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Gary and Micah discuss Arsenal's penalty heartbreak in the Champions League final and PSG's back-to-back victory, along with Liverpool's managerial changes and recent European successes.

Gary and Micah review the Champions League final as Arsenal had their dreams dashed in a penalty shootout and PSG became only the second team to win the competition in back-to-back seasons Did the referee get the big penalty calls right? Was it a victory for PSG's style of football over Arsenal's attempt to rely on their defence? And what sort of player does Arteta need to add to his squad in order to go one better next season? We also react to the news of Liverpool deciding to part ways with Arne Slot and reportedly replace him with Andoni Iraola. Have they been harsh on Slot considering he won the Premier League just 12 months ago? Or are they getting a clear upgrade in Iraola after the brilliant job he did with Bournemouth this season? Plus there's congratulations for Crystal Palace and Aston Villa after their European triumphs and Gary & Micah tell us all about their weekend rubbing shoulders with some genuine A-list stars The Rest Is Football is powered by Fuse Energy. To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit https://www.fuseenergy.com/football. Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gary, Micah

Topics covered

• Champions League final
• penalty shootout
• PSG
• Arsenal
• Liverpool management
• European triumphs
• football analysis

Keywords

• Champions League
• Arsenal
• PSG
• penalty shootout
• Liverpool
• Arne Slot
• Andoni Iraola
• football
• European triumphs

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Organizations: Arsenal, PSG, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa

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