🎧 'It was Bilbao or bust
An emergency The Devils' Advocate podcast has landed.BBC Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater hosts following the Europa League final defeat in Bilbao.He is joined by fellow colleague Joe McGrath, live from the airport in Spain, who says fans are "tired and trying to get their heads around what they saw".This podcast does come with a full disclosure warning from Drinkwater though:"This is going to be one of the moodiest listens you have ever had."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
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