UCL Debrief: Spurs Survive Villarreal & Arsenal’s Super Subs Shine in Bilbao

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🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Steve Crossman is joined by Conor McNamara and Chris Sutton to reflect on Spurs’ 1-0 win over Villarreal in their Champions League return.

The Independent’s Miguel Delaney gives his take on Thomas Frank’s first game in the competition, a solid Spurs defensive display, and the costly mistake from Villarreal keeper Luiz Junior - plus we hear directly from Frank.

Paul Robinson and Alistair Bruce-Ball report from Bilbao as Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard come off the bench to seal Arsenal’s 2-0 victory at Athletic Club, with Mikel Arteta’s reaction included.

John Bennett rounds up the rest of the Champions League action and we look ahead to Chelsea’s trip to Bayern Munich

TIMECODES: 1:21 - Reflections on Thomas Frank's first UCL match 8:16 - Thomas Frank's post-match reaction 10:26 - John Bennett rounds up the other UCL results 17:23 - Paul Robinson and Alistair Bruce-Ball from Bilbao 19:47 - Mikel Arteta's post-match reaction 25:13 - Ian Dennis and Pat Nevin look ahead to Bayern Munich v Chelsea 29:06 - Audio of Reece James 32:21 - A round-up of the League Cup 33:54 - Henrik Pedersen's attempt to stay positive

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