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So it's John Givens for the Amphir rap.

We're on Madrid.

We've woken up on not quite as sunny day as what we'd like to, but it's still exciting

because Liverpool are back in the Champions League

knockout stages in the last 16 to play Athletica and with Jordan so we're doing a preview from

out here in with Jordan who better to start with than an old friend and obviously Spanish football expert

Gille and Balaget.

So Gille, thanks for taking some time.

My pleasure, John.

But you know what?

The match days tend to be relatively quiet because there is no much to report about from waiting for their games.

What tends to happen is that you go to the stadium a couple of hours before and then you meet a lot of people that are there from a players or colleagues colleagues a good couple of hours where just

catch up and then the game happens and then you just have to follow the lead of the

game. So in terms of the match itself I've woken up to a few stories over from from the English

press suggesting that this might be the the most possible dangerous opponent for

Liverpool obviously Liverpool have been all conquering this season as I'm sure you've followed.

This is a sort of proud scouser in a way, but this is a suggestion maybe that if anyone might be able to do

a number on Liverpool that that could be this.

That's good team.

In theory on paper is the worst type of enemy for Liverpool

because they know how to defend very well

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