Aston Villa have played three and won three, and they top the Champions League. More than that, they’ve successfully reversed their Ollie Watkins/Jhon Duran dynamic up front. Jacob Tanswell was there.

Real Madrid had a bit of a fright, they were 0-2 down to Borussia Dortmund after an hour. It ended 5-2 and Seb Stafford Bloor says it didn’t flatter them. 

Arsenal picked up an important win in front of James McNicholas, AC Milan survived a ropey start against Club Brugge to win 3-1 in front of me. On my laptop, at least. And we have news on all the other CL games, including Juventus’ defeat at home to Stuttgart and PSG’s draw with PSV. 

There were Championship games too, Nancy Froston was at Elland Road to see Leeds go second. Is there any other podcast that will bring you up to speed with all of this? There is not. 

Need something to read? Got a strong stomach? Nick Miller digs into the Evangelos Marinakis phlegm-gate case. Yes, it’s as vile as it sounds.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5863991/2024/10/22/marinakis-spitting-fa-report/

Need something to listen to? The Athletic FC podcasts asks, just how good are Barcelona under Hansi Flick? 

https://podfollow.com/athletic-fc-pod

Presenter: Iain Macintosh

With: Jacob Tanswell, Seb Stafford Bloor, James McNicholas, Nancy Froston

Producer: Tom Fuller

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