About this episode

The episode discusses Liverpool's victory in the UEFA Champions League and highlights performances from various players and teams.

The ESPN FC crew break down Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League starting the Liverpool's win over Atletico Madrid as Alexis Mac Allister grabs the winner and Wirtz impresses Steve Nicol. Then, a reaction to Arsenal's away win at Napoli as Martin Odegaard continues to light up the stat sheet and lead Arsenal to a strong start. Then, a look at red-hot Barcelona as they continue to fire goals, asking if Raphinha is the best player in the world right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: ESPN FC crew

Topics covered

• UEFA Champions League
• Liverpool
• Arsenal
• Barcelona
• soccer analysis

Keywords

• Liverpool
• Atletico Madrid
• Champions League
• Arsenal
• Barcelona
• soccer
• Alexis Mac Allister
• Martin Odegaard
• Raphinha

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN FC, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona

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