Champions League final preview | How will Gordan settle in at Barcelona? | Mourinho signs three-year deal to return as Real boss

About this episode

The episode previews the Champions League final and discusses player transfers and managerial changes in football.

Sky Sports Jess Creighton is joined by The Athletics David Ornstein and The Mirror's John Cross on Back Pages Tonight to look ahead to the Champions League final. They discuss Arsenal's line up to face PSG in the Champions League final and the confidence felt by The Gunners. The panel also discusses what Anthony Gordon's move to Barcelona, sharing their shock at his abilty to speak spanish, and talk about the news that Jose Mourinho has signed a three-year deal to return as Real Madrid boss - •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink • Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports •You can listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Back Pages". •For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com •For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

People in this episode

Host: Jess Creighton

Guests: David Ornstein, John Cross

Topics covered

• Champions League
• football
• transfers
• managerial changes
• Arsenal
• Barcelona
• Real Madrid

Keywords

• Champions League
• Arsenal
• Barcelona
• Jose Mourinho
• Anthony Gordon
• Real Madrid
• football news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arsenal, PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid

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