2520 Sports Talk
2520 Sports Talk
Brendan Fox, Taylor Monroe and Travis Burnitt
Episode 69: Sevilla Edges Roma, Dortmund Bottles the Bundesliga
1 hour 40 minutes Posted Jun 1, 2023 at 6:53 am.
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Nick returns to the 2520 Sports Talk to join Taylor in breaking down the Europa League Final in Budapest, the tumultuous final day of the Bundesliga, Championship Sunday in the Premier League, and the Coppa Italia Final between European finalists Fiorentina and Inter Milan.

Our European experts begin by thoroughly analyzing the Europa League Final between the record-winners Sevilla and the reigning Conference League champions Roma, where two of the most physical sides in all of Europe dueled gruesomely in Budapest. The match would witness 40 fouls, 13 yellow cards, and penalty kicks--along with some of the objectively worst officiating ever witnessed at the top level of European football.

Our duo then attempts to explain and interpret what happened in Germany on the final Bundesliga matchday, where Dortmund bottled a truly scarce opportunity to win the Meisterschale ahead of Bayern in historic fashion: in front of over 80,000 strong at the Signal Iduna Park. Additionally, the battles for European placements are broken down and Taylor sadly copes with the relegation of Schalke and Hertha Berlin.

Next, they pivot to England for Championship Sunday, where Aston Villa and Tottenham fought for the final European placement in the Conference League, and where Everton, Leicester, and Leeds United desperately scrapped to avoid relegation alongside Southampton. Only one would escape to safety on Matchday 38.

Finally, predictions are made for the upcoming Manchester derby FA Cup Final at Wembley and Inter are praised for retaining a domestic double for the second-straight season, as the Nerazzurri lifted the Coppa Italia once more.