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00:00Good evening. Welcome to the Champions League post-match show. Come on, Jamie.
00:12Come on, Riley!
00:14So good to have you with us.
00:15You just left me out of this last night.
00:16Come on in.
00:17I'm proud of this. You just got to get Thierry involved.
00:19Yes, Thierry. It's what we do as a team.
00:21We just welcome everybody in.
00:23A hug across the Atlantic.
00:25CBS Sports Network, Paramount Plus, it is good to have you with us.
00:30What a game we just experienced here.
00:32Champions League semi-final, first leg.
00:34Barcelona at home against Inter went down a couple of times, came back, leveled the score 3-3, the final score.
00:41Thierry, what should we say that we haven't yet said?
00:45Good one. Very good.
00:48No, look, we didn't expect that.
00:50Let's all be honest, especially with the way Inter was playing recently.
00:54We all know, as you mentioned, Jamie, that Marcus Thuram was back in the team,
00:58so that gave them a bit of hope offensively, and we saw that after 30 seconds.
01:03But what I've witnessed tonight from Lamine Yamal, and you said it already, Micah,
01:09it's not normal to be like that at 17.
01:13I'm not talking about what he does when he's on the ball.
01:15His awareness, our calm, the way he sees the game, the way he will defend, put pressure.
01:21It's just not normal.
01:23We talked about the 100 games that he already has at that age.
01:29It's just stupid, really.
01:32I don't even know what I'm watching, what I'm witnessing, but he played like a man possessed.
01:39And when I say a man, he's not even a man yet.
01:42Technically.
01:43It's just not normal.
01:46But the whole team was good in offensively.
01:47To be able to come back from being 2-0 down that quickly, the first 25 minutes of this game,
01:55was just outstanding from both teams.
01:58Oh, this is exciting.
02:00We can talk to the player of the match, Denzel Dumfries of Inter Milan is with us.
02:04Yes!
02:04Scored two tonight against Barcelona, away from home.
02:10That's got to feel good.
02:13Yeah, amazing.
02:15I'm happy.
02:16I'm back after injury, so at the moment I feel good and I'm happy to be back.
02:20And how do you reflect on that?
02:24Thierry was just saying you have to miss the older times where away goals counted for more
02:30because to score three away against Barcelona but to not go home with the advantage feels frustrating.
02:38I didn't think about that, but of course in the past it was like that.
02:41But important is that we play with the same attitude, that we play with the same energy, same spirit next week
02:49and everything is possible.
02:52Denzel, you got the two goals from set pieces.
02:55Was that something that you'd worked on a lot before the game or was it just you were in the right place at the right time?
03:03No, we put a lot of work in that.
03:07We know that we are very strong with corner kicks.
03:10So we knew that it will be a chance for us and yeah, we did very good.
03:16We scored two goals out of that.
03:17Denzel, Big Meeks, I just want to ask you.
03:21What are you eating, please?
03:23I need to do the...
03:24Because the way you go up and down that field, you've got so much energy.
03:28What a quality performance that was from you tonight.
03:32Yeah, thank you, thank you.
03:33Yeah, of course I eat a lot of Suriname food.
03:36My mom is a very good cook and also my fiancé.
03:38So I can recommend everyone to eat Suriname's vegetables.
03:44It's very good and you get very strong of it.
03:50Denzel, four-a-ka, my mom?
03:54Yeah, ma, yeah, ma, rest, rest, rest.
03:56Thank you, no, because you went to the Suriname side, so I had to go up to hit you with four-a-ka.
04:01Yes, yes.
04:01Let's go back to obviously the disappointment recently.
04:05I know you were not part of it, but what was the approach of the game tonight?
04:10Obviously, we all know that you didn't want to lose, but how serious it is this game for you
04:15because of what's been happening recently, especially in the Coppa Italia and the last result obviously in the league.
04:19Yeah, it was a very tough time.
04:25I think a very tough week for us.
04:28We conceded three defeats and we knew that we have to put everything on the pitch
04:33and that we have to show that we are Inter.
04:35And we did very good and I'm very proud of the squad
04:38because it's not easy after three defeats and in one week to get back like this.
04:44So this is the spirit we have to show and I'm very proud.
04:47Denzel, do you think in the second leg you will change your tactics?
04:51You obviously, you know, played a deep block and looking to hit on the counter-attack.
04:55Will that change in the second leg even though, you know, you're at home?
05:00I don't know.
05:02Of course, we have to look, we have to analyse what we did today,
05:05but we are very good, we are very strong in a low block
05:08and then strong with the counter-attacks.
05:10So we have to see.
05:12But first we have Elas Verona in the weekend, very important in the league
05:16and then we will see what we do next game.
05:19Denzel, I have another one.
05:21I've been on the side where I had to play Barcelona
05:24and I've been on the side where I played with Barcelona.
05:27What is the hardest thing to do against them?
05:30What's the hardest thing to deal with?
05:35Of course, they have a lot of quality, a lot of movement.
05:38Great wingers with a lot of individual quality.
05:43It's very difficult because they come with a lot of men in the 16.
05:48And this is, yeah, the quality, but we have to defend.
05:50And I think overall we did good.
05:52It was hard, but I think this is one of the qualities.
05:56But they come with a lot of people, so there will be space after for us.
05:59So that is also for us an advantage.
06:02So Denzel, before you go, I've been called over the years Denzel Washington, you know?
06:09Wow.
06:11I would just like to know, was you named after the famous Denzel Washington?
06:17Yes, I'm named after the famous Denzel Washington.
06:19Yes!
06:20Yes!
06:21My man!
06:22And before you go, before you go, one more, one more, one more.
06:25Do you like the clips?
06:26Do you like the show?
06:27Do you watch the show?
06:29Of course, I watch the show.
06:31So very nice.
06:32I like how you do it and always a good fight.
06:35So yeah, very good, very good show.
06:37Well, you know what's coming there, Denzel.
06:41Who's your favorite on the show, baby?
06:43Talk to me.
06:46Oh, this is tough, huh?
06:47Oh!
06:48You are my favorite.
06:53Denzel, I love you!
06:55But remember what Marcus said, your suit was a little bit too small.
07:02I'm joking, I'm joking, my friend.
07:05I'm joking, I'm joking, especially today.
07:07We're in the sleeves, thank you.
07:10Denzel, so good to meet you.
07:12We appreciate you, thank you very much.
07:12Now, away you go.
07:16Have a good one, thank you very much.
07:17Good luck for the second leg, all the best.
07:19Hey, someone has to go on the sleeves of...
07:21Of Micah.
07:22Of Micah, the sleeves are here.
07:23The sleeves are a little short today.
07:24Please, when he comes back, we go to the sleeves.
07:27Seriously, you can see his elbows.
07:29Ooh, ooh.
07:31Ooh, it's cool.
07:33I can come back.
07:34Oh, you can kill someone in one second.
07:37He's got a watch sponsor or something.
07:38What's he trying to do to watch off?
07:39He wanted to, you know, just let people see.
07:43Oh.
07:44Who's ever called him Denzel, by the way?
07:46We're all going to get on with it.
07:47Don't worry, lads, calm down.
07:48I'm going to say this, it's a practice for next week.
07:50He's not here, is he?
07:51Is he not?
07:52Who called him Denzel Washington?
07:54Not sure, apparently he's gone to the bathroom.
07:56Did he ask you guys to pull down his microphones
07:58before he went to the bathroom?
07:59That's a no.
08:03Oh, it's nice that you get to hear all of that.
08:05OK, lovely.
08:05Let me take you out to Barcelona.
08:08Too much, no?
08:08A bit too much.
08:09Guillaume Balogaine is over there.
08:11That was an all right game to be at, Guillaume.
08:13Oh, this was incredible.
08:17This was history in the making.
08:20This was us standing up.
08:21Everything that was going on was greeted.
08:24And with both teams, the defending of Inter was, yeah,
08:27spectacular.
08:28But especially, I mean, in the first 45 minutes,
08:31I don't think I've seen anything like it.
08:34Yes, I'm going to say it, since Messi.
08:37I remember Menotti, the Argentina national manager,
08:41was asked by one of his players,
08:44when do we give the ball to Maradona?
08:46And he said, all the time.
08:47And in the first 45 minutes, that's where it'll seem.
08:49It's that seem that Barcelona just were giving the ball to La Min
08:53because everything he did was dangerous.
08:56And he was a bit more subdued in the second half
08:58because he was defended by three players of Inter Milan,
09:01but still managed to get that lob and hitting the woodwork.
09:05What we've seen here is just unbelievable.
09:08There was, you could sense in the stands,
09:11there was tension because of the result.
09:13It was 2-0 down, but there was complete belief.
09:15As long as you've got La Min in your team,
09:17you'll be all right.
09:20Wow, Guillaume. Incredible, wasn't it?
09:22Do you have any ideas who you might be able to speak to today?
09:27OK, we asked for Hansi Flick, who's not here yet.
09:30We asked for La Min, for Pedri.
09:32I think we really want La Min, am I right?
09:36Yeah, we want La Min.
09:37Come on, let's try for La Min.
09:39We want La Min.
09:40Thank you, Guillaume, we'll let you go do that.
09:42Michael, welcome back, good to have you with us.
09:44So what was...
09:45You know what, I blame you.
09:48Why, what did I do?
09:48Because on socials, you're lambasting me every single week.
09:52So everyone thinks it's fine now.
09:53Do you feel comfortable with your sleeve length?
09:55Do you?
09:56What are you trying to say?
09:59Just go like this.
10:00Three quarters, what are we doing?
10:00Just go like this.
10:01Do it like this.
10:02Can you call a cab?
10:03Call a cab.
10:04Rob, love.
10:05How did you say that?
10:08Very big.
10:09We also, we know where you've been, obviously,
10:10because you didn't have your microphones pulled down.
10:12Did you ever go to the toilet?
10:13We did.
10:13It's a good job to go for number two, innit?
10:15On that subject, on that subject, the ladies of the building
10:21would like me to request that you kindly stop using the ladies' toilet.
10:24I saw you sneaking in there before.
10:26Oh, did you?
10:27Yes.
10:28We're a little tired.
10:31Because the males are occupied.
10:34Let's not turn this into something it's not, Jamie.
10:36The girls just don't like the boys using the girls' bathroom.
10:39You know why?
10:40Because the boys' ones are disgusting.
10:42Yeah, and now you come into ours.
10:44It's a problem.
10:48Anyway.
10:48I think we'd better move on.
10:50Yes, I think we will.
10:50If I say you should be moving on, I think you need to move on.
10:54On with this conversation.
10:55We're going to go to a very quick break.
10:57We will be back.
10:57Hopefully, Lamin Yemal.
10:58Let's see if we get him for an interview.
11:00We'll break down the game, highlights, analysis, interviews,
11:03all of the good stuff in just a few.
11:08The Champions!
11:14Hello, everybody.
11:26Welcome back.
11:26Good to have you with us still.
11:27So, we're going to go through these...
11:29What was that face?
11:30What?
11:31What was that?
11:33Oh, grumpy.
11:34Okay, we're going to go through the highlights of this game
11:37because we haven't shown you them yet.
11:38There's plenty to look at.
11:38Let's take a look at Marcus Teram's goal.
11:40It came in 30 seconds of the starting whistle.
11:43Incredible, Thierry.
11:44Yeah, 30 seconds and we see it late.
11:46They played on the fact that Barcelona doesn't play that high line pretty well
11:49to try to find a win back and they nearly did.
11:51They get the ball back from Barrela and Dumfries, not only with the two goals at that assist.
11:57And you can see Martinez trying to react when that ball is going to come back now from Dumfries.
12:03But he's going to, obviously, as you're going to see, fall over.
12:06Wow.
12:07And then the finish from Marcus.
12:09As you're going to see, he's trying to stop Martinez, trying to block Marcus Teram.
12:13I mean, what a finish from Marcus after 30 seconds.
12:17Yeah, then Barcelona got a few chances.
12:19The man, Ferran Torres, standing in for the main man, Lewandowski.
12:23Just takes a bad touch there.
12:25And as it bobbles back, you see the defender gets in the way.
12:28So you can only go around him.
12:29You can't get enough purchase on the ball to whip it round.
12:34The defender there to get it on target.
12:36But, yeah, the chances came.
12:38And then there was another one, wasn't there, Jamie?
12:42Yes, Ferran Torres there.
12:43I mean, the goalkeeper's unsighted.
12:44Lots of body.
12:45Look what I'm trying to look.
12:46But I decide, and it's just really good fortune.
12:49It goes to the wrong side of the post for Barcelona.
12:51But then it goes 2-0, done free.
12:53So you're supposed to be forced.
12:54Said that they'd worked on them.
12:55It was something where they felt it was a weakness for Barcelona.
12:59But it's still a brilliant finish.
13:01Acrobatic.
13:02There's no doubt they had the height advantage.
13:04So they could win the first knockdown.
13:06And that man's Johnny on the spot again.
13:08Of course, we've got more to do with the highlights.
13:10We're going to get to it.
13:11But first of all, we want to interrupt because friend of the show,
13:13nephew, is in the house, Marcus Turam.
13:16What's going on?
13:16Marcus, Marcus, Marcus.
13:18Titi.
13:19Well played.
13:20He's on the show more than me.
13:23Do you want to give him a special welcome, Titi?
13:26Good goal.
13:27Good goal, Marcus.
13:28Marcus, congratulations where it's not over.
13:31Obviously, but good goal.
13:32What was the hardest thing to do today?
13:37Because obviously, not having the ball for a very long time against this team is not easy.
13:43Yeah, the hardest thing, I think, well, there's two things.
13:46The first thing is that you have to drop super low to defend against them.
13:50And you can hurt them in counterattack, but the pitch is so big.
13:54And they're already there to press you.
13:56So it's really hard to get out of their first pressing line.
13:59So that was very hard.
14:00And the second time, we tried to press them high when the goalkeeper had the ball.
14:04But they have super good technical players that come through the line.
14:07So it's a real nightmare playing against those players.
14:10Marcus, before the game, I highlighted your role in the goal for Martinez at Bayern Munich,
14:16where you've done a similar sort of flick.
14:18This time it was an assist.
14:19This time it was a goal.
14:20Is that something that's always been part of your game?
14:25The flick?
14:26No, no, no, no, no.
14:27I just think of the best way to touch the ball when I can, when I'm not in balance.
14:33And I try to be creative with it.
14:35And it went well tonight.
14:38Should we see that goal?
14:38I think we should, fastest Champions League semi-final goal ever.
14:42Yes.
14:42I think we should see it.
14:44In history.
14:45Yes.
14:45History.
14:46I'm going to be Theriot in something.
14:52Nice.
14:52What a flick that was.
14:54The balance, the way you see, you knew exactly where the goal was.
14:58What a finish that was.
15:00I was so happy for you.
15:02How do you think about this second leg now?
15:04Thank you, thank you.
15:04Playing at home at the San Siro.
15:05Do you think of it as a 50-50 game being 3-3 or how do you see it?
15:08Well, yeah, it's always going to be a 50-50, especially if you draw in their houses.
15:15I expect them to have a lot of the ball, even if we're playing at home.
15:18And I think we're going to try and have a little bit more of the ball because we're playing in front of our fans.
15:23But mainly, I think we're going to have the same type of game, you know.
15:30Marcus, I have a last one.
15:32How is it to play against that high line?
15:34Because for me, from sitting in the studio, it looks easy to go to goal, but it doesn't happen often.
15:42How difficult it is because they play it in a weird way for me, personally.
15:45Yeah, yeah, well, the high line is not as the end of the action.
15:52But if you look, the 11th player of Barcelona are in your half.
15:56So that means they're always on pressure of the ball.
15:58So that means that I think to find the solution, someone should put it, but even without looking, you know.
16:03But if you're trying to, like, do a real pass, you always have a Barcelona player in front of you.
16:07Because they're 11th player in your half, so they're always pressing the ball.
16:11Well, Marcus, we want to wish you well for next week.
16:14Yes.
16:14Say hello to my friend Bastione.
16:17And good luck.
16:19I will.
16:19Yeah, best of luck.
16:20Talk to you next week.
16:21Bye-bye.
16:21Have a nice day.
16:22Have a good time.
16:23Bye-bye.
16:24God bless you.
16:24Bye-bye.
16:24Bye-bye.
16:25Bye-bye.
16:26So.
16:27So.
16:28One of my favourite people that comes on the show.
16:29I agree.
16:30They're like, I want a lovely smile.
16:31He's got, I think you can, how old is he?
16:34Er, 28, I guess, 27, 8.
16:3627, 20.
16:37When he speaks about it, you can tell he's got a real, like, good understanding of the game.
16:41He asked him about the high line.
16:42He didn't just give an obvious answer.
16:44He'd thought about it.
16:45You could say.
16:46I think sometimes when he's, you can almost, not tell, but his dad's been a player.
16:51So sometimes you have that sort of, even as a kid.
16:54He's got some early doors.
16:55Yeah.
16:55You're understanding maybe football, like, probably a little bit better than maybe someone who's, you know,
17:00parent's aunt or you're just going through an academy.
17:02You've got that experience from a young age.
17:05You can almost tell when he's talking about the game.
17:07Legacy.
17:07Mm-hm.
17:08Should we jump back into the highlights?
17:10Yeah.
17:10Let's do that.
17:11La Minha Mal making it 2-1 for us.
17:13So pulling the goal back.
17:14Here we go.
17:14You're good, Jimmy.
17:15This is special.
17:15You're good.
17:15I mean, listen, Thierry know this better than me.
17:18Everyone can see this is an amazing goal.
17:20The thing I love more than anything is the last touch before the strike because he needs to
17:26create a slight angle, really, because the ball's under his feet.
17:29So this is unbelievable.
17:30Close control.
17:31It has to be under his feet because there's so many bodies there.
17:33But he just has a little subtle touch now just to make sure he can bend it round the defender.
17:39And you know what that is, is because Bastoni, you can use him as a shield because the goalkeeper
17:45cannot see the ball leaving.
17:46So you don't have to hit it hard.
17:47Just move it.
17:48Hit it.
17:48But look at this, though.
17:49Chopped.
17:50Like I mentioned pre-game.
17:52So much touches that, eh?
17:53Look at this.
17:55Bang.
17:56And then it's a great save by Summer just to get that little touch he was so unlucky from.
18:02Jamal.
18:03What a player.
18:04I mean, Guillaume said it, but that first half performance, that was Messi-esque.
18:08That was like watching Messi in his heyday there, you know, at Barcelona, getting the ball,
18:12the whole game almost stopping to just see what he's going to do.
18:16It was just brilliant.
18:17Is he the chosen one?
18:18You've had Ronaldo, you've had Messi.
18:20Is he the next?
18:21We thought it was going to be Mbappe and Mbappe still will do well, score a lot of goals.
18:24But in terms of that special one that you could see...
18:26I'll tell you what, we did, we've spoke a lot on this show about Messi and Ronaldo
18:29sort of getting to a certain age and maybe not being the best players in the world now.
18:33And we always felt Mbappe and Haaland would be almost like sort of the next two.
18:37But I don't think Haaland's ever going to become that because he's just an out-and-out goal scorer.
18:41Mbappe, of course.
18:43Yeah.
18:43But the way he played tonight, Mbappe, I don't know.
18:48I'm not saying he's better than Mbappe now, but there's more to it.
18:53When I'm talking about a little bit like Messi, I don't think Mbappe's ever going to be that.
18:56He's devastating because of the pace and the goals.
18:59And he's probably a better player than Haaland because he can get involved in the game more and pull out wide.
19:03But a lot of it is still about pace and hitting hard shots and whipping in the near post.
19:08Whereas that's just like beating men in sort of small areas on a pitch.
19:12Just before you say what you're going to say, can we take a look at this comparison between the two?
19:16Jamal and Messi, just the numbers.
19:19This is across 100 games, sorry, I should say.
19:22So across 100 games.
19:23But I guess let's remember as well that Lamin-Yamal has played those 100 games by the age of 17.
19:28Whereas I think we said it at the same age Messi had played...
19:31Seven.
19:31Seven.
19:31Yeah.
19:33Any thoughts on those numbers?
19:35It'd be nice if I could see them.
19:36Well...
19:37One thing that I wanted to add.
19:48We can talk about a lot of guys that are supposed to be on the throne and whatnot.
19:53One thing that always amazes me in football is you always think that there's no way that someone's going to be better.
20:01Or might be better.
20:03Or look like they might be better or whatever than Ronaldo and Messi.
20:07And in my time you're like Pelé, Maradona or whoever.
20:09We can put a lot of people in that you are nine or whatever.
20:13And then Lamin-Yamal arrives.
20:15And then you have a new guy also in Argentina, Maestro Antueno.
20:18That plays for River Plate already winning that derby game on the free kick against Boca Junior.
20:24That's one thing that you can never...
20:27That's what football is amazing.
20:29I mean, there's a guy that soon, in two maybe to three years, that we're going to talk about.
20:34That's not already on the scene.
20:35But it's crazy to think that a guy is 17 years old.
20:42Like, 17 years old.
20:44I made my debut, I think.
20:47It's just crazy what he's doing.
20:49I mean, it's just abnormal.
20:50But look, it's great to see that there's a new guy coming.
20:53A new guy on the block that looks like that he might be dominating football.
20:58And I wish that for him.
21:00Let's not put him under pressure and already say that he should have the throne or whatever.
21:03It's just so amazing to watch.
21:05Well, you mentioned Erling Haaland.
21:07He was watching and he was impressed as well.
21:08This is during the first half.
21:09He posted this on his socials.
21:11This guy is incredible.
21:13Mind blown.
21:14He's watching on an iPad there, isn't he?
21:17Yes.
21:18Well, well...
21:19What does that mean?
21:20Why are you saying that?
21:21It's actually a laptop.
21:21No, I mean, a laptop.
21:23I mean, that's how you can have a dodgy box, isn't there?
21:25A dodgy feed or...
21:27Where did he get them from?
21:28Did he get one?
21:29A dodgy box, yeah, I'll have a word.
21:30What's the name of the guy that got it for you?
21:32Remember the guy we told him last night?
21:33Robby the Robber.
21:34Sometimes he was called Philly.
21:35Oh, no, go on, go on, go on.
21:37It's OK, it's OK.
21:38Oh, Robbie the Robber.
21:39How did he get the boxes then?
21:49OK, let's move on then with the highlights.
21:50Ferran Torres with the equaliser to make it 2-2 for Barcelona.
21:54Micah.
21:55Yeah, I mentioned him and Thierry mentioned it as well.
21:57The movement before the game was a big opportunity,
22:00but you have to give credit to the pass,
22:02then the assist, then the run.
22:05The timing was impeccable.
22:08And, I mean, there's a lot of people in that area
22:10that don't make the run at the right time,
22:12but he just watched it.
22:13And I think I like it about him.
22:15He's normally a winger by trade,
22:16but he stepped up in that central position, Jamie.
22:18And, listen, a blow for Inter Milan
22:20was Martinez getting injured just on half-time.
22:23I mean, he just hobbled on, really,
22:25just to keep him at 11 men till half-time
22:27and the substitution was made,
22:28but he knew straight away.
22:29And I don't think that's someone who's thinking,
22:31I'm out of this game.
22:33I think he's probably thinking,
22:33I'm out of the tie.
22:35And this could be a big problem for Inter Milan,
22:37that second leg, really good.
22:40He's a super player.
22:42And then, once again,
22:43that's what we were talking about.
22:46Daniel Olmo once again gets done
22:48by Dumfries in a different manner.
22:52He got out-muscled,
22:53he got unlucky also,
22:54because the ball bounces now.
22:58I think he bounces off Araujo,
23:00but it's Olmo that was on him at the start
23:03and he got done twice.
23:04It's not easy when you're a striker
23:05and you're in this type of situation on corners.
23:08But we've got to mention,
23:09a really well-worked corner,
23:11but Rafinha,
23:12I mean,
23:13he's so unlucky to get,
23:15you know,
23:15go down as an own goal,
23:16but the strike,
23:17the confidence to take that on,
23:19I mean,
23:20he's just been
23:21incredible this season.
23:23So unlucky from the goalkeeper,
23:24because he actually gets,
23:25I think,
23:25a little touch on there as well
23:27and then reflects off him in the goal.
23:28I'll tell you,
23:29we're unlucky,
23:30into Milan,
23:31the Mkhitaryan disallowed goal,
23:33I mean,
23:33it's just offside.
23:35I mean,
23:35the goalkeeper doesn't cover himself in glory.
23:37I don't think you fancied the challenge.