Roma are real, Rangers are real(ly bad), Betis-Forest battle in Seville, & Villa finally score! — Europa League League Phase, Match-Day 1

Join us in reliving all the tremendous action of the Europa League league phase, match-day 1!

We had a thriller in Betis v Forest, Villa finally eked out a win, Roma looks like the favorite, and are we sleeping on Stuttgart?

Plus, Panathinaikos makes a statement, Braga takes all 3 points against pod-favorite Feyenoord, and Rangers are still utterly calamitous.

We also take a brief detour down Tanner Tessman lane and discuss what a stacked USMNT midfield might group might look like come World Cup 2026.

All that and much more on the pod.

Cheers to mf-ing Olivier Giroud!

"I don't know what counts as a dispossession if not getting tackled and losing the ball." - David Blomquist