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Xavi's Lewandowski Problem?

ESPN FC

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Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to this weekend's most controversial calls as Mark Clattenberg explains why he thinks Chelsea should have been given a penalty retake and reacts to Takehiro Tomiyasu's sending off vs Crystal Palace. Plus, Alex Kirkland joins the show to break down Robert Lewandowski's recent struggles at Barcelona and Stewart Robson gives his honest opinion on Chelsea's chances this season as their injuries mount up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Nike.

0:04.2

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0:09.0

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0:19.9

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0:25.5

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0:30.0

Welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC Live here on ESPN Plus, I'm Dan Thomas, joining

0:38.6

the studio today by Craig Burley.

0:40.6

We also welcome to the program, so Robson is here, Shackler, Hislopper's are, and former

0:45.8

Premier League referee, Mark Klasseberg, joins us, classes start with you before your internet

0:49.3

completely dies.

0:50.3

We'll start off with the Arsenal penalty that was awarded, Roy Hodson not happy with it,

0:55.4

it's Stevie as well thought that it shouldn't be a pen because of the block from Thomas

0:59.5

Party.

1:00.5

What do you think?

1:01.5

I agree.

1:02.5

I think once Thomas Party blocks that defender, that defender hasn't got a chance to play

1:07.5

the ball, and therefore he can't make that challenge inside the penalty area, and therefore

1:11.7

for me, it's a clear hole, the clear block block, and therefore it should have been a foul

1:16.5

to Crystal Palace.

1:18.2

But the VAR would have looked at it, and he didn't deem that that foul was sufficient

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