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We just finished recording this - my view on Scotland's exit last night and then an examination of what is at stake in the game I'll be leaving for shortly - Spain v Slovakia - and the decisions facing Luis Enrique.

Socios, thanks for sending your questions in - please keep asking them, I'll respond to as many as I can on these daily podcasts. 

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Here's my look ahead to the final round of games in Group D: Scotland v Croatia and Czech Republic v England.

With the news that  Billy Gilmour is isolating after a positive Covid test, will Scotland find yet another way to break our hearts? I don't think so.

And can England find the courage to unleash Jack Grealish on the Euros? 

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Hola!

This was recorded late last night, following Spain's disappointing 1-1 draw with Poland in Seville in their second group game of Euro 2020. 

The result leaves them with just two points from their first two games - and sees their Group E qualification hopes resting on Wednesday's meeting with Slovakia. 

Hope you enjoy

Love ya

G

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Here's my take on a new-look Scotland and what Steve Clarke achieved with a bang-on team selection and a game plan to starve Harry Kane of service.

Also, news from the Spain camp on game day for them plus my Player of the Day comes from the tea-time kick off, Germany v Portugal. 

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Hola!

What a Euros so far eh?

This is my latest bulletin from inside the Spain camp - ahead of tomorrow night's second group match v Poland - but listen out for reflections on some other games and teams that have set my pulse racing... from Belgium's gigantic performance v Denmark to Italy's fizzing 3-0 win over Denmark. And a wee bit of Scottish content, too!

Enjoy!

G

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Tomorrow, England play oldest rivals Scotland at Wembley in their European Championships group game. We dug into the Big Interview archives and unearthed the recollections of three men who engaged in two famous Euros encounters between the Auld Enemies at the old Wembley in the 1990s.

One of Darren Anderton’s career highs occurred in June 1996 when England defeated the Scots 2-0. He set up Paul Gascoigne for his memorable goal with a superb pass. Darren tells us about the incredible feeling of that summer in England.

For a Scottish perspective, we first hear from Gary McAllister, who featured in the ’96 match’s pivotal moment. With the score at 1-0, David Seaman saved Gary’s penalty. Moments later, Darren picked out Gazza. Sheer agony.

Three years later, Scotland reclaimed pride in the second leg of a European Championships play-off qualifier. They trailed 2-0 from the Hampden match and would ultimately go out, but not without bloodying English noses with a magnificent 1-0 Wembley victory. The scorer and star of the show was Don Hutchison, and we hear from him last.

Scotland fans and England fans, whet your appetite with this special preview episode of the Big Interview.

Graham

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24 hours later, I still can't figure out why Luis Enrique didn't go with Gerard Moreno earlier in their frustrating but not entirely unloveable 0-0 draw with Sweden. I traveled five hours up through Spain to see him back on the training pitch. Plus, I wonder if Gareth Bale can leave his mark on one more tournament for Wales.

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I recorded this as soon as my work was done last night. It's my first reaction to the first game in Spain's Euros, an intriguing and dramatic draw.

This was a lop-sided, tension-filled, Hitchockian classic for Spain watchers. And despite their failure to score, they looked pretty damn good to me.

We want your questions for these daily shows, so if there's anything you've seen you want me to talk about, anything you want to know - ask! 

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Here's all the latest from the Spain camp on the morning of their opener against Sweden - I finally got to see the players after their Covid-enforced isolation. And I also got to watch England start their Euros with a win - there was a lot to like.

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As Spain's Covid crisis appears to ease, the coach Luis Enrique feels the heat from the nation's media while he mulls his opening team selection. Meanwhile, what will England's Gareth Southgate do in the same spot? And how close to a move to Barcelona is the Netherlands' main man, Memphis Depay?.

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