The Morning Footy crew welcome Marco Messina ahead of a pivotal game in the Serie A title race. Atalanta have found a rich vein of form following a turbulent exit from the Champions League, but their record against the Nerazzurri leaves a lot to be desired. Marco discusses the defensive matchups and reluctantly gives his score prediction!

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Geoff Shreeves joins the Morning Footy crew ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup showdown between Liverpool and Newcastle. After crashing out of the Champions League midweek, can Arne Slot bounce back with trophy? On the other side, Eddie Howe is dealing with notable absences as the Toon Army look to end a 56-year trophy drought. Plus, Jordan Henderson's inclusion on Thomas Tuchel's first-ever England squad was not on Geoff's bingo card! Then, Nigel Reo-Coker joins from Wembley to discuss Alexander Isak’s recent form and what a win would mean for the people of Tyneside.

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Claudia Pagan and Lisa Carlin set the stage for the hotly-anticipated start of the 2025 NWSL season. Houston Dash revamped during the offseason, can they kick things off with a win against defending champions Washington Spirit? All eyes will be on Lynn Biyendolo as the Seattle Reign newcomer takes on her former team, Gotham FC. And Lisa provides her NWSL ‘things to know’ cheatsheet: lots of new names and faces, the 1,000th player debut is incoming, and there are only four league OGs remaining!

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The Morning Footy crew look back on Thursday's Europa League drama. Bruno Fernandes was the man of the hour at Old Trafford with the Portuguese netting a hat-trick against Real Sociedad. Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur's front three dovetailed nicely to overturn a first leg deficit against AZ Alkmaar - could Ange Postecoglou actually deliver on his promise of second-season silverware?

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Christine Cupo of Attacking Third joins the show to preview the upcoming NWSL season which kicks off this weekend. And before it does, she gives her predictions for all the season's end awards as well as her overall season power rankings. Week 1 of the NWSL season starts tomorrow and you can catch all the coverage on Attacking Third - LIVE Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am ET on YouTube and LIVE Sunday's after the final whistle of the final match of the weekend, also on YouTube.

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Arsenal draw 2-2 in Leg 2 of the RD of 16 vs PSV, however, they finish with an aggregate of 9-3 and move on to the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. 9 different goals scorers against PSV for a team who doesn't have an outright number 9 available to them. And how could Bukayo Saka's return impact Arsenal for the Quarterfinals against Real Madrid. The Morning Footy crew discuss.

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Can Dortmund make another deep run in the UEFA Champions League despite being counted out time and time again. They have now found their way into the Quaterfinals after beating Lille 2-1 in Leg 2 of the RD of 16. They will now take on Barcelona. The group discuss Borussia's next matchup, who will step up? The home leg is all important for the German side if they want to have a chance at the Semis.

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Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti provided some clarity in the decision to have Vini Jr take the penalty kick the was awarded to the club after Kylian Mbappé was fouled in the box. Despite Vini Jr's miss, Ancelotti confirmed after the match that he is indeed first on the list for penalty kicks.

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The Morning Footy crew breakdown Aston Villa's 2nd Leg victory over Club Brugge which pushes them into the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1983. The group zero in on Marco Asensio and his impact on Villa since he joined the club and how is brace in this match helped push them over the top.

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The Morning Footy crew discuss and react to Real Madrid's advancement into the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals after a controversial penalty kick played out in their favor which aided in their victory over hosts Atlético Madrid. Was Julián Alvarez's PK handled correctly? Was it clear and obvious? The group also give out their player ratings for the match.

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