The Game

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Ian Harkey & Tom Allnutt.

Man City produce a masterclass against Real Madrid to book their place in the Champions League final with some billing it as the best performance by any English side in European history

We compare Pep Guardiola's Barcelona with his Man City side and ask why his current team lacks the romanticism of his previous success.

England and Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been hit with an eight month ban after he was found guilty of betting charges.

Is the ban harsh and does football and gambling have an unhealthy relationship?

And we discuss the latest in the Championship as Luton and Coventry prepare to face each other in the play-off final.

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Alyson Rudd, Tom Roddy & Gregor Robertson.

Arsenal's title bid finally comes to an end as they lose at home to Brighton by three goals.

Are Brighton the best team to watch in the Premier League and are they the story of the season?

How long can Brighton hold on to their star players and their manager Roberto De Zerbi with sharks already circling.

We discuss Leeds and the impact that Sam Allardyce has made since joining on a short term deal until the end of the season.

With Champions League qualification now mathematically impossible do Spurs even want to play in the Europa Conference league?

Frank Lampard tells the Chelsea players they need to take a look at themselves after they dropped more points, this time at home to Nottingham Forest.

And with Southampton's relegation finally confirmed we pick a part where it's gone so wrong this season for The Saints.

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Gregor Robertson & Ian Hawkey.

Following the 1-1 draw at The Bernabeu are Man City now heavy favourites or just favourites to reach the Champions League final.

Kevin de Bruyne scored the goal for Man City as he continued his fine form but does he need to win the Champions League to go down as one of the all-time greats?

In the other semi-final Inter Milan took the bragging rights and one foot in the final after a 2 nil win over AC Milan.

Is Edin Dzeko the most underrated striker in Europe following his exploits at the San Siro?

Inter Milan had the opportunity to make it 3 nil after they awarded a penalty in the first-half however the referee decided to overturn his own decision after consulting VAR. Was that the correct decision?

As we head into the Championship play-offs who are favourites to make it to the promised land of the Premier League?

In-form Sunderland's injury issues continue and take on Luton, who aim to become the first team to go from the National League to the Premier League.

After all the issues Coventry have had in recent years would Mark Robins guiding the Sky Blues to promotion be the story of the season?

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Alyson Rudd, Gregor Robertson & Charlotte Duncker

Was Everton's win the most bizarre result this season? A team that played more like champions elect as opposed to relegation threatened.

Is Brighton's season tailing off and now in danger of missing out on European football next season?

Following Nottingham Forest's thrilling win over Southampton does that put them in pole position to stay up this season?

Are Leicester "too good to go down"? A 5-3 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage leaves the foxes in the bottom 3 and in real danger of losing their Premier League status.

Arsenal playing Newcastle at their own game. A frustrated Eddie Howe complained about the time wasting from Arsenal although the stats show that it is Newcastle who have been the worst culprits of the dark arts this season.

And finally what is going wrong at Manchester United with just 4 wins from the previous 10 games.

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Erling Haaland breaks the record for the most Premier League goals in a single season as his 35th helped Man City brush aside West Ham - they discuss that result and also reflect on Liverpool's 1-0 win at home to Fulham on Wednesday night. (34:20)

Molly Hudson joins the show to reflect on Arsenal's defeat to Wolfsburg in their Champions League semi-final second leg at a sold-out Emirates Stadium, and also reflect on the news of a 4th Arsenal player picking up an ACL injury in just 6 months (47:15)

We end the show by discussing Lionel Messi's future after he took some unauthorised leave from PSG, and we preview the final day of the Championship season, with so many teams still in contention for a possible play-off place. (55:45)

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tony Cascarino.

Spurs once again started very poorly, but this time managed to almost salvage a point against Liverpool. How do they even begin to fix their shortcomings? (00:00)

Possible red cards and Jurgen Klopp’s actions on the touchline also came up in our thorough analysis (14:18)

Bournemouth are surely secure now, but Leeds are deep in trouble. Where can they get the points they’ll need to survive? (33:39)

Forest could have given themselves a huge chance of staying up, but let Brentford snatch all the points in West London. Did Steve Cooper get his tactics spot on, though? (45:30)

Southampton are sure to be playing in the Championship next season - but are they the next club to free fall down the leagues? (50:55)

Crystal Palace have been a joy to watch since Roy Hodgson came back - but where do they look after the season is over? (60:54)

Brighton are within touching distance of Europe - what have they got so right that other clubs have struggled so much with? (70:02)

Erling Haaland is on the verge of breaking the Premier League scoring record, but is there another gem starting to shine at the Etihad? (74:38)

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The latest episode of The Game podcast was released earlier:

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt & Jonathan Northcroft.

Title decided? Following Man City's comprehensive 4-1 win against leaders Arsenal does that mean the title is once again heading to Manchester.

What is wrong at Chelsea? Has Frank Lampard's reputation been damaged during this so far unsuccessful interim spell.

With Mauricio Pochettino looking likely to return to the Premier League is this the right job for him and is he the right man to turn around the clubs fortunes.

Leeds & Leicester battle it out in a relegation 6 pointer but should Leicester be disappointed not to take all 3 points and is Dean Smith the man going forward?

"Spurs are a mess of a club" but who really is to blame for the seasons shortcomings?

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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Roddy.

Arsenal dropped more points in the title race at the weekend. Are they struggling under the pressure and will the title come down to the result of the game against Manchester City? (00:00)

Ollie Watkins continued to impress for Aston Villa as they put Newcastle in their place. Could Unai Emery’s team make Europe? (17:28)

Brighton have a knack of finding exciting young players with Julio Enciso the latest to impress - scoring the winner at Stamford Bridge. Tom Roddy has more about his exclusive story on the likely identity of Chelsea’s new manager (26:20)

Dean Smith’s 600th game in management didn’t go to plan - with Leicester losing to Manchester City. Do the Foxes have a better chance of survival under him, though? (39:02)

Bournemouth showed they’re up for the fight with a stunning victory against Spurs. Are the Tottenham fans losing focus on the action on the pitch? (49:22)

We round up the rest of the games across the weekend - with several teams fighting for their lives in the Premier League (65:59)

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