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Welcome to Libro Episode 13. I'm Jonathan Wilson. I'm joined today by Miguel Delaney of the Independent.

And Tariq Panjia of the New York Times. Wednesday night, Barcelona of the new york times uh wednesday night barcelona of inter

an absolutely incredible game that's where we'll start and then we'll maybe talk about

whether barcelona really should be in the competition and about ownership models and it's a beautiful

game some some lovely financial and political nuggets for people to get stuck into once we've done a cursory two minutes on how you mean Lamal is absolutely incredible. Miggs. I mean, the one thing I've to say, yes, Amal, I mean, it's just a joy to watch. I know that's so simple a sense you can have about him, but it's true. Like, I mean, the way he just took a game on his own, really, and Inter, Inter, we're clearly petrified of him. And it's also, one of the most distinctive things about him. I mean, first of all, he'll try anything, it seems, especially that chip in the second half. But what's amazing, that, that goal he got, got, got, golly God. I know it's the most obvious thing the point to his incredible game-saving goal.

The way he's able to arch his foot and deliver a shot like that, and where it's perfect placing, it's unique. I've seen any other player do something like that. The closest comparison I can think of is how DeBreines A can deliver a through ball with any part of his foot. And also, it's not unique in the

sense that's the first time he's done it. Like, I mean, his goal against France and the

euros was similar. It's incredible. And it's way Barcelona have just produced another one.

But there is another thing to be fair.

I think for all, we're going to go into all the other side of Barcelona and that.

The way they play, like, they're sort of the games you want to watch.

I mean, the line is insanely high.

That's not sustainable, right, Tarrick?

Well, we've seen it at Tottenham, haven't we?

But that's what it was like. It was like the Tottenham Chelsea game at moments. Towards the end of the first half, especially. In terms of the offensive game, it was incredible. As Miguel's right, we want to watch nine all football matches. Why not? You know, it's very exciting, especially if you don't kind of support either of these teams.

You're sat down, you put your TV on, and these people are going hellful leather trying to score 10 goals. Brilliant. But just on, on, on, on, on your mile, maybe again, it's, you want to romanticize the game and players when they appear like this. And where he took the ball there on that left-hand side

and with the mass ranks of the inter-team there,

maybe I'm, again, over-egging this,

but that image of, do you remember Diego Maradona in 86 against Belgium?

No, it's 82.

It's a myth.

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