After last night's nonsense in the Champions League, it was time for some proper European football and some trademark Arsenal control. And we got it! For the first 45 minutes, at least...

Luke and Jonny react to a very valuable 1-1 draw away at Atlético Madrid, which – despite all the toilet roll everywhere – featured some really positive performances, not least Declan Rice and Viktor Gyökeres. The penalty decisions ain't even got us mad! But we still reserve some ire for Diego Simeone, don't you worry about that.

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What’s that in the air? Look closely… it’s just a hint of Arsenal in Champions League dreamland again. Today, Laura, Lucy and Rory are keeping their emotions in check despite being impressed with Arsenal’s hard fought victory over Lyon in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Elsewhere, Manu Zinsberger makes us all cry after it was announced she would leave the club. Plus, we could be back in the title-race. We aren’t get excited yet but Lucy will be singing YNWA at the weekend.

Note: We recorded this before it we announced that Beth Mead and Katie McCabe could be joining Man City...

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Every fanbase says things aren't fair but hear us out...

Laura, Lucy and Luke reflect on the Newcastle victory, which left most of us confused and one of us fearing that Title Race 2.0 was already slipping away when Kai Havertz went down the tunnel.

Plus, should Eberechi Eze's goal count as a set piece? Is Declan Rice still auramaxxing? And what kind of hellish tie awaits us in Madrid against Diego Simeone's Atlético? Join us for all that and more!

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