The big Arsenal vs Barcelona preview!
Upfront - A Women's Football Podcast
Stak Production
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Here we go, people! Whether you're an Arsenal fan jumping on a flight to Lisbon or you're a neutral who's just ready for a huge Champions League final, Chloe and Rach have got you covered.
We look back on Arsenal's route to the final and Barcelona's various demolitions, before looking ahead to the key battles on Saturday. Can Mariona Caldentey make the difference? Will Renée Slegers make a huge call and change her defence? And just how many Super Bocks are going to be flying around?
Plus, we give our big predictions. Come join us!
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Galactica from the Scottish FA. |
| 0:05.0 | If you haven't already seen it, Galactica is a brand new feature-length documentary |
| 0:09.0 | that gives you unprecedented access to the life and career of Caroline Weir, |
| 0:13.0 | Scotland and Rail Madrid's standout midfielder. |
| 0:16.0 | Need I say more than she's just a wizard with a wand of a foot, unreal free kick taker, and, my |
| 0:21.8 | biggest memory of wear, must be when she chipped Mary Earps not once, but twice, an absolute |
| 0:26.8 | dream of a player to watch. |
| 0:29.2 | Filmed in Madrid and back home in Scotland, Galactica is a rare and honest look into Caroline's |
| 0:33.5 | journey, from growing up dreaming of playing football to making it at the highest level of the |
| 0:37.9 | women's game. You'll hear from friends, family and teammates who've been with her every step of |
| 0:42.5 | the way. Whether you're a fan of women's football looking for a bit of inspiration or just want to |
| 0:47.1 | see what it really takes to play at the top, this is one to watch. Watch the full documentary on |
| 0:52.2 | the Scotland National Team YouTube channel now. That's Galactica, a Scottish |
| 0:56.2 | FA film available to stream today. Welcome to Upfront. I'm Chloe Morgan. And I'm Rachel |
| 1:05.1 | O'Sullivan. It's the big one people. Arsenal take on Barcelona in the final of the Champions League on satellite. |
| 1:13.0 | Arcelona is happening. Lisbon is ready. We're ready and once you've listened to this, |
| 1:18.9 | you're going to be ready too. This is the upfront preview for Arcelona, but Barcelona, I can't help |
| 1:25.9 | with now. Arsenal's it, leave it. |
| 1:30.3 | Arsenal are back in their first Champions League final since they won the competition back in 2007. |
| 1:37.9 | Some of you might not even been born when that took place. |
| 1:40.4 | We're both going to be in Lisbon on Saturday at the Estadio Jose Alvalade and we'll be recording a special at the match episode from the game. |
| 1:49.7 | Rach, tell me, how excited are you for this one? |
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