In a year full of crowded weeks, this show kicks off one of the most crowded. CONCACAF Champions League & Copa Libertadores play return with a series of intriguing storylines and mouth-watering matchups including Atletico Mineiro against River Plate and rivals Sao Paulo and Palmeiras battling as well as Rayados versus La Maquina in North America. 

Elsewhere, I discuss Ligue Un's brilliant opening weekend, speculate on potential strikers that Inter, Roma, Liverpool, and Bayern could sign, praise the work of a pair of managers in Brazil, and somehow find time to wonder about Michy Batshuyai's Chelsea future ahead of the UEFA Super Cup. 

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00:00:00 Diego Costa + AM-River Plate

00:11:27 Cruz Azul - Rayados

00:22:06 LU GW 1: PSG, Troyes, Marseille

00:34:14 Dzeko + Abraham Serie A Moves?

00:38:56 Liverpool Transfer Rumours

00:45:06 Haaland to Bayern

00:51:55 Giuliano’s Corinthians Debut

00:55:55 Vojvoda + Fortaleza

00:59:43 Sao Paulo-Palmeiras

01:04:42 UEFA Super Cup