Hello, this is international football commentator Derek Ray, and you're listening to the Ranks FC podcast.

Hello, Ranks Squad and welcome to Ranks FC. It's your favourite football podcast, back for another week and back for a very, very special episode.

It's the return, ladies and gentlemen, of 5x5.

The show, the start of every season,

where we lock in our predictions

for the top five teams

in the top five leagues in Europe.

My name is Jack Collins

and I'll be your host today

and joining me from across the water

in San Diego, Mr Dean Jones.

How you doing, mate?

Hello, mate.

I'm very good.

I don't think I'm the surprise though today, am I?

You're not the surprise.

He's here.

Ladies and gentlemen, the rank god has returned to the studio.

He is sat next to me in Hammersmith.

It's Mr. Samtai.

I'm also not a surprise, am I?

I mean, the patrons knew.

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