Arsenal Back in Champions League Semifinal But City Test Looms Large
4/16/20261 hr 42 min
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On this edition of the ArsenalVision Podcast, Elliot is joined by Clive, and Tim to discuss Arsenal’s progression to the Champions League Semifinal and to preview the City game on Sunday. Chapter timings below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro Music
03:40 Remembering Alex Manninger
07:40 Celebrating the semi-final
13:40 Thrill or concern after this one
20:40 Injuries wrecking seasons again
27:00 The press worked
31:53 Zubimendi growing into the game
36:40 Hincapié's return
39:10 The front three problem
44:25 Gyökeres and the technical level
53:20 Arteta's intensity and Trossard
1:00:40 Rice as captain and togetherness
1:08:25 Man City preview begins
1:13:30 The right-back question and Doku
1:28:25 Can we still trust the defence
1:32:10 Reframing the pressure on City
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First 90 secondsClive· Panelist0:00
[upbeat music] It's Rice. What a goal! Declan Rice with an absolute rocket with a free kick. Arsenal lead one-nil. Look at what he's cut inside. Saka! Sublime finish. [crowd cheering] He's back with a bang, with Bukayo Saka, one-nil. Unbelievable.
Elliot Smith· Host0:32
And now it's time for the podcast that will try to convince you to be happy that Arsenal are in the Champions League semifinal. This is the ArsenalVision Postmatch Podcast. My name's Alex. You can tweet at me on Twitter @yankeeGunner. You gotta be happy about it. Uh, that's probably the right way to think about being in the semifinal of the Champions League. We'll try to give you reason for that. We'll also try to give you reason why maybe people aren't as overjoyed as possible, and I have a theory on that. I will say cardiovascular issues afflict millions and millions of people every year, and a game like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid can, can cause challenges for people with cardiovascular conditions. And so you have Arsenal and Sporting that played out a game, uh, that's much more relaxing, much, much easier to watch without your heart having to go up and down all the time. So, you know, just thinking about people. Uh, speaking of thinking about people, I do wanna mention, uh, that Alex Manninger passed away sadly today. We're receiving news of that double winner in '98, and, um, you know, really tragic to be gone at such a young age. And so I will introduce Tim and Clive [clears throat] to say a quick word about that before we carry on. So, hello, Tim, and, and any thoughts on Manninger's passing?