Matt says La Liga is a farmer league that turns average Premier League players into superstars. Beato and Ulysses say he has not watched enough Barcelona. For twenty minutes, nobody backs down.

In this episode: Ronaldo rage quits Portugal after warming up for thirty minutes without getting on, and the group splits on whether the ego or the manager is to blame. Spurs draw 1 to 1 with Man United despite a red card and a stoppage time Solanke equalizer. Matt argues De Zerbi deserves this season and next, since Spurs dominate every game and still cannot finish, and they have not won a penalty since Harry Kane left almost two years ago. Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1 to 0 with Vinicius Jr. sent off, and the group cannot get over how he lost his mind. Then the main event. Matt says Raphinha, Gordon and Rashford only look world class against weaker opposition, and claims Swansea would beat the bottom ten teams in La Liga. Beato and Ulysses push back on Yamal, Frimpong at Liverpool and what really makes a transfer work. Matt calls the Ballon d’Or rigged if Harry Kane does not win it, and Ulysses says it is Yamal’s. In the Champions League, Barcelona come back to beat Galatasaray 4 to 1 with two Yamal assists, Lisandro Martinez calls out Man United after Atletico win 2 to 0, Inter lose 4 to 3 at Club Brugge, and Viking hold Bayern to a 3 to 3 draw.

Is Yamal a generational talent, or a product of a weaker league? Tell us where you land.

Back next week with Barcelona against PSG, El Clásico around the corner, and the Premier League.

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