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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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07:45 Thank you very much Ade again.

07:46 It's a pleasure to have you.

07:48 Thank you for coming.

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