Hello, this is international football commentator Derek Ray, and you're listening to the Ranks

FC podcast. Hello, Ranks Squad. Hello, Ranks Squad and welcome to Champions League takeaway here on Ranks FC.

As we look back at the Tuesday night action from the first leg of the round of 16 games,

the first four first legs are done.

At Lexco, Madrid, 5, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Newcastle, United 1, Barcelona, 1, Galatasarai 1, Liverpool,

Nill, Atlanta 1, Bayern Munich 6.

My name's Jack Collins and I'll be your host day and joining me across the water. It's the one and only Mr Dean Jones. How you doing, Munich, 6. My name's Jack Collins, and I'll be your host day,

and joining me across the water.

It's the one and only Mr. Dean Jones.

How you doing, mate?

Oh, dear.

I don't know, mate.

English football in the mud.

Poor, tough night.

I mean, yeah, Spurs absolutely whipped

and a bad night for Liverpool as well. So, yeah, it's a bit of a

reality check in a season when, you know, the Premier League has been, has been poor and has kind of

been put in its place. You know, it's, it's kind of deserving that they get nights like this.

And you need the other leagues to kind of take advantage of moments like this when the Premier

League does show weaknesses.

I know that the Premier League doesn't necessarily was produce the Champions League winner,

but it does have a precedent for setting high standards and certainly getting teams.

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