Welcome to the Total Soccer Show.

This is the first annual Memorial Day Champions League Final Review show.

Hurrah!

We're also going to sneak in some bonus listener questions on today's show.

And for the dozens of you who wrote in with the question,

what on earth was Pep doing?

We're going to cover that one in the main show.

Don't worry. We might also answer those who wrote in asking if we can now call him Tommy Too Cool for School. Spoiler alert, yes we can. Joining me today as a man who would never play a brand new, slightly weird formation in one of the most important games of his career is Taylor Rockwell. I would not. I would be terrified to do that. Then again, I'd be terrified to do anything, which is why I am not a top-level manager. Oh, just hiding in your little tortoise shell. Is that right, Taylor? I mean, that's the Marino approach, and it worked for him for a while. So why not? Let's go for it. Very true. He has had success in this competition after all with the tortoise shell approach.

Joining Taylor and I is a man who's currently tied with Manchester City. Four Champions League wins. It's Joe Lowry.

Yes, yes I am, Ryan. Manchester City, don't you ever forget that we are equal in this one very small, very specific way.

We are. Many of us are, in fact. But you specifically, I would say. You're an evil plane right now. Evil plane, equal plane right now. And an evil plane. I'm not special, but I'm going to pretend I am because that's how you chose to introduce me and I appreciate it. As always, Joseph, as always. So the main event, obviously, is this weekend's Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City, with Chelsea taking a 1-0 win.

This was the 29th Champions League final, the 66th, if we're going in old money, to the European

Cup final. Before we get into it, gents, the pre-match song and dance with the VR and the

marshmallow, who I don't really know who that is because I'm old.

What did we make of that?

Joe, you're a young person.

Ryan, I'm going to be honest with you.

I didn't watch a second of anything that happened before the game kicked off.

So, Taylor, over to you about marshmallow.

I am going to echo Joe's sentiment in that I did not watch it either.

I wonder about that.

Like, like, there's much discussion about how we need better pregame coverage and post-game reviews.

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