And it’s time for another episode of The Hooligan Soccer Podcast. What a week. We hope that you had a listen to Monday’s podcast – a recap of Champions League Round of 16 and MLS Game Week 3.

That went against usual football diplomacy, where players talk of only focusing on the next game, but that’s perhaps part of the charm. It’s also part of the strange dynamics of these occasions, that at once enrich football but can also make it so emotionally wrenching.