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Apr 2022
55m 42s

1.5 Feet In The Final?

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke and Ian Hawkey.


Manchester City vs Real Madrid will go down as a memorable Champions League semi-final - but how will it finish back in Spain? Were Real flattered by the scoreline given City gifting them two of their goals? (00:00)


Liverpool looked unbeatable in their first leg against Villarreal. Are Jurgen Klopp’s side actually unstoppable this season? (18:36)


Sadio Mane has been Liverpool’s standout player in recent times. Where does he fit into the conversation for the Ballon d’Or? (25:38)


PSG have secured the French title, but what does the future hold for manager Mauricio Pochettino? (35:22)


Changes are being proposed to the semi-final stages of the Champions League. With other changes already incoming in the Champions League - is there any need to mix things up? (46:44)


The Europa League semi-finals begin tonight, so we end with Hugh’s favourite feature - The Game predictions (51:14)


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