Henry Left Stunned as Richards Dishes Out Cheeky Jibe Live on Air
Tuesday’s Champions League action provided a thrilling conclusion to Matchday 2, but the real fireworks came on the CBS Sports broadcast courtesy of Micah Richards and a hilarious on-air gag.
The pundits, featuring Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Kate Scott, and the aforementioned Richards, were waxing poetic about the fixtures ahead. But just as Henry was hyping up the looming match between Brest and Bayer Leverkusen, Carragher and Richards suddenly threw a wrench into the discussion.
Richards’ flippant remark – "It’s a bit lop-sided, isn’t it?" – sent Henry’s defenses into chaos, as Kate Scott’s giggles reached a crescendo. For a few moments, it seemed as though the normally stoic Henry might join in, but eventually, he struggled to focus and composed himself.
With 100 per cent records still intact, Brest, Dortmund, and Leverkusen proved their dominance over the course of two fixtures. However, when reviewing the odds, we see that only 36% of Brest’s season has been comprised of competitive victories, but their form seems to translate to Europe’s top club competition. Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over RB Salzburg catapulted the French outfit into the winner’s bracket alongside their newly-minted Bundesliga acquaintances, who defeated AC Milan with aplomb.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen crew, too, maintained their unblemished start after outmuscling Sturm Graz. With each subsequent win, the likes of Brest, Leverkusen, and, indeed, those in Europe’s top echelons can’t be ignored, considering the German outfit only needed 40% of last season’s Bundesliga points haul to snag the Bundesliga’s top honors.
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