Breaking The Lines Audio Podcasts

Area di Rigore is back ! Dharnish (dharnishiqbal) and Maxi (MaaxiAngelo) have an explosive week to unpack as the big teams all lose leaving Scudetto, Top4, and the relegation battle wide open.

- The ADR boys introduce a very new and interesting segment, Serie A**hole or Goat?

- Maxi has a Roma rant and Juventus might have plugged their striker options but their defense remains wide open

Zach and Diogo discuss OS Belenenses, a historical giant in Portuguese football that is playing in the third division.

Here's the episode breakdown:

3:00 - History and current situation

5:25 - Os' Belenenses among the biggest fanbases in Portuguese football

6:20 - Difference between O's Belenenses and Belenenses SAD

11:14 - Why every fan in Portugal wants to see Belenenses SAD facing relegation? 

14:10 - How administrative mistakes can take a toll on Os' Belenense's passion for their team

16:15 - How does it feel to re-build a club from its ashes?

20:06 - Beto, Mateus Nunes, and players who were discovered playing in amateur divisions 

21:40 - Gil Vicente could clinch a European Competition place with their last victory against Belenenses SAD 

Zach and Diogo discussed Matchday 23 in Primeira Liga

25:02- [Squad Analysis] Arouca escaped the relegation zone with a victory against Vitoria Guimaraes. // What are their chances to stay up in Liga Bwin?

26:40 - [Player Analysis] Why André Bukía is on every Fantasy League in Portugal?

27:58 - [Match Analysis] Tondela had a bad weekend by losing against SC Braga

30:52 - [Match Preview] Busy Week for Portuguese Clubs in European Competition

34:50 - [Match Analysis] Paços Ferreira's victory against Vizela shadowed by their great marketing campaign

42:54 - [Player Analysis] Simon Banza impressive form in his last 2 matches with Famalicao

45:55 - [Player Analysis] Can Pedro Gonçalves be the talisman for Portugal's WC qualifying match?

48:20 - [Match Analysis] Benfica dropped points and tied 2-2 with Boavista

49:05 - [Manager Analysis] What have gone wrong in Benfica under Nelson Verissimo?

51:25 - The Talent of the Week

In this episode, Jeremy Magan analyzes a manager that could be considered one of the bests in Ligue 1. Focusing on one key moment, as well as some of his tactical concepts and man-management.

Galtier, a former football player in France who played for Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Angers, Nimes, and OM again before 2 short stints overseas.

After his playing career, he set himself to become a coach, and to do so, he was first an assistant coach while passing his diploma.

He finally got his first gig as a number 1 at Saint-Etienne, to replace Alain Perrin. Stayed with Les Verts for 9 years, and during these 9 years, he went from saving them from a possible relegation to qualifying them 4 times for European competitions... 

Jeremy talks about another entertaining weekend in Ligue 1: 23 goals, 2 red cards, and 5 drawn matches in 10 games.

The big upsets of course are the wins of Nantes and Clermont against PSG and OM.

- [Match Review] LOSC x Metz - Only 1 shot on target in the whole game says it all.

- [Match Review] Nantes x PSG - 'Les Canaris' put PSG’s defense through all kinds of trouble 

- [Match Review] O. Marseille 0-2 Clermont - Perfect match for 'Les Lanciers'

- [Match Review] Lens x O.Lyon - OL without Dembele, suspended, again failed to make the most of their domination

- [Match Review] OGC Nice x Angers - Nice stands back up after 2 consecutive losses and comes back 1 point behind OM

- [Match Review] Rennes x Troyes - Rennes exposed ESTAC's difficulties defensively

- [Match Review] Saint-Etienne x Strasbourg - 'Les Verts' are happy with a point that gets them out of the relegation zone for the first time since matchday 5.

- [Match Review] Lorient x Montpellier - 'La Paillade' get a win to get out of a bad series and end Lorient’s positive one at the Stade du Moustoir.

- [Match Review] Reims x Brest - Rakjovic was one of the heroes of the game, saving everything he could, and even got a bit of help from his posts.

- [Match Review] Bordeaux x Monaco - 'Les Girondins' got a point at home against 'Les Monégasques', who were down to 10 men for almost 1 hour.

Plus the qualification table in Ligue 1, goal scorers, and what's happening this week in European competitions for French Clubs: - Chelsea Lille – Qarabag OM 

Area Di Rigore shows your weekly shot of Serie a and all things Calcio brought to you by Breaking the lines, hosted by Dharnish Iqbal (DharnishSizlak) and Maxi Angelo (MaaxiAngelo).

This week:

Area Di Rigore shows your weekly shot of Serie a and all things Calcio brought to you by Breaking the lines, hosted by Dharnish Iqbal (DharnishSizlak) and Maxi Angelo (MaaxiAngelo).

This week:

Zach and Irish commentator Con Murphy discussed Matchday 22nd in Primeira Liga

02:18 - [Match Analysis] FC Porto x Sporting CP, a game full of emotion between two of the biggest team in Portugal with the Estadio Do Dragao at full capacity.

04:00 - [Squad Analysis] The young players are coming to the rescue for 'Os Dragoes' 

08:15 - [Tactical Analysis] Sergio Conçeiçao don't miss the absences of Luis Diaz and Sergio Oliveira

09:59 - [Player Analysis] Mehdi Tahremi, the Iranian striker scored once again 

12:20 - [Squad Analysis] Sporting CP rescued an important point in Porto, thinking in their UCL match

15:47 - The Talent of the Week

Zach and Irish commentator Con Murphy discussed Matchday 22nd in Primeira Liga

00:08 - [Scouting Report] Kennedy Boateng’s impressive performances in the heart of Santa Clara’s defense

04:40 - [Match Analysis] Belenenses SAD x Vitoria Guimaraes ended with an unexpected winner

11:23 - [Squad Analysis] Vitoria Guimaraes and why their defense it's the weakest link

14:40 - How clustered it's the bottom half of the table in Primeira Liga?

17:15 - [Tactical Analysis] Famalicao x Moreirense -- Famalicao unbeaten in the last 4 matches under Rui Pedro Silva

23:56 - [Player Analysis] Joao Carlos Teixeira came back to Famalicao after spending the last season in Feyenoord 

27:51 - [Squad Analysis] Gil Vicente and

33:59 - [Match Analysis] Paços Ferreira x SC Braga 

37:00 - [Squad Analysis] Paços Ferreira it's the second team with the lower-scoring record in Primeira Liga

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Zach and Irish commentator Con Murphy discussed Matchday 22nd in Primeira Liga

05:45 - [Match Analysis] Portimonense x Boavista | Estoril x Tondela 

12:35 - [Squad Analysis] Arouca's bad shape sin last December

21:00 - [Manager Analysis] Vasco Seabra has flipped the situation with Maritimo and now they're in the 8th place

26:00 - [Player Analysis] Darwin Nunez was the hero for 'As Aguias' and led the way for Benfica with a brace against Santa Clara