Beauty and the beastly in Champions League final – Football Weekly

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Philippe Auclair to chew the Champions League final fat.

A moment of brilliance from Gareth Bale, a pair of howlers from Loris Karius and some roughhouse defending from Sergio Ramos obliterated the pre-match talking points, those of Liverpool’s tactical capabilities and Mo Salah’s excellence, which is reflected in a chat around moments, not necessarily the game as a whole.

Fulham won the Championship play-off final at the expense of John Terry’s Aston Villa, soon to be John Terry-less Aston Villa – we discuss what both teams need to do to achieve their goals in the future, and Rotherham bounce back up from League One at the first time of asking, thanks to Richard Wood’s magic hat.

We touch briefly on Mauricio Pochettino’s new contract at Spurs, Wayne Rooney’s potential move Stateside and an incredibly long-range effort from Ireland before wrapping up the pod for the last time in this domestic season.

Back next week to start our World Cup previews!

PS: We’re live at the Emmanuel Centre in London for a World Cup special on 12 July. Tickets available here.