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

Hello, Ranks Squad and welcome to the second Champions League takeaway of the week.

Don't get used to this.

They are going to be one a weekers when we get back to normal service in the Champions League.

But we thought with three days of Champions League action this week,

it would be remiss of us not to get a couple of episodes out talking about it all.

My name is Jack Collins, and I'll be your host today here on Ranks FC,

joining me across the water all the way from San Diego, Mr Dean Jones.

How you doing, mate?

Hello, mate.

Yeah, I'm good.

It used to be considered embarrassing, didn't it, to be a footballer playing European football on a Thursday night?

And there was some Arsenal players who have actually had that in the past.

So when they're suddenly lining up on a Thursday night in Europe again, you're like,

oh, what's happened here?

But it's now Champions League night.

What?

Too much football this week, mate.

Thursday night. Thursday nights are Europa nights. We'll give them one off, but this is not happening again. What are they doing on your turf, mate? What are they doing? This is ruined.

You know what? It works two ways, right? Because next week, Wednesday night is your

open light and that feels that feels a bit weird in

itself but we get a cross over to attract new fans this is it mate this is what we're doing

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