Football Daily Monday Night Club: PSG's journey to success and England get set for Spain
Kelly Cates is joined by Steph Houghton and Adam Crafton on this week's Monday Night Club.
The three are joined by French football journalist, Matt Spiro to reflect on PSG's journey towards winning the Champions League.
Does Dembele deserve the Ballon d'Or? Have PSG set the precedent for a new football trend? And what next for Inter?
Then, Vicki Sparks joins the pod from Barcelona ahead of the Lionesses' final Nations League group game against world champions Spain.
We hear from Lucy Bronze as well as Sarina Wiegman, and look ahead to next month's European Championship.
Next, is Liam Delap edging closer to joining Chelsea? And will he play in the Club World Cup or the U21 Euros?
We hear from Lee Carsley on the immediate future of the Ipswich Town striker.
And finally, after Oldham Athletic beat Southend United 3-2 at Wembley to book their place back in the EFL, Oldham boss Micky Mellon joins the pod.
Timecodes:
00:22 PSG's historic European victory
05:10 Should Dembele win the Ballon d'Or?
11:43 PSG's transformation this season
24:18 What next for Inter?
27:36 A lookahead to England v Spain
29:02 Lucy Bronze interview
31:05 Mary Earps' retirement
36:48 Sarina Wiegman interview
43:47 Lee Carsley on Liam Delap
49:06 Micky Mellon joins the pod
BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries:
Tue 1800 Spain v England women in the Nations League
Sat 1700 Andorra v England men in World Cup Qualifying
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