João was already settled long before kick-off.
Not in the stadium yet—he was higher up, tucked into his seat with his hoodie pulled halfway up, phone balanced carefully in both hands, one earbud in, the other dangling loose. The United Stand stream loaded, the familiar red-and-black overlay popping onto the screen just as a face filled the frame.
"Hello everyone and welcome to The United Stand," Mark Goldbridge said, leaning forward toward the camera, voice already carrying that familiar edge of excitement and tension. "I'm Mark Goldbridge, this is your Manchester United versus Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League semi-final watch-along, second leg, at Old Trafford."
João smiled faintly.
Goldbridge was already in full flow. Talking about the occasion. Talking about the noise outside. Talking about how nights like this were why Old Trafford was called what it was called. He leaned back, rubbed his hands together, then glanced down at his notes.
"Right—lineups. Let's get into it."
