Landon Donovan
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He was awesome. Hopefully, we get him back again. We're wishing him the very, very best in San Jose. And I don't think we need to wish him anything. I think it's going to happen. It's just a matter of time. I do. All right, let's move on. We are recording this for everybody. We're recording this on Thursday, April 16th, 17th? 17th. Whatever the day. 17th.
So this is not on a Monday, so we have not seen any of the Premier League action. We haven't seen any of the MLS action. So we're going to talk about the Champions League that we just saw yesterday and Tuesday. Let's start with PSG Villa. So pretty cool for Villa. or to have a quarterfinal match. The game was wild, exciting, fun. In the end, PSG advanced 5-4 on aggregate.
So this is not on a Monday, so we have not seen any of the Premier League action. We haven't seen any of the MLS action. So we're going to talk about the Champions League that we just saw yesterday and Tuesday. Let's start with PSG Villa. So pretty cool for Villa. or to have a quarterfinal match. The game was wild, exciting, fun. In the end, PSG advanced 5-4 on aggregate.
So this is not on a Monday, so we have not seen any of the Premier League action. We haven't seen any of the MLS action. So we're going to talk about the Champions League that we just saw yesterday and Tuesday. Let's start with PSG Villa. So pretty cool for Villa. or to have a quarterfinal match. The game was wild, exciting, fun. In the end, PSG advanced 5-4 on aggregate.
They were the odds-on favorite. They were the money favorites. Do you still see it that way?
They were the odds-on favorite. They were the money favorites. Do you still see it that way?
They were the odds-on favorite. They were the money favorites. Do you still see it that way?
And the beauty of it is it's the top teams, obviously, at this point from their leagues. And so there's the top players, and they're used to playing a certain way, and they're used to having all the ball. So when those two types of teams clash, it just becomes a free-for-all, tons of goals.
And the beauty of it is it's the top teams, obviously, at this point from their leagues. And so there's the top players, and they're used to playing a certain way, and they're used to having all the ball. So when those two types of teams clash, it just becomes a free-for-all, tons of goals.
And the beauty of it is it's the top teams, obviously, at this point from their leagues. And so there's the top players, and they're used to playing a certain way, and they're used to having all the ball. So when those two types of teams clash, it just becomes a free-for-all, tons of goals.
For people who are not the most diehard of soccer fans who are more new to this and are listening, can you imagine, I'm just thinking this out loud, Let's say the Lakers and Warriors were playing and they had a two-game series like this, home and away. And it wasn't who won the games. It was the total score of the games, right?
For people who are not the most diehard of soccer fans who are more new to this and are listening, can you imagine, I'm just thinking this out loud, Let's say the Lakers and Warriors were playing and they had a two-game series like this, home and away. And it wasn't who won the games. It was the total score of the games, right?
For people who are not the most diehard of soccer fans who are more new to this and are listening, can you imagine, I'm just thinking this out loud, Let's say the Lakers and Warriors were playing and they had a two-game series like this, home and away. And it wasn't who won the games. It was the total score of the games, right?
And that's what you get in the second half of these second legs because it doesn't matter if you could be losing 3-0 in the game, but one goal and you advance. And so it makes it so fun and it's so exciting to watch. And there was a moment during the Arsenal-Real Madrid game, and Arsenal, big credit to them for putting on a show, really.
And that's what you get in the second half of these second legs because it doesn't matter if you could be losing 3-0 in the game, but one goal and you advance. And so it makes it so fun and it's so exciting to watch. And there was a moment during the Arsenal-Real Madrid game, and Arsenal, big credit to them for putting on a show, really.
And that's what you get in the second half of these second legs because it doesn't matter if you could be losing 3-0 in the game, but one goal and you advance. And so it makes it so fun and it's so exciting to watch. And there was a moment during the Arsenal-Real Madrid game, and Arsenal, big credit to them for putting on a show, really.
But there was a moment in the game where Arsenal are attacking. And Madrid literally have their four defenders and a six. And everyone else is just hanging out up the field because they needed goals. They needed three or four goals. And so it was just this back and forth. It's worth the risk. Yeah, it was worth the risk. And you just knew there were going to be tons of goals.
But there was a moment in the game where Arsenal are attacking. And Madrid literally have their four defenders and a six. And everyone else is just hanging out up the field because they needed goals. They needed three or four goals. And so it was just this back and forth. It's worth the risk. Yeah, it was worth the risk. And you just knew there were going to be tons of goals.
But there was a moment in the game where Arsenal are attacking. And Madrid literally have their four defenders and a six. And everyone else is just hanging out up the field because they needed goals. They needed three or four goals. And so it was just this back and forth. It's worth the risk. Yeah, it was worth the risk. And you just knew there were going to be tons of goals.
In the end, Arsenal got two. Real Madrid won. And I mean... I know PSG are the odds-on favorite, but it'd be hard to bet against Arsenal right now. And they have all their focus. These other clubs have to worry about their league and making Champions League and the title. And they're just like, don't matter. They're going to rest players. That's right. Everything's going into this.