it wasn't a push. he literally touched his back and as Casey said the player knew the ball was already gone and threw himself over they did look at it and I think they came to the same assessment so yeah, no penalty Alright, so it is Arsenal against Atleti now in the semi-finals how do you see that one going?

32:58Coin toss Arsenal a big favourite I don't see that I don't see that either I don't see if you'd have said to me back when Arsenal played Bayern before Christmas and beat them at the Emirates a different Arsenal side. This was an Arsenal side that hadn't been beaten the Carabao Cup final by Man City playing very negatively. It hadn't been beaten by Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal. It hadn't been beaten recently by Bournemouth at home. It hadn't lost its form. It hadn't started to worry about what might happen in terms of Man City catching them. They were not playing with fear back then. So if you'd have said to me then I would agree with that.

33:40But not now. And I'll go the other side because I call Atletico Madrid a lot. This is not an Atletico Madrid where Julian Alvarez goes four months without scoring. This isn't an Atletico Madrid where Antoine Griezmann goes six months without scoring. Key players are back in form at the right time. They get through against Barcelona. They have a cup final at the weekend. they know their league position is finished. They're in fourth place. They're going to qualify for the Champions League. Everything's fine. Now it's this 100 % focus on cups. And they roll over Barcelona, and now they have a chance to win a cup final.

34:25And to Craig's point, one team seems to be moving in the right direction, and one team seems to be moving in the wrong direction. I had a look when we finished. It might be wrong. But they're through. But I believe it was one shot on target again tonight, or thereabouts, from Arsenal. And that kind of sums them up. Are they going to get over that? When you look at the panache of Bayern and PSG, is how Arsenal play at the moment A, enough to beat Atleti, and B, enough to beat one of those other two? Unless their fortunes change. Atletico Madrid have at the moment, which Arsenal don't have. And Casey mentioned it.

35:06And that is a guy in Antoine Griezmann who's just, he's leaving in the summer, he's coming to Major League Soccer to Orlando, but he just looks like he's a player wanting to go out on a high at this football club where he's been for many a year, apart from the little stint at Barcelona. If you look at a lot of the games recently, particularly the last game against Tottenham in the Champions League, and then the two games against Barcelona, His positional play and his passing and his ability to play a pass and see a pass early is something that Arsenal thought they were having with Odegaard and Eze, but it's kind of gone.

35:49And that's why they're not creating chances. They don't have the guile that they had early in the season. They don't have their playmakers fit and playing well. Atletico Madrid have that at the moment. Yeah, they've got their faults at the back and so on and so forth and so forth. but this game's a lot tighter now than it would have been a while back. And let's not forget, you know, we don't know what shape Arsenal are going to come in. As Casey said, for Atleti, it's about Copa del Rey and Champions League. Nothing else matters for them. Everything else is done. The league's done. The top four's done.

36:21They're fine. Rest players. For Arsenal, what shape are they going to come into these two games? Are they going to lose at Man City at the weekend? Are they going to be panicking and creaking and cracking in this title race? because they already look as if they are. So just what mindset are they going to come in? Are they going to be sort of almost defeated and, you know, desperate because they've had this Premier League title in their grasp for almost 80 % or 90 % of the season? And by the time these games come along, it might be, you know, falling off the cliff. You know, that's going to play a big part in how they come into this game, these two games with Atleti, because at the moment, no matter what way, Mikel Ateta paints this picture in the press conferences about fire and there's no fear and so forth.

37:15There is. They have a fear of stuffing this season up and it's showing in the field at the moment. Yeah. One picture we can paint is one win in their last five for Arsenal, Jürgen. What's wrong with Arsenal right now? Well, as Casey and Craig said rightfully, I mean it's about timing and the timing is shifting a little bit for Arsenal in the wrong way, I would say. But I mean it's now all mental. It's all mental to step it up, get your act together and then go out there and grab that opportunity. And this is obviously a huge, huge opportunity if they beat Atletico Madrid, then going in a Champions League final.

37:55It's big, big. But how things are going in the last couple of weeks, you get more and more the feeling that they are getting worried to lose all these opportunities. If you are scared to fail, you will fail. So, I mean, I hope for Arteta that he turns into a positive spirit again and they go after the trophies that they are still capable to win. Obviously, the Premier League is still there for them to grab and it's in their power. And the Champions League will be, this will be, for me, Arsenal absolutely is not the favorite in that game. I think, you know, Atletico actually has the moment on their side because beating Barcelona is a huge, huge deal.

38:38I mean, this makes them so confident now. It makes them so hungry right now. And obviously, you know, with Diego Simeone pumping them up on a level of aggressiveness that you don't see from any other team in Europe. I mean, they are damn nasty. I mean, they go after you. They play the referee. You know, the crowd is getting in. I mean, this is an incredible, I would say, environment that built Simeone over so many years now that when it really matters, and now it matters in a Champions League semifinal, everybody is pumped up to the extreme in that Atletico environment. And I call everybody in there, not only the players.

39:15I mean, it's the bench, it's the crowd, it's everybody. So it's a huge, huge mountain to climb for Arsenal. Do they have the quality for it? Yes, they do. Do they have the players for it? Yes. But now it's the time for those exceptional kind of players that Arsenal has. They need to step it up and they need to prove that point. It's not going to be easy. Yeah, now they need the fire for it. So these two teams have met, as Craig mentioned, in the league phase when Arsenal had that win. but then in terms of European knockouts, this is a two-legged tie in the Europa League in the 17-18 season. Atleti won the tie and went on to win the final.

39:53Yeah, but no, but this is... That doesn't mean anything. It's almost 10 years ago. Let's see what this means. Atleti against Real Sociedad on Saturday. 1937, you know. Well, I suppose earlier this season can tell us for something. We've got an hour-long preview coming up, Craig, this weekend for the Copa del Rey final. We've got loads to talk about with Athleti now. Thank goodness.

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41:53Sign up for your$1 per month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com slash network. Go to Shopify.com slash network. Shopify.com slash network. In Spain right now, sports newspaper front page so unfair. And the narrative is refereeing decisions going against Barcelona. Here's what Barca president Joanne Laporta has had to say. First of all, congratulations to Atletico for reaching the semi-final. But that doesn't take away from the refereeing, which was a disgrace. For Eric's red card, Jules Koundé could easily have got to the ball. So Eric wasn't the last man. The referee had the yellow card out and the VAR stepped in again.

42:39Ferran's offside goal was a goal. There was a penalty on Dani Olmo and the aggression on Fermín is unacceptable. His lip was completely bust open, not even a booking. We filed a complaint after the first leg and UEFA said it was inadmissible. The club will also make another complaint because what's inadmissible is what's happened to us on Tuesday once again. Rafinha also spoke after the game and said I don't know how many fouls Atletico made and he didn't book them. It's human to commit one error, but for it to happen again in another game, we played really well, but this tie was robbed from us.

43:15It was tough, especially when we see that we need to put in three times the effort to win the match. I really want to understand why the referee is so scared of Barca getting through the tie. All right. It just seems to be an ongoing theme here. And it's getting quite embarrassing, actually. Now, let's address some of the things Laporta has said, which, let me preface it by saying it's all nonsense. Let's address the individual points. OK, start with the red card. The Eric Garcia red card. Well...

43:59you can't argue that if Alexander Sorloff takes it on his right foot,

44:05he's going to get a strike at goal. Koundy's not going to guarantee to make a challenge. They checked the offside, he was onside. So I think we all agreed yesterday that if he'd taken that ball slightly to the right a little bit, he was going to have a goal scoring opportunity, right? Let me address the Fermin Lopez

44:31head knock, which was a lot of blood. Moussa made himself really big in front of an oncoming player who's coming towards him. The goalkeeper, he stood his ground. He's thrown his left leg out to make a great save and Fermin Lopez's momentum from the diving header has actually taken him into the goalkeeper. It's an unfortunate incident that resulted in a lot of blood. Absolutely. But it was no fault of the goalkeeper whatsoever. And it was not a free kick. No fault of the player either. It's just an accident. As for the Ferran Torres goal, he was clearly offside. Now, the ball takes a deflection off a defender.

45:09But the defender, if Jean Laporta is able to somehow understand the laws of the game, the defender has to be in control of that ball to reset the play. And he's not. He's just trying to make a challenge. So Ferran Torres was clearly offside. And as for the Dani Almo one, I think most of us agreed yesterday that, yeah, there was a little bit of contact, but Dani Almo sort of bundles himself and buckles himself to the ground. So this is from the Barcelona chairman, sorry, Presidente. I mean, it's just, it's really embarrassing, I think. Has Leparta got a point on any of these decisions, Jürgen? No, I don't think so.

45:51I mean, I think Craig is right in every single incident there. But for Laporta, I can only say, you know, I've been in these situations, you know, a big, big game like this is over. And you look at these small incidents and they didn't go your way. And you want to just, you know, justify yourself why you didn't move on into the semifinals of the Champions League. And then you make those comments. I think, you know, with a day or two distance to that game, Laporta would make different statements, would look at it again and say, OK, you know, here we can argue, go back and forth. You know, we could have gone this or that way.

46:26But I agree absolutely with Greg. All those incidences were totally fine, were the right calls from the referees. And, yeah, there's so much emotions coming in into play, you know, for the players right after the game, for Laporta, obviously, as the president of such a big club, You know, there's anger, there's, you know, and then you have the camera in front of you, the microphones in front of you, and then you say things like that. I think, you know, he would probably say today every incident said differently. The Fermin Lopez incident, Jürgen, was a really ugly one, unfortunately, for the young man.

47:01But you've been in that position as a striker where that ball's coming in and you're diving to get the header. And it's an occupational hazard, isn't it? sometimes there's a collision with the goalkeeper or a centre-half. Oh, absolutely. And those are brutal moments. I mean, you might get knocked out. You know, it happened to me twice in the Premier League. One time they stitched my mouth with 11 stitches and I was out for almost 10 minutes with a concussion, you know. But it doesn't make any sense then to blame other people for it. You go into those situations, you know the risk, you know, you might clash against the defender or the goalkeeper.

47:45Unfortunately, it's part of the game. Sometimes it goes your way and you maybe score out of a situation like that. But sometimes you get really hurt and you will have a headache for a couple of days. It's unfortunate, but it's part of it. Yes, we will be talking no doubt about more refereeing decisions tomorrow. Sid Lowe is on the show to bring us a reaction to fame. I will bring the latest on Uwe Ekotike as well. He underwent scans today, but France manager Didier Duchamp has confirmed that the player will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup. So we wish Ekotike well. More on that coming up on tomorrow's show.

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49:11You just have to hire one. You can hire top-rated pros, see price estimates, and read reviews, all on the Thumbtack app. Download today. Now that's all we've got time for. Join us tomorrow for more whining from the Spanish giants. For more from these guys, Extra Time is on the way next. Welcome into the latest edition of Extra Time. Jürgen Klinsmann still with us, Craig and Casey here in the studio. And let's see if we've got the questions here. That'll help. Yes, it will. OK, we'll take them off the screen late. First question on Extra Time this evening is please remind me, why did Liverpool let Luis Diaz go?

49:55He's having a brilliant season, isn't he, Jürgen, with Bayern Munich? Yeah, obviously, thankfully for Bayern Munich that Liverpool let him go. And it turned out to be a perfect transfer there for the Bundesliga and especially for Bayern Munich. Because Luis, the fans love him in Munich. He kind of glided into his role there quietly. He seems not a very outgoing person from the outside. And people really, I talk to a lot of fans there too, they adore him. and the performances speaks for himself. I mean, he's playing outstanding football there, he scores his goals, he's providing a lot of assists, especially to Harry Kane.

50:42So it was a perfect transfer for Bayern Munich. I think he wanted to go. Well, and I think Liverpool felt that the money they were being offered, it just it was more than they felt that Diaz was worth and that they could use that money to strengthen the team. In the end, it's worked out a lot better for Bayern. Would Madrid have gone through if Courtois was in goal? Potentially. I mean, or he could have thrown one in. You know, we all have them. But, I mean, any time you don't have your best players on the pitch, it puts you at a disadvantage. And obviously, Courtois is one of the best in the world and could have quite possibly, you know, helped.

51:25We'll never know. Jürgen, what makes Vincent Kompany such the perfect fit as the manager at Bayern?

51:34Well, Vincent is extremely, extremely good to just stay focused on the football side of things. You know, he's just focused on his team and on his training sessions and the games. He stays out of any type of political discussions. And at Bayern Munich, there's always a lot of politics going on. a lot of people have a say, but he stays out of that. He's focused purely on the sporting side and this is making him, yeah, it makes him very, very positive. He's getting along with all the players. The players are full of compliments for him. Obviously, he's fairly young still, so it's easier for him to connect to a lot of the players because of age.

52:16And he's, yeah, He's very logical in everything that he presents. He's very polite to the media, he's very polite to anybody out there. And it seems to be really the perfect fit for right now. He, just briefly, he's slightly different from Thomas Tuchel in terms of style. And I think it suits Bayern with these players. A bit more expansive. More football, quicker passing, very attacking. And if you look at, obviously it's a huge jump from Burnley where he was but they had a record amount of points in the championship when he was manager and they played some great football now what he tried to do was come up to the Premier League and do the same but he didn't have the players for it so that would be the criticism of him trying to do it there and get relegated but he's gone to Bayern and he's wanted to do these pretty much the same thing but with much better players and so I think I would be hastening to add I don't think there would be any Bayern fan that that he's not enjoying the football that his side is playing compared to the latter stages of, unfortunately, for top football.

53:21It's also nice for him knowing that he played in Germany. He then obviously had great success at Man City. To then to be able to tick a lot of those boxes as well is, OK, I can talk to these guys in German. I can talk to these guys in English. I can probably throw some French in here and a bit of Spanish. And so, yeah, I mean, in that kind of modern football manager where you can relate to Jürgen's point also on an age side where you can relate to so many people. And they all saw him play and what he did. 100%. And then has the respect of what he was as a player as well. For Craig, how boring was the Arsenal sporting game?

54:00Did you almost fall asleep? I have to tell you all, while we were watching both games simultaneously, when all the amazing things were happening in the Real Madrid Bayern game, Craig kept saying, meanwhile in Arsenal's spotting. Meanwhile in screen six over here, we're getting the pants boarded off us. Yeah, we obviously listened. There was a thriller in Germany that we were all sort of watching and the other game was a sort of peripheral thing, but we had a rye on it. So I couldn't tell you how much domination Arsenal had, I can tell you one thing, there wasn't many chances. So, yeah, I don't.

54:35Yeah, I'm with you. I'm watching, you know, a bunch more, obviously, of the game that was fun to watch. But then you kept thinking, is something going to happen over here? And then there was those couple little things. A post was hit here, a post was hit by either team. And you think, OK, is that going to change this match? No. What did I say before when we were coming along? I said, let's not go on live TV and lie. Let's just go on and say, we watched the game between PSG and that. The other game was on the periphery over here because it was, you know, Arsenal were probably going to go through.

55:12It was probably going to be dull and boring, and it was. And so it's really difficult when you have a game with such intensity that we had at the Allianz. From 30 seconds in. Yeah. From the get-go, which I missed, by the way, because I was getting a cup of tea. I think a lot of people might have. I came in and went, what do you mean, when did I go? So it was like, from the get-go, yeah, it was hard to get pulled to that Arsenal game. It was. It was the fastest, by the way, in a Champions League knockout game ever that the two teams have scored within such a short amount of time when the game's kicked off.

55:48So it's okay that you missed that. I'm not looking for your, whatever the word is. I'm just helping you out, my sympathy. No. Okay. More surprising, Jürgen, No silverware for Real Madrid for two seasons after signing Mbappe. Or Liverpool going trophy-less after signing Wurtz, Frimpong, Isak, Eketike and Kerkhez. Yeah, and on top of that, letting Luis Diaz go to Bayern Munich. And he might be going to win the Champions League. So, I mean, those are the discussions that we love to have. You know, we fans, you know, when the big transfers are happening and big players are going to big clubs and we all wonder, is it going to work out for them positively or do they have a tough time?

56:34And so far it hasn't worked out for Mbappé yet, even if he's this year in very good shape, he's scoring lots of goals and obviously going into the World Cup as well with friends. But it didn't turn out the way he wanted it initially so far. And with Liverpool, we had that talk a lot throughout the entire year. They said, you know, it's difficult to double all the positions on pretty much on the same level of a player. So if you have six strikers for three positions and these six strikers are all worth more than, I don't know, 75, 80 million, then you kind of run into a little problem as a manager because those six players that you have there at your disposal, they all want to play, but you can maximum play three of them and then you got to play a little and we got to be a little bit inventive in terms of substitutions and when you do the substitution and all that.

57:29So I think that Liverpool learned a lot out of that transfer window that they did summer because I mean when I saw it in the beginning coming up you know the first one was Florian Wirtz for I think 150 million dollars you know and then the next one is 90 million and and the next one is 80, yeah, you will run into problems because all of them, obviously, they are under enormous pressure to score, to provide goals. It's all now, we're talking only about the attacking front of that team. Yeah, and then you wonder if they can actually deliver then right away trophies, which has not been the case. So yeah, there's a lot to talk about for all of us.

58:12Is Konrad Leimer the closest we have to a modern-day James Milner. Workhorse, lungs of steel, gives everything for the team and can play almost anywhere on the pitch. Technically solid as well. Yeah, gritty, hard, quick. Not the biggest, but... He's the type of player, if you've got a problem, he's a bit of a problem solver for you, isn't he? Yeah. He can play several positions. He obviously switched. when we started the game at left back. Yeah, we switched sides. We switched sides at half-time because Vincent Kompany wanted a job done on... He wanted to negate at least one of them. Now, Mbappe's movement was all over the place, so that was more difficult, but Vinicius Jr.

58:57was a little bit more predictable in his positioning, so he sent Conrad Leimer out there who, you know, will get under the skin of a Vinicius Jr. without... But doing it in a clever way. We'll get tight to him. We'll just pull away at the shirt. It's quick. You're unlikely to run away from him. So yeah, you know players like that and in fact, you know what I'm going to say Although he gets sent off last night and a sense Eric Garcia has been like that for Hansi flick You know when Eric Garcia when it goes to Man City doesn't quite work out goes back to Bassa Doesn't quite work out get sent out and loan to Girona.

59:30They have a great seat comes back Manager changes all of a sudden you have all these problems. He plays center-half. He plays right back he's done a great job for Hansi Flick in midfield and we can talk about the stars all we want but you need to have players like that in your squad that are prepared to go and do different jobs and roll the sleeves up and fill a problem for you and I think Conrad Lyman's a lot better than that but I think he has the ability to go and do that Lyman one of those dream players for a manager, Jürgen Absolutely. Absolutely. Dream player for every manager out there because obviously you can move him from the left to the right, even defensive midfield, and he's just biting your socks off.

1:00:17I mean, back in my days, there was a player that nobody wanted to play against. No matter if you come from the left or the right was Paolo Maldini. When you saw Paolo Maldini getting close to you, you just wanted to move the side. You wanted to run away from him. And Leimo is a bit like that. Leimer is, I mean, it was a logical move, bringing in Alphonso Davies, putting him on the right, and Vinicius Junior could have escaped him, he could have gone to the other side again, but he's not that play for me because Vinicius thought, no, no, I'm going to take care of this guy, I'm going to break through.

1:00:51There was no Vinicius Junior anymore in the second half because Leimer just was right there waiting for him and doing his job, so he's absolutely a dream player for every manager. The last question says, Jürgen, do you have any insight Why a sporting director would depart a federation two months before a home World Cup?

1:01:15We talked about this before the show, Casey and I, and this is a difficult one to comprehend. I really don't get it. We hopefully get the explanation from him directly for leaving that role two months prior to the World Cup. because no matter what role you have within a national team environment, you want to go to a World Cup. You want to experience it with the team, with everybody on your side. You want to experience it with the fans, the media, everybody, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is to work in a World Cup with a national team. And so now leaving two months prior to the World Cup, yeah, leaves so many questions open.

1:01:58Is it because he doesn't or has problems with some people on the inside? Is it something that, I mean, whatever the reasons are, but obviously Casey and I, we cannot be, I don't think so Casey, we won't find a solution right now for that. I think there might be a little conversation on this in Football Americas tomorrow, I have a feeling. Yeah, a little nod to Football Americas, which you'll be able to catch on ESPN+. But thank you so much for sending in your questions. Thanks to the guys for answering them. Tomorrow, Sid Lowe will be joining us to talk about all the fallout in the Spanish press.

1:02:47We'll be right back.

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