Euro Leagues

By BBC Radio 5 Live

Euro Leagues takes you inside the stories, rivalries, personalities and drama shaping the game across the continent — and goes deeper than anyone else.

From La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A

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Number 1: Welcome to... Euro Leagues
Euro Leagues takes you inside the stories, rivalries, personalities and drama shaping the game across the continent — and goes deeper than anyone else.
August 17, 20261min
Number 2: Serie A Season Preview & Ronaldinho's Back!
John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens & James Horncastle to preview the Serie A season and react to the news of Ronaldinho's return for third tier Ravenna. Spanish football reporter Elizabeth Conway drops by to give the latest on Barcelona's striker search. Plus, Malaga fan Jose Luis Sabatel talks about the club's return to the Spanish top flight. And in Ligue 1, Paul Pogba has left Monaco, but where next for the former Manchester United man? Time Codes: 05:00 - Ronaldinho's return 09:40 - Serie A Preview 27:55 - Barcelona Latest 36:00 - Malaga's La Liga return 44:20 - Paul Pogba 50:50 - Season Predictions
August 20, 202655min
Number 3: Alvarez to Arsenal? Plus Muslić on Schalke
Maz Farookhi is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens and German football expert Rafa Honigstein for this week's Euro Leagues. The team reflect on a turbulent week for Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid, and with Barcelona seemingly out of the running, does that open the door for Arsenal? Then, we hear more about Musiala's condition which saw him collapse in consecutive friendlies for Bayern last week. How have the club kept it private for such a long time, and is there a long-term concern over Musiala's career? Schalke and ex-Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslić joins the pod to discuss Schalke's promotion to the Bundesliga, the signing of fellow Bosnian Edin Džeko, and how Loris Karius has turned his career around at the club. Finally, Jules and Raf look at who might be best-placed to challenge Bayern domestically this season. Timecodes: 02:59 Is Julian Alvarez set for Arsenal? 13:15 Jamal Musiala's seizure condition, and how Bayern have been handling it 21:22 How are Bayern shaping up for this season? How have they improved the squad? 27:18 Miron Muslić on Schalke's return to the Bundesliga 29:30 How did Miron's time at Plymouth shape him? 33:09 Loris Karius' career redemption 35:05 Signing Edin Dzeko at 39 years old 40:13 Can anyone challenge Bayern this season?
August 26, 202650min
Number 4: Ligue 1's selling spree & Viking's double act
John Bennett is joined by Mina Rzouki and Julien Laurens to assess the aftermath of the transfer window on Ligue 1 in France after many of its young stars departed for the Premier League. Julien also gives us the lowdown on Malick Fofana's dramatic deadline day move to Sunderland. We're also joined by Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen, joint-head coaches of Norwegian side Viking, following their qualification for the Champions League league phase. The team look at whether moving to Juventus can revitalise Nick Woltemade's career. And we find out how SV Elversberg, from a town of 13,000 people, have reached the Bundesliga. TIMECODES 02:30 - The transfer window and France 03:30 – Malick Fofana, Sunderland, Palace and two private jets 10:00 – Ligue 1 selling their stars to the Premier League 17:30 – Can Juventus rejuvenate Nick Woltemade? 25:50 – Viking’s joint-head coaches on their Champions League qualification 40:30 – Osnabruck’s TIFO 44:00 – The fairytale of Elversberg 5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDS COMMENTARIES Saturday 3pm: Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (5 Live) Saturday 3pm: Manchester City v Coventry City (5 Sports Extra) Saturday 5:30pm: Hull City v Aston Villa (5 Live) Sunday 2pm: Everton v Manchester United (5 Live) Sunday 4:30pm: Arsenal v Chelsea (5 Live)
September 03, 202651min
Number 5: And the new?
With just 2 gameweeks to go, the pod are joined by the current world number one in FPL, Erik Ibsen, as he looks to seal the title in his first ever season. Who's the best captaincy option in gameweek 37? When should Chris play his bench boost? Did producer Joe get Erik on in hopes to sabotage him? There's an FPL-themed Sutton Death and the pod reaches a new corner of the world. To get in touch - email [email protected] or Voice notes on WhatsApp to 0800 028 9369. Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this weekend: Sunday 17th May - 3pm - Leeds v Brighton Sunday 17th May - 5:30pm - Newcastle v West Ham Tuesday 19th May - 7:30pm - Bournemouth v Manchester City Tuesday 19th May - 8:15pm - Chelsea v Tottenham (Sports Extra)
May 13, 202648min