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Who's the best team in the Champions League?

The early contenders for this season’s Champions League, Tottenham’s winning return to the competition and a strong Premier League start for AFC Bournemouth were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…


This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.


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00:00 - Intro 


03:34 - How do you say Atlético de Madrid?


12:40 - Champions League teams… RANKED


14:22 - this 7 second pause is intentional


14:29 - Champions League teams… RANKED… again


36:53 - a slap up break


36:55 - Tottenham’s return to the Champions League


50:17 - Jon gets to talk about Bournemouth


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