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

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

It's your favourite transatlantic football podcast.

We're back in the swing of the Champions League.

My name is Jack Collins and I'll be your host today.

And joining me all the way

from San Diego across the water is Mr Dean Jones. How you doing, mate? Yeah, it's been a busy day,

mate. Loads of football, but also baseball on now as well here in San Diego because we've got

playoff season and as we're recording this, we're losing to the Cubs in the first game. So,

you know, never thought I'd actually get to a point within a year of moving here.

We're actually cared about this stuff. But I'm kind of into this. Like I've been to a lot of Padreys games since I've moved here. So I've been kind of, I'll say keep it. I didn't really keep an eye on it while the Champions League was going on. but since it ended, I've been catching up.

So that's not ideal.

But yeah, a good night of football, mate.

Lots of stories. while the Champions League was going on, but since it ended, I've been catching up. So that's not ideal.

But yeah, a good night of football, mate.

Lots of storylines and some close storylines.

Is there such thing as a close storyline?

Because I feel like we had a couple that were like on the verge of being headline news and just never quite made it.

No, I take your point.

Like very, very near escapes for a couple of teams is

probably how we should put it over 30 goals in Tuesday night's Champions League action. So

plenty for us to get through today. But I think we're going to start in Istanbul. Now, when I say

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