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Pep’s turn to chat with TNT. “It is always a big challenge … this stadium … incredibly aggressive in the first part … long balls … a Champions League club … [Erling Haaland’ was not planned to play … I prefer to give him a good training session.”
And why so many changes, Pep? “Because we have soooooooo many games!” A twinkle in his eye as he makes his unequivocally serious point.