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Learn more at vertexinck.com. Welcome to the total soccer show's latest Champions League review.

Yes, we're looking at match day two, where Man United were left anything but delighted.

PSG suffered a Geordy scoring spree.

Arsenal had no good reason for their first loss of the season,

and who could have

resisted, Duke Bellingham, when he scored and assisted. My name's Ryan Bailey, joining me today

on this intrepid journey, your friend and mine, Taylor Rockwell. Hi, Taylor. May. Okay, also here,

Joe Lowry. Hello, Joe. It's really bumming me out that the best player, the best young player in the world is English. I don't like it. We've gone this long without that being the case. I'm just not a fan of this new reality. I'm going to echo Taylor's me.

Okay. But for different reasons, I imagine, being more related to the Taylor Rockwell Derby, which we'll get too shortly.

Also joining us on this one, it's Graham Rutherland. Hi, Graham.

Me. I mean, that meh wasn't related to anything that happened during the Champions League this week. That's just my general demeanor. Demiore. Your general Uber is me. I like that.

Very nice, very nice, Graham. This is Pete Graham Rutheran rather than I think these kind of Champions League weeks where there was a lot of very, very good games. One of the better group stage rounds, I would suggest, in recent memory, Graham. But also lots and lots and lots of games. You must be in your element. Were you minority reporting? Were you multi-screening? I was indeed. Yeah, I was indeed. And some matches, I was talking before we started recording. Some matches, I was talking

about how you think some matches are going to be good, and then you kind of realize there are

other better matches happening. So, Dortmund Milan last night, started watching quite a bit of that

in the first half, not so much of the second half as other matches were lighten up. But yes, a great week of Champions League action. I have to admit, though, Ryan, when we spoke about the new Champions League format on the big thing a couple weeks ago, I missed that every match finishing three two is part of that format. We didn't mention that. That's how we're bad. We should have,

we should have referenced that. They're trialing it and frankly, I don't mind it, Graham. I don't mind it at all. It's one of the better changes. Let's say it is. The Swiss 3-2 system, I believe they're calling it at this point. Listen, if you'd like to support us, Patreon.com slash total soccer show we have have bonus apps. We have videos on there. I was at a Charlotte FC game just this week. Did a little video. And they won. Against the worst team. Graham, they were so bad. Still a win. Get them all you can. Take the dub while you can. Indeed. But a very good time was had by myself there. Check us out on there. We've also got a Discord, which you can get access to via Patreon. So if you'd like to support us once again, we would appreciate that very much indeed. Let us get to the Champions League Action for there is much of it as we've established. We should probably start, though, Taylor Rockwell. How about we start at St James's Park? The New Theatre of Dreams, are we calling it that? Can we call it that? Yeah, good. I would prefer not to, but you can, if you like. Where I am then, like where my brain then goes is if we are supposed to default to three to two score lines, does that mean Newcastle overperformed or PSG underperformed in that

four to one win? Yes. Yeah, there was the same net goalage. So we're okay because it was Newcastle 4

PSG, of course, soft power derby this one. Dan Byrne and Sean Longstaff,

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