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Mbappe, compelled, obliged.
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That's a fire he put out before it began to rage.
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Messi, delightful, Alvarez, here's McAllister, Di Maria is the spare man.
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Angel Di Maria, glorious goal!
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It's a good match for everyone.
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It's a match for life.
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We can't do worse.
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We can't do worse.
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They made two goals, we made two goals.
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We can come back.
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Koeman can go the other way.
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Rabiot.
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Mbappe. To Ram.
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Mbappe!
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Oh, wow!
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He is an awesome force of nature!
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Lewis finding Foden.
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And he needs out of the yard.
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Resting upon his shoulders.
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The spell well and truly broken.
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and Erling Moeller restores Manchester City's lead Inicia Junior
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Brahim Diaz returns to his old haunt Inicia Junior has stolen it,
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the race is on and Bellingham coming in, scores!
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Patrick involved for the first time, releasing out today One ball, Garnacca!
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That is a quite brilliant goal from Manchester United from one end to the other Last champ's saloon for Chelsea,
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Maitweke Beyond Dano, Dano tries to recover, penalty!
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Cole Palmer takes the sensible option And surely Selma is a point for Chelsea.
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No one marking Barmer again.
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And it's the better than in!
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Hat-trick hero!
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Cole Barmer wins an epic!
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Nicely swept away by Dembele.
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Mbappe is curling ball and that's right.
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Fluttenberg's full and one, he's ever!
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Mnimouma.
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Nice curl!
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Oh, I say what an unbelievable goal!
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The 16-year-old!
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Great ball in, well defended Danny Olmo.
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Brilliant feat.
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It's 2-1.
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It's gone in off Koundé.
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It might have been going in anyway.
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And there's respect between the two managers.
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Uday Embry back in Paris.
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On it goes by Rashford.
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Yuri Keleman, there's the cross, Morgan Rodgers!
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Dewey Tries to kill, oh what a goal!
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Oh my word!
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This is what Villa don't want TSG towering forward Khabar is getting it wonderful, oh!
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Oh my word!
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Goal!
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Demdelo.
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That's a lovely ball through, promising here.
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Still going, 3-1.
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It's a wonderful goal from Nuno Mendes.
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Klaassen, Teuvenen, can he get it down?
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He's done it!
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Over there, Teuvenen!
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Venice Cross dangerous and there's the response Marco Reus
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And the what the last window of opportunity for Germany to earn a victory here Cross will go for it Goal!
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If he leaves that post, Messi's got an angle.
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Will Messi try?
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He's gonna quip it in!
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Oh no!
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Oh my goodness! Does anyone...
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This ball's whipped in!
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A little bit, you can't.
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You've gotta trust your wall to do its job.
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Messi up over and in!
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Sensational from Lionel Messi again!
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Davies Takes on Roeninger and shoots, oh brilliant, wow!
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Oh my, what a game, this is an opportunity now He's in the game now, up against Kimmich, shooting as well, dropped it, here's the chance of the equaliser!
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It's a howler from Van Wijnäuun!
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And it's a goal for Hossel!
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Twisting and turning and looking for him, Rüdiger, it's a goal!
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Hosselou!
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Still hope for Bayern, pumped in towards Mats Rauwijk, headed away by Rüdiger, the flag's up.
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Lyman thinks he scored but the flag was up way earlier than that.
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Goal!
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Teo Hernandez!
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2-1!
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Goal di Teo!
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Goal di Teo su Pulizio!
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And the ball for Teo, Rafa for Teo.
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Here's the cross of Teo Pulizic!
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Goal!
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It's a great goal!
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Chris Pulizic, the captain of the USA!
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National Team, the captain of Valada!
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Pulizic, Pulizic, Pulizic, dentro Rafa!
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Goal!
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Ebron!
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Goal!
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Nooo!
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It's the most beautiful world!
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It's the most beautiful world! But Ronaldo!
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Goal!
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Goal!
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Entrata!
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Entrata!
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Entrata!
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Entrata 2-0!
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Bernadeschi entra in area, c'era sul sinistro, attenzione, scazzo di rigore!
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Attenzione!
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Tutto pronto, fiscale.
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Parte Cristiano!
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Siii! To Grealish.
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Here's the chance for another one, it's in!
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Erling Haaland.
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But don't forget the top eight qualified, 9-24 in the playoffs, and Manchester City have lifted themselves up to 18.
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What a run, this is though.
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In it goes for Dempeler. In goes the...
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Oh, it's in the pass!
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The follow-up, it's in!
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It's Bradley Barcola!
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The Manchester City Free kick taken by Vitinha And there's the chance of a goal ahead Snell Neves
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Gonzalo Ramos coming back from an offside position was he?
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Well he scored anyway It's a goal And it's victory So Lacazette versus Onada Stutter steps, clinical.
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And they're so close to a semi-final.
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Old Trafford holds its breath.
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Bruno Pan makes the limit!
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And Manchester United are backing him.
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There's going to be five minutes at and on.
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Here's Casimiro, looking at him, Kobi Maynou, takes his turn!
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Oh, oh, God!
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Oh, oh, God!
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Oh no!
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So remember, there might be penalties yet, here's Casimiro.
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Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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It's a Maguire!
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And La Vinci come in, 2-0!
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To Kasih Inui!
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What a strike! From Kawashima.
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And back in, oh, what a header!
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That's a tremendous goal from Vertonghen!
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Hazard...
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Found room for the cross for Lady!
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Safely grabbed...
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And there's just time for Duboisna to lead this attack.
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Japan desperate to cover the spaces, they can't do so for the moment.
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Lukaku and here's a winner!
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Oh, can you believe it?
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Nasser Chadli!
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Kantanić finds Dahlberg, better than that, he finds Ziyech!
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He finds the net, spectacular!
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Dele Alli, can he play it across to Eriksen, Lucas Moura's running in now!
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Lucas Moura!
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Spurs are still in there, and Onano has kept it out twice!
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Lucas Moura, Lucas Moura's done it again! incredible Justin Sissoko comes to Dele Alli through to Lucas Moura
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Lucas Moura as violence burns through to Madrid
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to the Champions League looking for Cabane who can hit it and does hit it 4-0
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they swept forward again If a rival is capable of scoring four goals against us, then we're capable of scoring six against them.
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He's in the net!
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He's in the net!
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He's in the net!
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Barcelona have...
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Agüero, if anyone can it's him.
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Back to Balotelli, it runs for Agüero!
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They do it!
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City win the title!
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It's Agüero with his 30th goal of the season!
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I don't believe what I'm seeing!
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Manchester City are the champions of England!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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Messi hits one!
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Oh, what a goal!
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That is sensational!
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The field is ready.
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This place is absolutely jumping.
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Looking for Sadio Mane, who's capitalized on the mistake.
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Here's Henderson, he's away!
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He scores!
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There's one back!
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Divock Origi!
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Back again though, and he's done it well.
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Sadio Mane's on his way into the middle, so is Wijnaldum!
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Oh, it's in!
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Off the bench, he's scored!
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Shaqiri.
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Wijnaldum!
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Oh, it's three!
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Liverpool are all the way back!
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Twelve minutes to go in normal time.
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Liverpool 3-0.
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Call it, take it quickly, Origi!
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Yeah!
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You did it!
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Yeah!
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Unbelievable!
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Evil to Origi!
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Oh my word!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 198 sentences and 1135 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 72% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- penalty /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ (noun) — A legal sentence.
- dig /dɪɡ/ (verb) — To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More…
- unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ (adjective) — Not to be believed.
- sweep /swiːp/ (verb) — To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- curl /kɜɹl/ (noun) — A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- sensational /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to sensation.
- earn /ɝn/ (verb) — To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- lewis /ˈluːɪs/ (noun) — A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (verb) — To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- angel /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ (noun) — An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
- steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- bench /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (noun) — A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- spell /spɛl/ (noun) — Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
- look for (verb) — To seek.
- back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
- come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
- go for (verb) — To try for, to attempt to reach.
- come back (verb) — To return to a place.
- come back from (verb) — To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc.
- follow up (verb) — To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, sensational /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/, capitalize /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/, equalizer /ˈiː.kwəˌlaɪ.zə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like penalty, dig, unbelievable.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.