The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Rafa Honigstein, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eyes over the Champions League quarter-final second legs.

PSG have the advantage over Bayern and are on the verge of knocking the holders out. Will PSG falter at home again? And has civil war broken out at Bayern between Flick and Salihamidzic?

Will Man City show they’re not a heroic team and once again fall at the quarter-final hurdle against Dortmund?

Zinedine Zidane continues to lose players but find solutions as Real Madrid win El Clasico. Can Los Blancos control Liverpool again?

Plus the Europa League, the Copa Del Rey, Ronaldo’s frustrated and Zlatan’s moving towards a movie career.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)

• PART 1b: PSG v Bayern preview (05m 00s) 

• PART 2: Real Madrid v Liverpool preview (13m 40s)

• PART 3: Europa League and Serie A latest (27m 30s)

• PART 4: Dortmund v Man City preview (41m 30s)

• PART 5: Copa Del Rey final preview & your questions (48m 30s)

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Jimbo, Michael Cox, Adam Hurrey and Daniel Storey take in an enthralling Premier League weekend.

West Ham take another step towards Champions League football thanks to that man Jesse Lingard, as Leicester look like a bunch of school children in trouble.

Man United come from behind yet again to win at Spurs as Mourinho tries a new diversion technique. Is Solskjaer better than we thought he’d be?

Man City are beaten at home by 10-man Leeds as we enjoy how mad football can be sometimes. But is the Champions League City’s to lose?

Alvaro Romeo takes on Benji Lanyado in the latest last 16 tie in the Inter Totally Cup.

Plus Football Focus and which Totally pundits would make a great 5-a-side team.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: West Ham 2-3 Leicester (02m 45s)

• PART 1b: Spurs 1-3 Man Utd (12m 00s) 

• PART 2a: Man City 1-2 Leeds (22m 00s)

• PART 2b: Champions League corner – City, Liverpool and Chelsea (26m 00s)

• PART 3a: Clubs engage in social media boycott (40m 00s)

• PART 3b: The good old days of Football Focus (43m 00s)

• PART 3c: The Totally 5-a-side team (46m 30s)

• PART 3d: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 30s)

• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Romeo v Lanyado (56m 30s)

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Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Dominic Fifield into the pod as the Champions League quarter-finals deliver on entertainment.

An Mbappe-inspired PSG win 3-2 in Munich. Have they overcome their mental problems in this competition? Or are Bayern still favourites?

Real Madrid are also victorious as makeshift Liverpool are exposed against high-level opposition. And Gareth Southgate will have been the most excited man watching City beat Dortmund, with Foden and Bellingham on song.

West Ham take on Leicester in a future Champions League final this weekend. The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas tells us about Lingard and the band of brothers that David Moyes has assembled.

And this weekend sees the reverse fixtures of the craziest day in Premier League history – when Manchester United conceded six and Liverpool conceded seven. Will this Spurs United clash boil down to Kane v Fernandes?

Natalie takes on the notorious Jack Lang in the latest Inter Totally Cup tie.

Plus playing at altitude and the Premier League building materials goal scorer chart.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Footballing jargon (02m 00s)

• PART 1b: Bayern 2-3 PSG (05m 00s) 

• PART 1c: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (12m 00s)

• PART 2a: 4th October 2020 – the craziest day in Premier League history (23m 00s)

• PART 2b: West Ham v Leicester preview with Roshane Thomas (29m 30s)

• PART 2c: Porto 0-2 Chelsea (39m 00s)

• PART 2d: Man City 2-1 Dortmund (44m 00s)

• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55m 00s)

• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Lang v Gedra (65m 30s)

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Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo to look ahead to some mouth-watering Champions League quarter-finals.

Liverpool travel to Madrid to face a Ramos-less Real. Will the Reds go with 4 up front?

Man City host Dortmund, who lose a massive game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the race for the top 4. The Haaland camp have been meeting Barcelona and Real Madrid. Can anyone afford him this summer? And will missing out on Champions League football see Sancho leave Dortmund in this next transfer window?

Pochettino is feeling the pressure as PSG lose to leaders Lille in France. Next up, it’s Bayern Munich in a rematch of last year’s final. Will Verratti be a bigger absentee than Lewandowski? 

Also on Wednesday, Juventus play Napoli in Serie A, a game with plenty of previous, with major implications for the top 4. 

And Real Sociedad win the first ever Basque Copa Del Rey final, with their manager in particular enjoying it. But there’s another regrettable racism row involving Valencia and Cadiz in La Liga.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s)

• PART 1b: Real Madrid v Liverpool preview (06m 40s) 

• PART 1c: Man City v Dortmund preview (13m 40s)

• PART 2: Real Sociedad win the Basque cup final (23m 00s)

• PART 3: Bayern v PSG preview (29m 00s)

• PART 4: Serie A, Europa League & your questions (41m 43s)

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Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams discuss an eyebrow-raising return for the Premier League.

West Brom secure one of the shock results of the season, thrashing Chelsea 5-2 at Stamford Bridge. Man City breeze past Leicester – have they become impossible to manage against?

Liverpool cruise past the Gunners, with the panel enjoying the chaos and directness that Diogo Jota brings. But as for Arsenal, how did they spend so much money to end up in mid-table?

Ligue 1 is hotting up as PSG lose at home to Lille. The table looks very good for leaders Lille but is their business model about to be destroyed by pandemic finances?

And Rory makes his Inter Totally Cup debut against Matt Davies-Adams.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Man Utd 2-1 Brighton (03m 30s)

• PART 1b: Chelsea 2-5 West Brom (11m 00s) 

• PART 2a: Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool (22m 00s)

• PART 2b: Leicester 0-2 Man City (35m 00s)

• PART 3: PSG 0-1 Lille (39m 30s)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 30s)

• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Smith v Davies-Adams (58m 30s)

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Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to wave goodbye to the international break and say hello to the return of the Premier League.

Werner and Germany have a shocker, losing at home to North Macedonia. But England make it 3 wins out of 3 against Poland. It’s a game that left the panel feeling John Stones is not a natural defender and that Gareth Southgate’s in-game management is mediocre.

We get excited about Arsenal v Liverpool this weekend. Is it the Big Six fixture that always delivers? Leicester v Man City is a fixture that will no longer feature Sergio Aguero as he will leave in the summer. But is he in the top 5 Premier League strikers of all time?

Chelsea Women finally win against Wolfsburg in the Champions League. Do they have what it takes to go all the way? And Arsenal are in the market for a new manager.

Plus Duncan looks to avenge last year’s shock early exit as he takes on the debuting Adrian in the Inter Totally Cup.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Germany 1-2 North Macedonia (02m 00s)

• PART 1b: Elsewhere in Europe (05m 00s) 

• PART 1c: England 2-1 Poland & England Under 21s crash out (09m 30s)

• PART 2: Arsenal v Liverpool & Leicester v Man City previews (23m 00s)

• PART 3: Chelsea through to the WCL semi-finals (39m 00s)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45m 30s)

• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Clarke v Alexander (57m 30s)

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Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod after another epic international weekend.

The headlines are dominated by Republic of Ireland’s shock defeat at home to Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying. Ken Early tells us why it’s delusional for the Irish to believe this is their worst ever result.

10 marks out of 10 for England so far as they swat aside San Marino and Albania. Should England build the team around Harry Kane when it comes to constructing their midfield? And who’s been the big winner of Euro 2020 being delayed by a year?

Meanwhile Aidy Boothroyd’s Under 21s would settle for a shot on target. Why do so many big nations not have a style or system at Under 21 level?

And Daniel takes on Sasha in another intriguing encounter in the Inter Totally Cup.

Plus Dzyuba, Derby and football’s finest statues.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg with Ken Early (03m 30s)

• PART 1b: Worst moment following your nation? (11m 30s) 

• PART 1c: Elsewhere in Europe – Dzyuba goals and Swiss goals (15m 00s)

• PART 2a: Albania 0-2 England (28m 00s)

• PART 2b: England v Poland preview with Ryan Hubbard (35m 30s)

• PART 2c: England Under 21s lose again (42m 00s)

• PART 3: On This Day – footballing statues and Derby 07/08 (50m 30s)

• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Goryunov v Storey (56m 00s)

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Slightly later than usual on a Monday, check back in at lunchtime when Jimbo will be joined by Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare to digest the Republic of Ireland's shock defeat to Luxembourg with Ken Early, preview England's clash with Poland and gaze upon football's finest statues. Plus we'll watch Daniel and Sasha go head to head in the Inter Totally Cup!

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Jimbo, Michael Cox, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander liven up your international weekend with a bumper Totally Football Show.

With the return of World Cup qualifying, we see Wales score one of their best goals ever as champions France struggle. Meanwhile Norway are leading a proposed boycott of Qatar 2022.

Katie Whyatt fills us in on the WSL’s new TV deal and some scintillating Champions League quarter-finals.

And defending champion Michael takes on Tom in the return of the Inter Totally Cup.

Plus Prandelli, Worthington and Arsene Wenger’s latest proposal.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Big week for Opta (01m 30s)

• PART 1b: Frank Worthington tribute (05m 00s) 

• PART 2a: Belgium 3-1 Wales (08m 00s)

• PART 2b: Elsewhere on the international scene (14m 00s)

• PART 2c: Norway’s Qatar protests (18m 00s)

• PART 2d: A World Cup every two years? (29m 00s)

• PART 3a: England, Southgate & Trent (37m 30s)

• PART 3b: France, Italy & sad news on Prandelli (43m 30s)

• PART 4: WCL quarter-finals with Katie Whyatt (51m 00s)

• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Cox v Williams (61m 00s)

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Juventus are bewitched by Benevento with Pirlo increasingly under pressure, while Lionel Messi and Barcelona are looking back to their old selves with a 6-1 win at Real Sociedad.

Lewandowski is closing in on records in the Bundesliga while Haaland is losing his rag with his team-mates. Will Xabi Alonso be joining them in Germany as Monchengladbach manager?

Plus the best free-kick takers in Europe and the players to watch out for at the European Under-21 Championship.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Champions League draw reaction (01m 30s)

• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (08m 40s) 

• PART 2: Serie A – Juventus shocked by Benevento (11m 30s)

• PART 3: La Liga – Barca hit Sociedad for six (23m 30s)

• PART 4: Ligue 1 + the best free-kick takers in Europe (32m 30s)

• PART 5a: Bundesliga – Xabi Alonso to Monchengladbach? (49m 00s)

• PART 5b: International week beckons (63m 30s)

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