The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

<p>Matt Davies-Adams takes the hotseat alongside Daniel Storey, Tom Williams, Duncan Alexander, Felipe Cardenas and Dan Kipatrick as Tottenham say goodbye to another manager.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Igor Tudor is shown the door by Spurs after just seven games in charge. The club are pushing to make former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi his replacement, but is he what they need right now? &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Boos at Wembley for Ben White who scores, then gives away a penalty in England’s 1-1 friendly draw with Uruguay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And who will take the last six places at this year’s World Cup? The final qualifying playoff games take place on Tuesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Tudor leaves Spurs (4:45)</p><p>• PART 2A: England 1-1 Uruguay and (26:30)</p><p>• PART 2B: France 3-1 Colombia (36.30)</p><p>• PART 3: USA 2-5 Belgium (43.30)</p><p>• PART 4: World Cup playoff preview (49:30)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Rob Tanner and Jordan Halford to open up the Totally Extra Almanac in 2016 and celebrate Leicester's historic Premier League title, 10 years on.&nbsp;</p><br><p>From the sacking of Pearson and battling relegation to Richard III, Ranieri, pizzas and Bocelli - the Leicester title story had it all.</p><br><p>Underpinning Leicester's success was excellent investment with Vardy, Mahrez and Kante costing less than 8 million pounds and the squad barely getting injuries, meaning Ranieri could play the same eleven in most games.</p><br><p>Even still, the odds were stacked against them with the bookies making them 5000-1 before the season started. So just how did they do it? And could anyone ever do it again?</p><br><p>Plus 'On This Day' and Duncan's quiz question.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><br><p>• PART 1a: Duncan’s quiz question (3.15)</p><p>• PART 1b: The Totally Extra Almanac (4.20)</p><p>• PART 2a: What came before: relegation scrap + King Richard III (08.47)</p><p>• PART 2b: The sextape, sackings + Ranieri appointment (14.10)</p><p>• PART 3: The famous 15-16 season (28.15)</p><p>• PART 4a: How the title was won + Battle of the Bridge (41.50)</p><p>• PART 4b: What happened next? (54.25)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>James is joined by Duncan Alexander, Dan Kilpatrick and Natalie Gedra&nbsp;to discuss Tuesday night's Champions League action.</p><br><p>Spurs' capitulation goes nuclear in Madrid with Igor Tudor giving keeper Antonín Kinský his Champions League debut, only for him to concede 3 in 15 minutes and get subbed off, with Spurs going on to lose 5-2 to Atletico. What next for the North London club in freefall?</p><br><p>Liverpool also had a difficult night losing 1-0 in a raucous Istanbul and Newcastle came so close to a famous win over Barca, conceding a penalty in the final seconds. Meanwhile Olise shone as Bayern hit 6 at Atalanta.</p><br><p>Plus brawls in Brazil and the FA Cup quarter-final draw.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><br><p>• PART 1: Rundown of the results (0.40)</p><p>• PART 2: Atletico 5-2 Spurs (07.25)</p><p>• PART 3a: Atalanta 1-6 Bayern (21.55)</p><p>• PART 3b: Newcastle 1-1 Barca (26.45)</p><p>• PART 3c: Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (30.20)</p><p>• PART 4a: West Ham into the FA Cup QFs (34.47)</p><p>• PART 4b: Brawl in Brazil (39.10)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballus, James Horncastle and Tom Williams to discuss all matters European football.</p><br><p>The Champions League last 16 is here with Real Madrid v Man City, Newcastle v Barca, PSG v Chelsea and much more to look forward to.</p><br><p>In Italy, Milan kept their title hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Inter as Atalanta get ready to face Bayern. And in France, the title race is back on too as Monaco beat PSG 3-1 on the Riviera and second placed Lens beat Metz 3-0.</p><br><p>The relegation battle in Germany is hotting up, while in Spain, Real Madrid &amp; Barca as the gap between the two remains at 4 points.</p><br><p>Plus Madonna meets Celta Vigo.</p><br><p>Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Moment of the week (4.35)</p><p>• PART 2:&nbsp;La Liga review - Barca 4 clear (13.10)</p><p>• PART 3: Serie A review - Milan win the derby (28.45)</p><p>• PART 4: Ligue 1 review - Monaco beat PSG (45.42)</p><p>• PART 5: Bundesliga review -&nbsp;Relegation battle hots up (58.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Liam Twomey and Colin Millar for company on FA Cup 5th round weekend.</p><br><p>The favourites make it through on Saturday with Max Dowman dazzling for Arsenal and Pep Guardiola raging for Man City. The tie of the round sees Chelsea just about fend off Wrexham in a classic at the Racecourse Ground.</p><br><p>Sunday was upset central, with League One’s bottom side Port Vale knocking out Premier League Sunderland. And Fulham also succumbed in stoppage time to Championship Southampton. But Leeds overcome Norwich to reach the last eight for the first time since 2003.</p><br><p>Tottenham’s relegation worries remain one of the biggest talking points in football. Jay Harris was there to see the defeat to Palace on Thursday. Is Igor Tudor already on borrowed time?</p><br><p>Plus ugly scenes at Ibrox as Celtic progress on penalties in the Scottish Cup.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Sunday’s FA Cup action (03.00)</p><p>• PART 2a: Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea (22.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3a: Mansfield 1-2 Arsenal (30.00)</p><p>• PART 3b: Newcastle 1-3 Man City (34.00)</p><p>• PART 3c: Wolves 1-3 Liverpool (44.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Ugly scenes at Ibrox (48.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: The Spurs crisis with Jay Harris (53.00)</p><p>• PART 4c: Victory for the Lionesses (64.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>The Totally Football Show European Edition's James Horncastle heads to Milan to talk to Rossoneri and England defender Fikayo Tomori.</p><br><p>Hear more about life at San Siro, the Milan derby atmosphere, the toughest opponents to play against in Serie A and what it's like to share a workplace with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paolo Maldini.</p><br><p>You can read James's piece on The Athletic here: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7086014/2026/03/06/fikayo-tomori-milan-career-italy-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7086014/2026/03/06/fikayo-tomori-milan-career-italy-interview/</a> </p><br><p>Or watch the interview on our YouTube channel here: <a href="https://youtu.be/PlUM2YXNfwc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/PlUM2YXNfwc</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Art De Roché into the studio after what felt like a pivotal night in the Premier League.</p><br><p>Art was at the Amex to see Arsenal earn a 1-0 win that earned the wrath of Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler. And more importantly took the Gunners 7 points clear of Man City. Pep Guardiola’s side still have a game in hand but threw away the lead twice against Nottingham Forest.</p><br><p>How did Forest do it? Mark Carey was watching for us. And with West Ham also winning at Fulham, where does this leave the relegation battle?</p><br><p>The race for Champions League football is hotting right up with 3rd to 6th separated by 3 points. That’s after Man United’s dramatic defeat to 10-man Newcastle and Villa’s home humbling by Chelsea.</p><br><p>It’s FA Cup 5th round weekend. Wrexham reporter Richard Sutcliffe paints us a picture ahead of their clash with Chelsea at the Racecourse Ground.</p><br><p>Plus Fulham, facial hair and Flamengo sacking Filipe Luis.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Farewell Jack’s moustache (01.00)</p><p>• PART 2: Brighton 0-1 Arsenal (05.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3a: Man City 2-2 Forest with Mark Carey (14.30)</p><p>• PART 3b: Fulham 0-1 West Ham (25.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Aston Villa 1-4 Chelsea (35.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Newcastle 2-1 Man United (41.30)</p><p>• PART 5a: Jack with the latest on Luis &amp; Lingard (47.00)</p><p>• PART 5b: Wrexham v Chelsea preview with Richard Sutcliffe (52.00)</p><p>• PART 5c: Elsewhere in the FA Cup (57.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo is joined by Pol Ballus, James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor for a Totally European extravaganza.</p><br><p>The Champions League play off second legs await with the Italian teams in trouble and Benfica's Prestianni provisionally suspended by UEFA.</p><br><p>In Spain, advantage Barca as Madrid lost to Osasuna for the first time in 15 years and Barca made it 18 wins in a row at home, beating Levante 3-0. All change in France with Monaco coming from behind to beat leaders Lens 3-2 and PSG beating Metz to go back on top.</p><br><p>Inter are running away with it in Serie A as Milan lost to Parma and Inter going 10 points clear with a 2-0 win at Lecce. And in Germany Harry Kane is getting ever closer to beating Lewandowski's goal scoring record in the Bundesliga as Bayern go 8 clear.</p><br><p>Plus James' Florentine food adventures.</p><br><p>Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Moment of the week (0.40)</p><p>• PART 2a: Serie A review - Inter 10 points clear (10.18)</p><p>• PART 3a: La Liga review - Madrid shocked by Osasuna (25.02)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 4a: Bundesliga review - Bayern go 10 points clear (36.34)</p><p>• PART 5a: Ligue 1 review - PSG back on top (46.45)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Colin Millar for company after another weekend of pure Premier League drama.</p><br><p>Arsenal get back to winning ways with Eberechi Eze returning to haunt Spurs again in the North London derby. Igor Tudor’s new side now sit 4 points above the relegation zone.</p><br><p>Liverpool leave it very, very late to win at Forest and subject Vitor Pereira to defeat in his first league match in charge. Which means West Ham’s draw with Bournemouth closes the gap between 17th and 18th to just points.</p><br><p>There are currently no points separating 4th, 5th and 6th after Chelsea drop points again at home to Burnley.</p><br><p>Matt Woosnam joins us to outline Oliver Glasner’s future at Palace after the toxicity between the fans and the Eagles head coach increases.</p><br><p>Plus some hot takes on James Milner becoming the Premier League’s all-time appearance record holder.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Goings on at Gateshead and Wellington (02.00)</p><p>• PART 2: Spurs 1-4 Arsenal (08.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3a: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool (23.00)</p><p>• PART 3b: Chelsea 1-1 Burnley (27.00)</p><p>• PART 3c: Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds (31.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Oliver Glasner’s future at Palace with Matt Woosnam (37.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Sunderland 1-3 Fulham (43.00)</p><p>• PART 4c: Man City 2-1 Newcastle (46.00)</p><p>• PART 4d: West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth (51.00)</p><p>• PART 4e: James Milner breaks PL appearance record (53.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Charlie Eccleshare and Mark Carey into the studio after a shocking Wednesday night of action.</p><br><p>Arsenal somehow throw away a 2-0 lead to draw with rock-bottom Wolves at Molineux, with the hosts earning just their 10th point of the season. Have the Gunners lost their heads in the title race? And does a North London derby in Igor Tudor’s first game as Spurs manager represent a good or bad game for them at this moment?</p><br><p>In the Champions League, Newcastle kill off Qarabag in their first leg in Baku with a 6-1 victory. But it’s Bodo/Glimt who steal the headlines again with another stunning win against a European giant, this time Serie A leaders Inter. Bodo fan Martin Sliepnes has more.</p><br><p>The weekend’s Premier League action sees Vitor Pereira kick off his Premier League reign at Forest against Liverpool.</p><br><p>Plus why Rayan is the real deal, who is Iago Silva and how did Michael Kayode put his long throw to further use this week?</p><br><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Wolves 2-2 Arsenal + NLD preview (03.30)</p><p>• PART 2: Qarabag 1-6 Newcastle - next stop the Etihad (23.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3a: Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Inter with Martin Sliepnes (33.00)</p><p>• PART 3b: Elsewhere in the Champions League (44.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool + West Ham v Bournemouth (48.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Chelsea v Burnley + Aston Villa v Leeds (55.00)</p><p>• PART 4c: Kayode’s long-throw reveal (60.00)</p><p>• PART 4d: Iago Silva (62.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Colin Millar, Tom Wiliams and Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss an eventful evening in the Champions League play-offs.</p><br><p>In Lisbon, Vini Jr scored a wonder goal and shortly afterwards left the pitch, alleging that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him. We discuss the controversial response from Benfica and Jose Mourinho.</p><br><p>On the French Riviera, PSG mounted an impressive comeback to win 3-2 at Monaco having gone 2-0 down inside the opening 18 minutes via a Folarin Balogun brace.</p><br><p>And it was a bad night for Italian football with Dortmund beating Atalanta 2-0 in the Signal Iduna + Galatasaray thrashing Juve 5-2 in the early kick off in Istanbul.</p><br><p>Plus the FA Cup draw, Coventry on top and Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill becomes Blackburn boss.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><br><p>• PART 1: Rundown of the results (2.08)</p><p>• PART 2a: Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid (2.50)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3: Monaco 2-3 PSG (15.10)</p><p>• PART 4a: Galatasaray 5-2 Juve (25.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Dortmund 2-0 Atalanta (34.00)</p><p>• PART 5: The FA Cup draw + Michael O'Neill joins Blackburn (42.05)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Another day, another managerial sacking in the Premier League. Jimbo is on hand with Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare, Liam Tharme and more.</p><br><p>After a goalless draw with Wolves, Nottingham Forest dismiss Sean Dyche in the early hours of Thursday morning. As they look for their 4th coach of the campaign, Daniel Storey tries to piece together the remains of their season.</p><br><p>Man City and Villa keep up the pressure on leaders Arsenal while Liverpool become the first visiting team to win at the Stadium of Light in 2025/26.</p><br><p>But game of the night goes to Palace Burnley where the Clarets stage a remarkable comeback to secure their first victory since October. Reuben Pinder ruminates on what next for Glasner and the Eagles.</p><br><p>Plus it’s FA Cup 4th round weekend. Will it be a calamity for Wigan at Arsenal, an upset in the first ever meeting between Burton and West Ham or history repeating at Macclesfield?</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Forest sack Dyche after goalless draw with Wolves (01.00)</p><p>• PART 2a: Man City 3-0 Fulham (18.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 2b: Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool (23.00)</p><p>• PART 3a: Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton (28.00)</p><p>• PART 3b: Crystal Palace 2-3 Burnley with Reuben Pinder (36.00)</p><p>• PART 4: FA Cup 4th round preview (45.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>James is joined in the Totally studio by James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor with Pol Ballus joining from Barcelona as the Euro crew assemble to discuss this weeks continental happenings.</p><br><p>Bayern Munich have dropped points for a second weekend running in the Bundesliga. Seb was in the Volksparkstadion to see Hamburg draw 2-2 with the league leaders, meaning they are now 6 points clear of 2nd place Dortmund.</p><br><p>In Spain, Real left it late to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 with Mbappe's winner coming in the 10th minute of injury time. That kept them within one point of Barca who comfortably beat Elche away 3-1 with goals from Yamal, Rashford and Ferran Torres.</p><br><p>No change at the top of Serie A with Inter and Napoli both winning and second placed Milan still to play Bologna Tuesday night. Same story in France where Lens and PSG both won, but Marseille's horror week continued as they blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Paris FC.</p><br><p>Plus Timo Werner's favourite Döner house &amp; Antony spins again.</p><br><p>Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Moment of the week (0.40)</p><p>• PART 2a: Bundesliga review - Bayern drop more points (10.50)</p><p>• PART 3a: Ligue 1 review - Marseille in meltdown (25.20)</p><p>• PART 4a: Serie A review - Inter sitting pretty (37.10)</p><p>• PART 5a: La Liga review - Top 2 win (53.30)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Duncan Alexander and Colin Millar into the pod after another weekend of pure Premier League drama.</p><br><p>It was a great matchday for leaders Arsenal who go 6 points clear after their 4-0 win at Leeds. Man City were cruising at Spurs but surrendered a 2-0 lead thanks to Dominic Solanke’s acrobatics. Plus Villa lose a second home game in a row to 10-man Brentford. Is the title race over?</p><br><p>Man United make it 3 wins out of 3 under Michael Carrick with Benjamin Sesko’s stoppage time strike against Fulham. The Red Devils stay 4th.</p><br><p>Liverpool get back to winning ways with Wirtz and Ekitike on song against Newcastle, while Chelsea come from 2-0 down to hit the Hammers where it hurts with a 3-2 injury time victory at Stamford Bridge.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: Spurs 2-2 Man City (01.30)</p><p>• PART 2a: Man United 3-2 Fulham (13.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 2b: Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford (19.00)</p><p>• PART 2c: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace (24.00)</p><p>• PART 3a: Leeds 0-4 Arsenal (30.00)</p><p>• PART 3b: Chelsea 3-2 West Ham (37.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Liverpool 4-1 Newcastle (47.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Brighton 1-1 Everton + Wolves 0-2 Bournemouth (52.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo is joined by the full Euro pod crew of James Horncastle, Pol Ballus, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor to react to the Champions League draw.</p><br><p>Did you enjoy Benfica v Real Madrid on Wednesday? Good news, you're getting it again. Can Mourinho upset Arbeloa at the Bernabeu?</p><br><p>It's a long trip to Baku for the Toon Army as Newcastle face Qarabag. Will Inter will be the latest big name to fall at the feet of Bodo/Glimt?</p><br><p>The panel give us their thoughts on the contenders to go all the way. Could it be Arsenal? Hansi Flick's team? Or Hansi Flick's old team?</p><br><p>Plus what is&nbsp;what is going on with Roberto De Zerbi at Marseille?</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.</p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: The play off draw in full (2.00)</p><p>• PART 2a: Benfica v Real Madrid (03.50)</p><p>• PART 2b: Bodo/Glimt v Inter (08.00)</p><p>• PART 2c: Monaco v PSG (11.45)</p><p>• PART 2d: Newcastle v Qarabag (15.20)</p><p>• PART 3a: Galatasaray v Juventus (17.20)</p><p>• PART 3b: Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid (23.40)</p><p>• PART 3c: Dortmund v Atalanta (25.20)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 3d: Olympiacos v Leverkusen (28.25)</p><p>• PART 4a: Europa League draw (31.17)</p><p>• PART 4b: Who’s going to win it? (34.20)</p><p>• PART 4c: What next for Marseille and Napoli? (37.40)</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Mark Carey for company in the studio ahead of a bumper Premier League weekend.</p><br><p>The Champions League midweek concludes with comfortable wins for Liverpool and Newcastle, plus a dominant but stressful victory for Chelsea. Five of the top eight teams are English heading into next week’s league phase finale. Why are Premier League clubs seemingly finding life in Europe easier?</p><br><p>How easy will life for leaders Arsenal be when Michael Carrick’s resurgent Man United head to the Emirates? And who should Mikel Arteta play up front?</p><br><p>Elsewhere, depleted Villa head to St James’s Park, it’s Glasner Rosenior at Selhurst Park and will Dr Tottenham turn up at Turf Moor?</p><br><p>Plus the loveliest managers, managers that cause injuries, punch-ups and pasta without sauce.</p><br><p>Produced by Charlie Jones</p><br><p><em>We’re asking you to fill out a quick survey about you and your podcast habits by going to&nbsp;</em><a href="http://theathletic.com/survey26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><u>theathletic.com/survey26</u></em></a><em>. Three lucky entries will win $/£100 worth of Amazon vouchers too. So whether you’re a long-time listener or a new one, we want your feedback.</em></p><br><p>RUNNING ORDER:&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 1: English clubs finding it easier in Europe? (03.00)</p><p>• PART 2a: Marseille 0-3 Liverpool (06.00)&nbsp;</p><p>• PART 2b: Newcastle 3-0 PSV (13.00)</p><p>• PART 2c: Chelsea 1-0 Pafos (17.30)</p><p>• PART 3: The rest of Champions League Wednesday (24.00)</p><p>• PART 4a: Looking back to the opening day (34.00)</p><p>• PART 4b: Arsenal v Man United preview (36.00)</p><p>• PART 4c: Newcastle v Aston Villa preview (42.00)</p><p>• PART 4d: Man City v Wolves preview (46.00)</p><p>• PART 5a: Burnley v Spurs preview (50.00)</p><p>• PART 5b: Crystal Palace v Chelsea preview (53.00)</p><p>• PART 5c: Mid-season manager changes causing injuries? (56.00)</p><p>• PART 5d: The rest of the Premier League weekend (59.00)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>