Euro Leagues - Messi's goodbye, Ronaldo's fallout & Zidane makes his mark?
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John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens and Guillem Ballague in a contrasting week for footballing greats: Messi and Ronaldo.
The panel discuss Messi's international goodbye and Cristiano Ronaldo's lengthy statement following his fallout with Jorge Jesus- but is his behaviour a surprise to anyone?
In France, how well has Zinedine Zidane's start gone down? How will he impose his management? As for Spain, how have they evolved post World Cup?
Plus, is Pep Guardiola already planning a return to the Etihad?
TIMECODES:
0'45 Mbappe out cycling?
3'41 Lionel Messi's goodbye
9'27 Cristiano Ronaldo's statement
22'05 Zinedine Zidane's first matches in charge of France
31'05 How have Spain pushed on from their World Cup win?
33'26 Virgil Van Dijk reaches 100 caps
36'36 Pep Guardiola returns to the Etihad?
Published on Wednesday, 7th October 2026.
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