Best game you've ever seen?
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The Times
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🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
PSG v Bayern served up nine goals, but it was so much more than just goals. There were hardly any defensive errors and few shots outside of the goals actually scored. Was it really one of the greatest ever games and if so, why?
Were Arsenal unlucky to leave Madrid with only a draw? Regardless of who wins the second leg how will they go about stopping PSG or Bayern. If you had a combined team from the four semi finalists, how many Arsenal players make it in?
After the break is it time Michale Carrick was givne the Man Utd job and which midfielders will they be targeting in the summer?
Last, a look ahead to the relegation battle and reaction to Scott Parker leaving Burnley.
Tom Clarke is joined by Tony Cascarino, Gregor Robertson and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. |
| 0:08.7 | One of the most thrilling, impressive and entertaining matches in recent memory, |
| 0:12.9 | followed by a tense battle dominated by tight penalty calls and VAR interference. |
| 0:18.0 | Well, you can't have it all, I suppose. |
| 0:19.7 | On today's show, we'll discuss two very |
| 0:21.6 | different Champions League semi-final first legs as PSG Edge Bayern in a thriller, and Arsenal |
| 0:26.9 | are forced to settle for a draw with Athletico. We'll also debate whether Michael Carrick should be given |
| 0:31.6 | the Manchester United manager's job full-time, look at the latest baffling proposed rule changes, |
| 0:37.1 | and preview another big weekend in the |
| 0:39.2 | Premier League. I'm Tom Clark and joining me today who have the former Ireland, Marseille, |
| 0:43.1 | and Millwall Stryker Tony Cascarino. The former footballer turned journalist Gregor Robertson is with |
| 0:47.7 | me as usual and I'm delighted to say, fresh from retaining his title as Sports Journalist |
| 0:53.2 | Awards, Data Journal journalist of the year, |
| 0:55.7 | our very own football reporter and tactical analyst. Hamza Khalik, Luna, a little round of applause, I think, for that one. Where's the trophy? Yeah, where's the trophy? I put it in a draw at home. Put it in a draw? Yeah, with the other one. Come on. With the other one, love it. I'm joking. makes up. |
| 1:10.0 | Hamza, we're on YouTube now. |
| 1:11.0 | We've got to be like Gary Neville and the lads on the overlap. |
| 1:13.0 | Get it on YouTube now. |
| 1:11.5 | We've got to be like Gary Neville and the lads on the overlap. |
| 1:13.6 | Get it on the table. |
| 1:14.6 | Come on. I'll bring it next week. Bring it next week. But yeah, a huge achievement for Hamza doing what Juergen Klopp could never do and win back-to-back titles. Sorry, Hamza, I couldn't help myself. I couldn't help myself. That gag would work better if Alison Rudd was here. |
| 1:33.1 | Anyway, there's loads and loads to discuss. I think recency would suggest we have to start with Arsenal, but let come on, we have to start. We have to start with PSG at Bayern Munich. |
| 1:39.8 | One of the greatest games of the season, one of the greatest games ever people started talking about. |
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