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Oct 2022
55m 19s

Super League? More Like Europa League..

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft and Ian Hawkey.


Antonio Conte was sent off as Spurs had a winner ruled out against Sporting on Wednesday night - but was it the right decision? (00:00)


Liverpool cruised into the knockout stages with a 3-0 win at Ajax - are we starting to see them find their form again? (10:24)


Chelsea are already looking like a Graham Potter side, but how far can they go in the tournament? (16:22)


Three of the original Super League clubs are already out of the Champions League. Ian Hawkey joins us from Barcelona to discuss the fate of Xavi’s side as well as Juventus and Atletico Madrid (30:09)


Unai Emery is back to have another crack at the Premier League. Why is he a good fit for Aston Villa? (40:17)


It’s the end of the month, so we pick our alternative players of the month for October (49:08)


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