James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t.
Man City humbled by Mbappé’s Real Madrid - next up leaders Liverpool
Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme into the studio after the conclusion of the Champions League knock-out play-offs.
Man City are taken apart by a Kylian Mbappé hat-trick at the Bernabeu. The chase for Champions League qualification resumes with the visit of Liverpool at the Etihad on Sunday.
Liverpool draw 2-2 on a Wednesday night again, this time at Villa Park. James Pearce reviews that game and looks ahead to a game with previously the Reds’ fiercest rivals for silverware.
Elsewhere in the Champions League, it was a disastrous week for Serie A with four Italian clubs in the competition becoming just one and some generational head losses.
Plus a defence of Brendan Rodgers, the first goal at Bramley-Moore Dock and what Tottenham want everyone to call them.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Champions League headlines (02.30)
• PART 2a: Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (05.30)
• PART 2b: PSG smash Brest and Bayern break Celtic hearts (19.00)
• PART 2c: A miserable week for Serie A (25.00)
• PART 3a: Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool with James Pearce (33.00)
• PART 3b: Man City v Liverpool & Arsenal v West Ham previewed (38.00)
• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)
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1:05:56
Real Madrid and Man City go again, as Kompany’s Bayern edge closer to the title
Jimbo’s joined by Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Michael Cox for your weekly dose of European action.
We begin with the big F-bomb controversy which has taken La Liga by storm, Nabil Bentaleb’s dream return to action for Lille - and a look ahead to the all-important Champions League Knockout Round Play-off second legs, with Real v Man City topping the midweek billing.
Elsewhere in Spain, the costly red cards for Bellingham and Barrios meant Real and Atleti left the door wide open for Barcelona who faced Rayo Vallecano on Monday night (after we’d recorded) - and it turns out that Antony fella is actually quite good - after making in three goals in three games at new home Betis…
Over in Germany, it looks like Bayern Munich have one hand on the Bundesliga title after their goalless draw with closest rivals Bayer Leverkusen means the gap at the top of the table stays at eight points. Elsewhere the domestic misery continues to pile on Borussia Dortmund, beaten 2-0 by Bochum and sitting 11th in the league.
In Italy, Juventus continued their surge up the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Inter in the Derby d'Italia. It means Simone Inzaghi’s side missed the chance to go top after leaders Napoli had fallen to their third consecutive draw, held 2-2 by Lazio.
And in Ligue 1, Fabian Ruiz bagged the only goal against Toulouse as PSG maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the table while Mika Biereth continued his remarkable start to life in Monaco with his second hat-trick in as many home games in their 7-1 thrashing of Nantes.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moments of the weekend, profanity & Champions League teases (00.45)
• PART 2: La Liga review - Real and Atleti drop points to open door for Barca (16.00)
• PART 3: Bundesliga review - Top two stalemate hands title advantage to Kompany’s side (26.52)
• PART 4: Serie A review - Juve mounting top four charge as Napoli draw three in a row (41.45)
• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Bentaleb’s fairytale goal as Strasbourg fly high (50.45)
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1:07:20
Marmoush, Merino, Man United, Marco Silva and the misery at West Ham
Jimbo welcomes Tim Spiers, Colin Millar and Adrian Clarke into the pod after an eyebrow-raising weekend in the Premier League.
Liverpool make it past Wolves to stay 7 points clear but it’s a very edgy finish at Anfield. Are nerves setting in with the finishing line in sight and with trips to Villa and Man City to come this week?
City themselves recover from defeat to Real Madrid to thrash Newcastle 4-0. Pol Ballus tries to give Pep and his players cause for optimism ahead of the trip to the Bernabeu.
Arsenal stay in touch with Liverpool after makeshift Mikel Merino comes good up front at Leicester. But Chelsea are embarrassed 3-0 at Brighton. How much will they miss Nicolas Jackson?
Plus the fabulous Fulham, Man United lose again and the bleak 3 months that awaits West Ham.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Learnings this weekend (02.30)
• PART 2a: Tottenham 1-0 Man United with Jay Harris (06.30)
• PART 2b: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (15.30)
• PART 2c: Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich (20.30)
• PART 3a: Man City thrash Newcastle, next up Real with Pol Ballus (27.00)
• PART 3b: Leicester 0-2 Arsenal (38.00)
• PART 3c: Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest (41.00)
• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00)
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1:08:32
Man City broken by Real Madrid, plus Merseyside Derby drama
Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Alex Aljoe after a midweek packed full of late drama.
Real Madrid complete a late comeback at the Etihad to take a 3-2 lead to the Bernabeu next week in the Champions League. Was it a result that broke Man City once and for all?
The last ever derby at Goodison saw James Tarkowski hammer in a last-gasp equaliser for Everton against Liverpool. Patrick Boyland tells us about an emotional and heated night on Merseyside.
The Premier League weekend gives us Newcastle’s trip to City, Leicester versus injury-hit Arsenal and the least Super Sunday Spurs v Man Utd clash ever.
Plus Jason Tindall, Joao Felix, and freezing cold sailing trips.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Man City 2-3 Real Madrid (03.00)
• PART 2: Elsewhere in the Champions League (16.00)
• PART 3: Everton 2-2 Liverpool with Paddy Boyland (25.00)
• PART 4a: On This Day - Gunners Blades replay (34.00)
• PART 4b: Spurs v Man United - not so super (37.00)
• PART 4c: Leicester v Arsenal preview (41.00)
• PART 4d: Brighton v Chelsea preview (43.00)
• PART 4e: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00)
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1:02:49
Barca, Real and Atleti neck and neck, plus Champions League play-off preview
Jimbo’s got Pol Ballús, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Julien Laurens and Rory Smith alongside him as the Champions League Knockout Round Play-offs get underway.
We start with a look at some of the big ties across Tuesday and Wednesday including the small matter of Manchester City v Real Madrid - for the fourth season in a row in Europe! Elsewhere, there’s the all-French affair between Brest and PSG, Celtic host Bayern Munich and Feyenoord v Milan just got a bit more interesting following the dismissal of Brian Priske…
Domestically, in Spain the La Liga title race is the gift that keeps on giving with just two points separating Real, Atleti and Barcelona at the top of the table. That’s after Carlo Ancelotti’s side were held in a 1-1 draw by their Madrid rivals, allowing Barca to close the gap with a 4-1 victory over Sevilla.
Over in Italy, it was a big Monday night in Milan as the Champions closed the gap to leaders Napoli to just one point after a 2-1 win over Fiorentina… just four nights after they’d played in Bergamot and la Viola had won 3-0 in a match that was rescheduled after the collapse of midfielder Edoardo Bove back in December. Napoli’s lead at the top stands at one point as they were held by Udinese.
In France, PSG continued their imperious Ligue 1 form with a 4-1 victory over Monaco, which included a first goal for the club for a certain Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Distant chasers Marseille and Nice both registered wins of their own to keep up their Champions League charge in what’s a very competitive chase for a top three spot.
And in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich prepared for their trip to Glasgow with a 3-0 win over Werder Bremen, stretching their lead at the top of the table to eight points. That’s because closest rivals Leverkusen let complacency creep in again as they were held to a goalless draw by Wolfsburg. Meanwhile, Dortmund have gone five home games without a win in the league - their worst run since 2006 - after their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Stuttgart.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moments of the weekend (00.45)
• PART 2: Champions League teases (06.15)
• PART 3: La Liga review - Title race gets even tighter, plus is Antony actually good in Spain?! (10.35)
• PART 4: Serie A review - Miixed fortunes in Inter v Fiorentina double-header as Napoli slip up again (21.20)
• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Kvara bags his first PSG goal as chasing pack bunches up (41.35)
• PART 6: Bundesliga review - Bayern extend their lead while Dortmund’s troubles continue (49.25)
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