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Aug 2022
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On The Continent: Crashing on Marseille’...

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On The Continent is back! Every Thursday, Dotun and Andy are joined by the best European football journalists to drill down into the biggest stories in European football.


This week, David Cartlidge joins us to discuss PSG’s new era under Christophe Galtier. Lionel Messi has impressed in pre-season, but is that driven by a desire to return to Barcelona? We also check in on Bayern – can the chasing pack capitalise on their reshuffle behind the scenes? Plus, why Marseille are one of the most chaotic clubs in Europe right now and after all the summer business, are Barcelona actually going to be any good on the pitch come next weekend?


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