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Speaker 1: of the soccer news that you need to know for Thursday,
Speaker 1: March thirteenth. Let's try to make some sense out of
Speaker 1: what happened with at Letti and Real Madrid yesterday in
Speaker 1: the Champions League. It's any which way, a brutal way
Speaker 1: to go out for Atletico Madrid. They got the win
Speaker 1: at home. It was two two on aggregate, it went
Speaker 1: to penalties. Real Madrid won the shootout in any former fashion.
Speaker 1: That is a difficult way to be eliminated from a competition.
Speaker 1: But then the way that it happened, Okay, you score
Speaker 1: in twenty seven seconds, Connor Gallagher el pittp He gets
Speaker 1: the goal immediately off the kickoff, basically, and it's the
Speaker 1: fastest Champions League goal by an Englishman, which is an
Speaker 1: odd stat but there you go. Venisius Junior missed a
Speaker 1: penalty in normal time badly. It might have landed by now.
Speaker 1: It felt like Atleti was getting tired towards the end,
Speaker 1: but this is a very good defensive team that can
Speaker 1: sit back and defend. They had their moments to break.
Speaker 1: Felt like Atleti was at least the equal of Real
Speaker 1: Madrid in this one hundred and eighty minutes plus thirty
Speaker 1: into a penalty shootout, very very even, finest of fine margins,
Speaker 1: and that's what ends up deciding it in a rule
Speaker 1: that is one we rarely see, a situation that we
Speaker 1: don't see often at all, and a rule that I
Speaker 1: think needs to be rewritten perfect Honestly, I think this
Speaker 1: is a very outdate rule. So Julian Alvarez converts his
Speaker 1: penalty the second for at Letti, and then var goes
Speaker 1: back to look at it. The broadcast, it was a
Speaker 1: little unclear as to what was going on. We found
Speaker 1: out before at Letti took their third kick that Alvarez's
Speaker 1: goal had been disallowed because of a second touch. You
Speaker 1: can't strike the ball twice, you can't make two touches
Speaker 1: on the ball in a penalty situation like this, and
Speaker 1: what I'm not clear on. UEFA has said that the
Speaker 1: in ball technology was not called upon. There is and
Speaker 1: I don't even know if this ball is accurate. I
Speaker 1: feel like there were some things said on the CBS
Speaker 1: broadcast that maybe were not accurate because Christina Uncle talked
Speaker 1: about how this was done using the semi automated off
Speaker 1: side cameras and things, which maybe it was maybe it wasn't.
Speaker 1: Uefa said the in ball technology wasn't called upon, and
Speaker 1: then it was just normal VR situation. So I don't
Speaker 1: know if that includes the semi automated offside cameras or not.
Speaker 1: It's complicated and it would be nice if you AFO
Speaker 1: would come out and explain the process because when you
Speaker 1: watch the video, does Alvarez's plant foot touch the ball
Speaker 1: before he strikes it with his right foot? Does it
Speaker 1: touch it after? I've watched it a whole bunch of times,
Speaker 1: and I'm about fifty to fifty on it. They made
Speaker 1: the decision very quickly, very quickly in Madrid. Is it right?
Speaker 1: I don't know. There's watching it yesterday. I mean I
Speaker 1: can tell you exactly as we were watching it with
Speaker 1: a group of folks at Wild Leap in South downtown Atlanta.
Speaker 1: I watched it. I didn't think he touched it. I
Speaker 1: saw one angle and I thought, Okay, I think he
Speaker 1: touched it. Then I saw that same angle two more
Speaker 1: times and I did not think he touched it. Is
Speaker 1: the dress like blue or green? I don't know. And
Speaker 1: for var to be that quick in making that decision
Speaker 1: unless there's some other element of technology that we're not
Speaker 1: one hundred percent clear on how they used it, and
Speaker 1: if they did and it's just camera work, then show it.
Speaker 1: Let's go past that. Okay, they make the decision, which
Speaker 1: is controversial at best. All right, Why in the laws
Speaker 1: of the game is when a goalkeeper intentionally comes off
Speaker 1: their line to try to make a penalty save, trying
Speaker 1: to gain a clear advantage. And I know it's hard,
Speaker 1: and we can argue about goalkeepers and stutter steps and
Speaker 1: all that all day, but they come off their line
Speaker 1: trying to make a save. It is a decision that
Speaker 1: they make. If they make the save, the goal's not
Speaker 1: given for breaking the rule. It's a retail. So in
Speaker 1: this situation, there is no advantage from touching the ball
Speaker 1: second time. It is absolutely not intentional. You'd never try
Speaker 1: to do that, and if you did, you shouldn't get
Speaker 1: to take it again. But in this case, he slips.
Speaker 1: Why is that an automatic no goal loss of turn
Speaker 1: go to the back of the line. It doesn't match
Speaker 1: the infraction and this needs to be rectified. You know,
Speaker 1: this doesn't happen very often. There are rules in different
Speaker 1: things that don't get used very often that aren't very good.
Speaker 1: This is one that needs to be changed now. A
Speaker 1: goalkeeper intentionally breaking a rule to try to make a
Speaker 1: save should not get a retake when they make that
Speaker 1: save and another opportunity to make the save, whereas the
Speaker 1: attempter taking the penalty should not be excessively penalized for
Speaker 1: a slip because the field gave way. Just saying it
Speaker 1: does not match the crime here, So fix it. IFAB,
Speaker 1: please UEFA come out and make it clear as to
Speaker 1: how you came to your decision, because this is an
Speaker 1: awful look and it was very confusing and a horrible
Speaker 1: way to go out. Even if he does touch it
Speaker 1: the second time, it's a horrible way to go out
Speaker 1: for a team. He should have had a retake. He
Speaker 1: should have had a retake. That should be the rule.
Speaker 1: Fix it. I'm with Miguel Delaney on this. I've never
Speaker 1: really even thought about this rule because I don't remember
Speaker 1: seeing it anytime in the last decade, like I don't
Speaker 1: remember the last time I saw a double touch like that.
Speaker 1: Craziness and it's awful for Atleti. Real Madrid goes on.
Speaker 1: Some of the comments afterwards on the Real Madrid side
Speaker 1: were pretty shocking. They're not making themselves very popular outside
Speaker 1: of their own fan base, so we will see where
Speaker 1: this goes. It was a weird one. It was a
Speaker 1: very strange one. Brusia Dortmund also very strange. Leal they
Speaker 1: got the lead on a very strange goal early early
Speaker 1: in their match with Brusia Dortmund. Dortmund came back. They
Speaker 1: end up getting the winner eleven minutes after tying it
Speaker 1: in the fifty fourth minute, and Brusia Dortmund will go
Speaker 1: through to the knockout round. Arsenal and aston Villa no
Speaker 1: shocks that they got through. Really good win for aston
Speaker 1: Villa to win six to one on aggregate over Club Bruce.
Speaker 1: So first legs of the quarterfinals will take place on
Speaker 1: April eighth and ninth. Second legs will be one week later.
Speaker 1: PSG will host aston Villa in that first leg. Arsenal
Speaker 1: will host a Real Madrid, Barcelona will host Dortmund, Byron
Speaker 1: will host ter Let's Go to Gonka Champions and it
Speaker 1: was a better night for Major League soccer. Both teams
Speaker 1: advanced that were in action last night, and one of
Speaker 1: them Vancouver white Caps. What a performance at Santos Slaguna Stadium,
Speaker 1: not at Monterrey because Shakira was doing her thing in
Speaker 1: Monterrey and there were lots of jokes being made about
Speaker 1: all of that. Brian White's seventy eight minute goal ended
Speaker 1: up being the winner. Vancouver advanced on away goals. They
Speaker 1: were going to win outright, but a very late, dubious
Speaker 1: penalty was given to Monterrey Sergio Ramos. Yes that Sergio Ramos,
Speaker 1: he converted on the penalty, all kinds of things. After
Speaker 1: so much extra stoppage time was added, It felt like
Speaker 1: every opportunity that Riatos could get to try to find
Speaker 1: one more goal to go through was being given to them.
Speaker 1: They didn't find it. And Vancouver knocks out Monterrey in
Speaker 1: a game where Ryan Guld is out injured, Jaden Nelson unavailable,
Speaker 1: Brian White came off the bench and they get it done.
Speaker 1: And Vancouver is in such a good position right now
Speaker 1: in the early in their season. So impressive what the
Speaker 1: white Caps are doing. And on the other side, Martine
Speaker 1: di Michellis. He came to Monterrey in January. Remember he's
Speaker 1: the one who didn't even get in the door before
Speaker 1: saying Brandon Vasquez had to leave. Well, De Michellis might
Speaker 1: be the next one to go after this. He says
Speaker 1: he's not quitting. There's reports in Mexico that he might
Speaker 1: not manage this weekend against Pumas and League MX because
Speaker 1: Monterrey is in the Club World Cup and now they
Speaker 1: don't know if they can trust de Michellis to get
Speaker 1: the job done. This is why you should be careful
Speaker 1: about managers coming in and making big time player decisions
Speaker 1: just out of nowhere because they want to. They might
Speaker 1: not be there very long. So that's the case for
Speaker 1: Monterrey now. As Riatos are knocked out by the Vancouver
Speaker 1: white Caps LA Galaxy, they finally win a game in
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. They were down one nill on aggregate
Speaker 1: coming into it. They won for to one at home
Speaker 1: over Aridiano Julian Aoude Miguel Barry. First starts, they opened
Speaker 1: the scoring Gabriel pay Christian Ramirez. They scored in the
Speaker 1: second half Harbor miller A seventeen year old. He assisted
Speaker 1: on Peck's goal. Good win for the Galaxy, maybe some
Speaker 1: momentum for them. They'll go into the next round to
Speaker 1: face Digres Club America in the Super Classical matchup in Mexico.
Speaker 1: Third game for these two teams in a row with
Speaker 1: Club America and Chievas Los Aguiles. Huge win for to
Speaker 1: one on aggregate. Alex Zendejas he scored after not being
Speaker 1: picked for the Nations League roster for the US and
Speaker 1: Marzio po Chattino so Club America after a couple of
Speaker 1: not so great performances against Chievas, they get the most important,
Speaker 1: big performance and they will advance Miami. Tonight in Jamaica,
Speaker 1: Lionel Messi has made the trip to face Cavalier sc
Speaker 1: Don't know if he's going to start, don't know if
Speaker 1: he's going to be on the bench, don't know if
Speaker 1: he's gonna get subbed in. That's all up to Javier Mascherano.
Speaker 1: The Jamaica Tourist Board, Red Stripe and with Cinco have
Speaker 1: all become sponsors of the game in the last last week. Look,
Speaker 1: because there's a huge cost for security and stadium staff
Speaker 1: for a game of this magnitude, A lot of tickets
Speaker 1: have been sold. Bleacher tickets were available early in the week,
Speaker 1: not sure if they're gone now or not. Club officials
Speaker 1: for Cavaliers said that this is like having a head
Speaker 1: of state arrive on the island as they get ready
Speaker 1: to host Lionel Messi and enter Miami. A big game
Speaker 1: tonight in Konka Champions Let's go over to Europa League today.
Speaker 1: A couple of nuggets on some games. Manchester United versus
Speaker 1: Real Sociodad. It's one one on aggregate going into the
Speaker 1: second leg. United have lost only one of their last
Speaker 1: twenty eight home matches in the competition, but that loss
Speaker 1: was Real Sociodad, who are unbeaten in their last two
Speaker 1: visits to Old Trafford Rangers three to one lead on
Speaker 1: aggregate over Fenerbace. Rangers have it progressed twenty four of
Speaker 1: their last twenty five times when they've been in this
Speaker 1: situation with a two goal or more lead after the
Speaker 1: first leg. Bennerbace have won just one of their last
Speaker 1: eleven knockout games in Europe. Tottenham and or Tottenham Hotspurs. Sorry,
Speaker 1: I want to make sure that I'm following things as
Speaker 1: they would like me to say it Tottenham Hot Spur
Speaker 1: versus Azed Alkmar Spurs. They have scored in a record
Speaker 1: twenty nine straight Europa League home games. They have to
Speaker 1: score here. They're down one nill ozed. They have lost
Speaker 1: all nine of their previous trips to England. We'll see
Speaker 1: interesting games for two of the Premier League teams and
Speaker 1: one of the Scottish Premier League teams in Europa League
Speaker 1: today and last one here on the Espresso Big Time.
Speaker 1: Congrats to Bob Lee. He was the face of ESPN
Speaker 1: soccer coverage for decades. He has been announced as the
Speaker 1: recipient for the twenty twenty five Colin Jose Media Award,
Speaker 1: which honors journalists whose careers have made significant long term
Speaker 1: contributions to soccer in the United States. He was one
Speaker 1: of the originals at ESPN in nineteen seventy nine. He
Speaker 1: covered ten Men's and Women's World Cups from nineteen eighty
Speaker 1: two to twenty fifteen. Covered soccer throughout his career, including
Speaker 1: being there at the beginning all the way through the
Speaker 1: end of his time at ESPN covering Major League soccer
Speaker 1: play by play studio commentary. He did it all. He
Speaker 1: always shined a light on it and did it in
Speaker 1: the best way. Bob Lee absolutely deserving award winner for
Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five Collins Jose Media Award from the
Speaker 1: National Soccer Hall of Fame. Congrats Bob, thank you for
Speaker 1: watching and listening. Morning Espresso will be back tomorrow as
Speaker 1: we get you ready for a busy weekend in MLS
Speaker 1: and all over the rest of the world. You'll have
Speaker 1: a good rest of the day.