Grant interviews Daryl Dike, the 20-year-old red-hot USMNT striker who has scored eight goals in 14 games on loan with Barnsley from Orlando City. Dike explains what it has been like setting the Championship on fire as he tries to help take Barnsley up to the Premier League. Other topics of discussion include whether he's hoping to stay in England beyond this loan period, his recent camp with the USMNT and his story of growing up in Edmond, Okla., as the youngest of five kids in a soccer-playing family that includes his brother Bright (who played in MLS and for Nigeria) and his sister Courtney (who played for Nigeria at the 2015 World Cup).
After that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down a busy soccer weekend, including which teams they think will make the Premier League top four, Real Madrid's thrilling 2-1 win over Barcelona in El Clásico, which UEFA Champions League quarterfinals they see turning around in the second leg, how many MLS they see advancing to the final eight of the CONCACAF Champions League, the USWNT's disputed late equalizer in a 1-1 tie at Sweden and the opening weekend of the NWSL Challenge Cup.
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