Beyond The Pitch - Sid Lowe

Phil and Anto are joined by Sid Lowe of The Guardian to review the outcome of the Arsenal-Barcelona first leg and why it may be that Barca merely held serve, a bit of controversy as rumors of push by Barcelona for an expansion of European fixtures, what the recent political battles of wills between Mourinho and Valdano may mean in the bigger picture at Madrid, two surprise packages in Malaga and Mallorca given their spot in the league table and we take a very important look at the interview that Sid had with Xavi which explains some of the ethic between playing with an identity and playing for trophies and whether both are needed together to be one of the great football clubs in history.

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