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Welcome to another of our daily Euro 2020 shows. Ahead of Monday's Spain v Sweden game in Seville, I spoke to legendary Swedish defender Jocky Bjorklund about his country's chances of not only beating Spain but emulating Sweden's quarter-final apperance at Euro 2004.

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Welcome to another of our daily Euro 2020 shows. Here's my despatch from Madrid, where the Spanish national team are currently in isolation ahead of their opening group match against Sweden on Monday in Seville. 

Positive tests, training bubbles, player vaccinations - oh, and we talk about the actual football, too! 

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I caught up with Jonathan Northcroft as he prepared for another tournament covering England for The Sunday Times, to talk about how he thinks they have changed since their run to the final four of the 2018 World Cup - an adventure he documented in the book Deadlines and Darts With Dele. Jonathan picked his one to watch from Gareth Southgate's squad and we decided in advance who was going to make it to the final.

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Welcome to the first of our daily Euro 2020 shows. I spoke to Pat Nevin, the former Chelsea and Scotland winger, about Scotland's chances of getting out of a group containing the Czech Republic, Croatia and England. Pat is a former teammate and close friend of Steve Clarke, and I think you'll love his insights into the Scotland boss.

Pat also has a brilliant autobiography out, The Accidental Footballer, which makes for great summer reading.

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Ahead of tomorrow's Champions League final in Portugal, Graham and Pete answer your questions. 

It's 10 years on from the 2011 final, when Pep Guardiola's Barcelona put together their signature performance - outclassing Manchester United at Wembley. How many of his Man City players who will take the field tomorrow would have broken into their manager's plans a decade ago?

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In part two of my fascinating chat with Ilkay Gundogan, we hear about the midfielder’s admiration for his Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. It's just about the best. most detailed and personal account that I have heard of the way the great coach works with his players and the strength of the relationships he forms. There's also plenty here on that unforgettable goalscoring run that Ilkay went on in the middle of the season.The question everybody asked him? Where did THAT come from?

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On Saturday, Ilkay Gundogan hopes to line up for Manchester City against Chelsea in the Champions League final - and it's a tournament that he loves - well, as much as I do. He explains it in this interview -from childhood nights in a crowded living room with his family, watching on the television; to tough early experiences and then a run to the final with Klopp's Dortmund. And now a final with Pep Guardiola's City.

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Graham and Pete Jenson answer your questions about the Europa League final between Manchester United and Villarreal - as well as recapping on a thrilling end to Spanish title race.

How does this version of the Yellow Submarine stack up against the great 2006 vintage of Senna, Riquelme and Forlan? Who has to fire up for Unai Emery's team to win the trophy? And why the hell did Barcelona allow Luis Suarez to leave?

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Here's Graham and Pete Jenson taking on your questions about the ESL, Malaga, Valencia and debating whether the La Liga bubble has finally burst - it's worth tuning in for the chat on that last one alone!

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Graham is joined by Pete Jenson to take your questions on the thrilling title race in Spain and the future for Atleti and their manager Simeone.

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