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00:00 The going gets tough in the UEFA Champions League this week, particularly in Group F,
00:04 where Newcastle United, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are all set to light
00:11 up action this week.
00:13 Anyways, we do a preview for that group and even bigger games to come this week.
00:18 My name is Ayemdegiswa and this is The Nutmeg on Guardian TV.
00:27 Always good to look forward to action in the UEFA Champions League and joining me to preview
00:31 what action this week is none other than Olani Adiluwa.
00:35 He makes a second appearance right here on The Nutmeg.
00:40 Let's start with, before we get into Group F because it's really thick and it's tough
00:46 to analyse that group.
00:47 I mean, it's the group of death, everybody knows that.
00:50 But Galatasaray up against Bayern Munich and Bayern Munich are cruising in that group.
00:56 Two victories already.
00:57 Galatasaray did show that they've got thick skin against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
01:03 A difficult place to get, maybe not this time, but a difficult place to get a result.
01:09 But then they go up against each other and what are your thoughts for the game?
01:13 It's quite surprising that the game against Galatasaray and Bayern is looking like the
01:19 early pace set up for the group leaders who are going to come out of that group.
01:23 Galatasaray with four points already, Bayern with six points.
01:26 Statements of victories there.
01:27 Galatasaray showing that their new signing is also turning up for them.
01:31 Ekhadi, Zaha and there's a guy, Karim, I can't pronounce his name but there's Karim there
01:38 and he's really in a very strong vein of form.
01:42 The players are gelling so well and I think if a team can out Bayern with the way Galatasaray
01:47 has positioned themselves on the counter, Bayern will seal off the ball but Galatasaray
01:51 can also out them.
01:52 Bayern are travelling to Turkey by the way, it's going to be a really difficult game
01:54 but let's move away from that.
01:56 Sevilla are going to entertain Arsenal and the next round of games in the Champions League
02:01 for Arsenal is a really testing one.
02:03 They have to play Sevilla twice on the bounce and then play Lyons who defeated them in their
02:08 last game.
02:09 When Lyons scored those two goals it was PS3 SK goals, you know, just kind of finesse and
02:17 just beautiful moments and it was difficult to stop them.
02:20 Our team is, Arsenal should be ready for battle.
02:23 This is a Sevilla team that has new manager bounce too, replacing their manager over the
02:30 international break.
02:31 Diego Lucas is the new guy there.
02:32 Funny enough is when you have a Sevilla that just showed against Madrid what they can do,
02:38 bits of what they can do, against Madrid they were comfortable to some extent.
02:42 Yes, Madrid were a better team but they didn't seem to be intimidated by the quality on show
02:47 and against Arsenal they are going to give Arsenal a very tough test.
02:50 Manchester United would also be, they would know what the Sevilla team is good at and
02:54 they are having two legs back to back against Arsenal, six points up for grabs.
02:58 As much as Sevilla would want to be in the Europa League, if they see a chance to make
03:03 it past the group stage they will take it.
03:05 Okay, to the group that everybody is talking about, PSG, they are pretty much the wounded
03:11 animal in that group at this point.
03:12 PSG are the big team in this supposed group of deaths.
03:17 There is Newcastle, AC Milan and there is also Dortmund but PSG are the ones that are
03:22 supposed to, they are the early pace setters, they are the big club there and I expect PSG
03:27 to have it easy against them.
03:29 I expect PSG to get their victory done.
03:31 It is not supposed to be a very stressful game.
03:34 Expectations were not met in England, St James' Park precisely last time out.
03:39 And we are talking about expectations now, is it as straightforward as that for Paris
03:43 Saint-Germain?
03:44 It is not going to be as straightforward.
03:45 They are travelling to Italy.
03:46 It is not going to be as straightforward.
03:47 It is not going to be a straightforward encounter for them.
03:50 To be honest with you, I feel that AC Milan are also set up to out PSG.
03:55 The game against Newcastle just showed us a glimpse of how they suffer against teams
03:59 that sit back, give you a lot of the ball and hit you on the counter.
04:04 AC Milan would do that too.
04:05 Remember the loss to Juve, 1-0.
04:07 They would be very cautious not to lose back-to-back games.
04:11 I would even say they are in a wounded state right now because they want to make a statement
04:16 in that game.
04:17 They have to bounce back from the injury.
04:18 PSG need to get everything right if they want victory.
04:21 For Dortmund, things do look odd.
04:23 They have got just one point so far and it is not looking good for them but they will
04:27 entertain at this time around in Newcastle.
04:30 So what does this portend for them?
04:33 Dortmund, with Newcastle getting a victory, they could take them to seven points but with
04:37 Dortmund you cannot say the same.
04:39 They are not losing a lot of confidence at this point in time.
04:42 I am not surprised with Dortmund.
04:45 You can lose top quality players like the way they have lost players over the years
04:49 and expect them to always be competitive.
04:51 There are times that it will catch up with you.
04:53 There is no time that you would sell your star players and get away with it.
04:59 Sometimes you are going to face the brunt.
05:00 Last year, they had the chance to win the league.
05:02 They flopped it.
05:03 On the final day.
05:04 Now, this is the Dortmund that we are getting used to.
05:08 Not performing to the expectations.
05:10 I think it is strange to see but Newcastle will be favoured for this one.
05:15 Is it still strange now?
05:16 I know I am saying it is strange to see but Newcastle right now, the reality is they are
05:21 the most informed team in that group and they will be favoured for the game against Dortmund.
05:25 Well, we have to switch our attentions to a rather controversial, complicated matter
05:32 in Spain and this time it surrounds Vinicius Junior.
05:35 Not the Champions League but he is a victim of what he calls the 10th episode.
05:41 This time, a young child, supposedly a female, a girl has also raised a racist chant against
05:51 him in a video.
05:52 We did not particularly see that video but these things do not seem like they are going
05:57 away and not much is being done especially to protect Vinicius Junior at this point.
06:03 Not only Vinicius Junior, there are a lot of black players in the Spanish La Liga and
06:07 this also goes to show the culture.
06:10 Children are a reflection of their parents.
06:14 The society at large.
06:15 Also the society and it is alarming that a child would feel comfortable and be encouraged
06:22 by supporters around her to racially abuse a player.
06:26 She is young, she should be taught, she should be educated and that was the point of Vinicius
06:30 Junior also coming out to say he has spent a lot of money investing in education for
06:34 children.
06:35 I mean that was rather sarcastic but I get his point of view.
06:38 Because that is the foundation of it all.
06:39 That is where you mould their values, their beliefs, their principles, their mindset towards
06:46 a topic like racism for instance.
06:48 Racism has always been a topic in Spain but with recent incidents it has reached new heights
06:55 and that is where it is painful because it is supposed to come down.
06:59 Racism is supposed to be 18 of the past as a 2012.
07:02 Will it ever go away?
07:03 I don't know.
07:04 I sincerely don't know.
07:06 People just see black as black and white as white.
07:09 Well I wish the young man very, very, very much of respect and luck from fans in Spain
07:16 and of course the Champions League will provide a whole lot of excitement.
07:21 Newcastle United topping that group at the moment.
07:24 Let's see how they navigate through the group this time around.
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07:46 It's a pleasure to have you.
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