Ian Paul Joy, Nigel Reo-Coker, Jonathan Johnson and Michael Lahoud look ahead to a weekend that kicks off with a clash between the Premier League frontrunners and includes some mouth-watering ties in Italy, Germany and beyond.

ahead to the weekend's marquee ties in the FA Cup, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

(02:04) -- Man City v Arsenal: Is something wrong in Manchester?

(09:47) -- Brighton v Liverpool: Seagulls buoyed by recent run-in

(14:07) -- Wrexham's FA Cup adventure

(21:20) -- Napoli v Roma: Osimhen & Kvaradona

(25:55) -- Inter's Skriniar dilemma

(27:46) -- Bayern Munich v Frankfurt: Will Bavaria rule again?

(29:01) -- Leverkusen v Dortmund: Xabi's revolution, Reyna's rebirth

(34:06) -- PSG v Reims: Mbappe's VP drama

(37:10) -- Vinicius Jr. subjected to more racist abuse

House of Champions is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. 

Follow the House of Champions team on Twitter: @ChampsHouseCBS, @JOYPAULIAN, @MikeLahoud, @FabrizioRomano, @Jon_LeGossip, @jamesbenge, @PartidoPooper

Watch House of Champions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hm6TorI7BMD1-IxTqyhUg

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices