Arsecast Extra Episode 697 - 02.06.2026
6/2/20262 hr 6 min
In this episode we convene a few days after Arsenal lost the Champions League final to PSG in Budapest. So much has happened since then, that's it's hard to really keep track, but we go chronologically through the trips to Hungary, the atmosphere in the city among other Arsenal fans, and lots more before we get to the game itself. Kai Havertz's early goal had a big impact on the game, not simply by virtue of putting us ahead, but how it influenced the game state. There's discussion of the penalty they were awarded and the one we weren't, the referee's performance, extra-time, and ultimately the heartbreak of the penalty shoot-out with analysis of the takers and the order in which they were taken.
After some reflections on how it all felt, we go into part 2 to talk about the post-game reaction in Budapest, what we can learn from this game, before focusing on the incredible scenes in North London at the parade which really helped diminish the pain of the night before. We also take some listener questions about Josh Kroenke and his role, the potential profile of summer signings, Arsenal being emotional, and loads more besides. It's a long one, strap in!
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Andrew Mangan· Host0:30
[música alegre] Hello and welcome to another Arsecast Extra, as always, with James from Gunnerblog. James, goodly end of season to you.
James McNicholas· Host0:54
Yes, goodly end of season, mate. How you doing? How you bearing up?
Andrew Mangan· Host0:58
Mm. Well, as you might hear, my voice, uh, is fucked, uh, I think- Mm ...would be the technical term. It's, uh, it's been through a lot over the last, [sighs] I guess, four or five days. I, I've no concept of time anymore. Stuff happened at the weekend, it feels like years ago or something. I just can't quite get my head around it. But, uh, yeah, it was a, it was a great time in Budapest, apart from, you know, the one bit, et cetera, et cetera. But, uh, I am paying the price now for, uh, carousing,