“Please do not call me arrogant because what I say is true. I’m European champion. I’m not one out of the bottle, I think I’m a special one.” - Jose Mourinho.

In this episode of The Overlap, we try to make sense of the most stunning result in of the season so far as Norwich defeats Manchester City, Arsenal's second half collapse at Watford, and comfortable wins for Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, and Manchester United. Then in Spain, we discuss Atletico's slip up at Real Sociedad, Real Madrid's unconvincing win home to Levante, and Barcelona's newest wonder boy lights up Valencia. Finally, Rheon recaps a very disappointing international break from the USMNT.

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On this week's podcast, we go through the different Champions League Groups, give our predictions, and give our take on some of the possible surprises we could see this season on Europe's biggest stage.

"I've never played for a draw in my life." - Sir Alex Ferguson.

This week on The Overlap podcast, we look back at the wild North London Derby, Chelsea and Manchester United drop points again, while Liverpool and Manchester City maintain the status quo. In Spain, Barcelona puts forth another disappointing performance without Lionel Messi, Real Madrid is hilariously saved by Gareth Bale, and Atletico Madrid perform a stunning comeback to maintain their perfect start to the season. Then, we stop off in Italy where Juve and Napoli played out an exciting early clash between title contenders. Finally, we look ahead to the international break and the return of the US Men's National Team.

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On Twitter: Rheon - @thisisrheon, Elyas - @typhoontecle

On Instagram: Rheon - @rhetrim, Elyas - @elyastecle

Episode 10: The North London Derby by Rheon Trim & Elyas Tecle

"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one." - Brian Clough.

This week we start in Spain as we discuss Real Madrid's disappointing draw against Valladolid (4:00), Atlético squeezes past Leganes with another 1-0 win (10:24), and the Antoine Griezmann era begins at Barcelona (17:25). In part two, we cross the English Channel to talk about Teemu Pukki being given a new nickname (33:00), Liverpool's fullbacks punish Arsenal's tactics (35:00), United has penalty problems again (51:08), Mancester City's midfield provides the difference against Bournemouth (57:05), and Chelsea's youth shines at Norwich (1:05:00). Finally, we briefly look ahead to the Champions League draw this Thursday (1:14:10).

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On Twitter: Rheon - @thisisrheon, Elyas - @typhoontecle

On Instagram: Rheon - @rhetrim, Elyas - @elyastecle

Episode 8: City "Should" Have Won & La Liga Returns by Rheon Trim & Elyas Tecle

Another week, another match between two of the Big Six! This week, our friend and personal Arsenal apologist, Jay joins us to preview the big clash at Anfield this weekend between Liverpool and Arsenal. We talk to Jay about what changed at Arsenal this summer (1:00)and what he's most encouraged and concerned about this season (6:30). Then, we make our predictions for this weekend's match (17:30) and Jay gives his "unbiased" Arsenal predictions for the season.

La Liga is back this weekend and we've returned with an episode that Elyas has had marked in his calendar for at least a month. We discuss the match scheduling and broadcasting scandal in Spain (4:00) before Elyas waxes lyrical on his beloved Barcelona (14:00) and their complicated managerial future. Then we look ahead to the upcoming season for the two biggest teams in the capital. How does Real Madrid respond to one of the worst seasons in their history? (43:15) And what is the ceiling for this new look Atlético Madrid team that has prioritized attacking talent? (57:30) Finally, we make our end of season predictions with an especially bold prediction by Rheon. (1:11:45)

The transfer window has officially shut! Well, at least for England. In this episode, we discuss a few of the major transfer storylines from the final days leading up to the Premier League deadline. Does the early deadline for England provide a benefit for team development or a hindrance to fair market value? (4:15) What does the future hold for Christian Eriksen with Tottenham’s latest signing, Giovani Lo Celso primed to make his introduction to England? (13:40) Then, Rheon mourns the loss of David Luiz while assessing his and Nicolas Pepe’s fit with Arsenal. (28:18) We also talk about whether the transfer fee for Harry Maguire was as bad as people think. (39:50) Finally, since the transfer window in Spain is still open, Elyas vents his frustration over the Neymar saga (46:55) and praises one of his favorite La Liga transfers of the summer so far. (1:00:04)

The best league in the world (yes, Elyas, the best) is back this week and we look ahead to the weekend matches for the top six. First, we look back at a surprisingly entertaining Community Shield between Liverpool and City (4:17) and talk about what to expect from the Match of the Week, where Manchester United face off with Chelsea at Old Trafford (9:50). In Part 2, we preview the first matches for last season’s table toppers with Liverpool welcoming newly-promoted Norwich (24:50) and Manchester City travelling to London to face West Ham(36:20). In the final segment of this week’s episode, we look at the curtain raisers for the North London clubs, where Tottenham host Aston Villa in their first Premier League match at the new White Hart Lane (45:35), and Arsenal make a long trek to St. James Park to take on Newcastle (1:00:15).