The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
Sports:Soccer
Jimbo is joined in the studio by Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Adrian Clarke to discuss a massive week across 3 massive competitions.
The English coefficient takes a battering as both Man City and Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League. Arsenal make it 2 defeats and no goals scored in a matter of days after their defeat in Munich. Have the Gunners progressed too fast too soon and what do they need to do to make it to the next level.
The holders are eliminated on penalties by Real Madrid. Just how tired are City and is Haaland still worth his place in the team?
Next up for City, it’s penalty-feuding Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals. The Blues stifled Pep’s side twice in the Premier League this season, can they do it again? And in the other semi, would it really be that much of a shock if Coventry beat Man United?
The Premier League sees some huge games at the bottom with Everton hosting Forest and Luton taking on Brentford. How many points will it take to stay up?
Plus Pompey, Mansfield and football in the 1340s.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Real Madrid knock out Man City on penalties (03.45)
• PART 1b: Bayern 1-0 Arsenal (12.00)
• PART 2: PSG and Dortmund also reach the semi-finals (22.00)
• PART 3: FA Cup semi-finals preview (28.00)
• PART 4: Previewing the Premier League weekend (41.00)
• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup draw (54.00)
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Ronaldo, resurgent Rodgers and the brilliance of Brentford
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Maddison makes it to the World Cup, not now League Cup and Burnley-Blackburn
Pique calls it a day, PSG v Bayern and the Shakhtar story
All hail Howe, Emery and Arteta as Saints search for a saviour
Sluggish Spurs, brilliant Benfica and Auba v Arteta
Napoli’s worlds to conquer, Simeone’s decline and Europe’s baldest leagues
Potter out-Pottered, the remarkable Rashford and Tottenham’s final in France
Big losses for Barca, agony for Atleti and Potter returns to Brighton
Mesmerising Messi, self-deprecating Sarri and exiting Emery
Discontent at Wolves, Leeds and Spurs, while Villa get their groove back
Man United reach Zone 14, Conte’s drab Spurs and Arsenal batter Lyon
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