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Thank you. Welcome to the Total Soccer Show.

My name is Ryan Bailey.

Today we're previewing the last remaining tranche of Champions League round of 16 first-leg matches.

And joining me to do so is a man who is as graceful, rare and beautiful as a Gareth Bale, Europa League goal.

Taylor Rockwell.

Hello, Taylor.

I'm not sure any of those words apply to me, but I will take it and I appreciate it, even if you're comparing me to the man bun who can't play soccer anymore. That's fine. That's fine. I'll take it. Did you see the goal, though? He sent a defender the wrong way. And when the ball hit the net, it made that pinging noise that sometimes it makes when it hits the stanchion.

It was a very pleasant noise.

All right. did this sort of, he sent a defender the wrong way. And when the ball hit the net, it made that pinging noise that sometimes it makes when it hits the stanchion. It was a very pleasant noise in an empty stadium. I'll take that. I also, I think I'm just bitter because I was convinced that Gareth Bale was going to be this, like, rediscover his form, be this world beater, start every single game for Tottenham, and here we are. So I think I'm just like sort of reverse bidder is all. Things don't always work out. You can't always get what you want, as Mick Jagger once said. Now, Totland, they beat Wolfsburger, the Austrian Premier League side 4-1. That's when Garif Baal scored the aforementioned goal. I'm going to be straight up honest, I'd never heard of Wolfsburger before. I mean, Nora, I've heard of Wolfsburg.

Never Wolfsburger. Yeah, there's a second Wolfsburg. It's in Austria. Who knew? I did not know that. I found ignorant, but I'm just going to be honest about it. I didn't know that either. There we are. I sound equally ignorant. Let's see if Joe does, Joe, Wolfsburger. Yeah, there we go. Let me introduce Joe, by the way. I haven't even introduce you me. I do apologize, Joe. How might introduce you

as a man who is as a director? as Joe Wolfsburger. Yeah, there we go. Let me introduce Joe, by the way. I haven't even introduced you.

I do apologize, Joe.

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