S5 E20 (our last ever episode) is out now! Fortnightly European football podcast with Alasdair Madden, Ruaridh Barlow and Michael Jones. Follow us on Twitter @RTNFootball and check out @FFOpps for paid freelance work in football.
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S5 E20 - Bayer Leverkusen’s touch of class, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s surprise redemption arc, and Mallorca’s smartest man in the room
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For the last time ever, Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. In handing out their alternative end-of-season awards, the boys look at Atalanta’s new groove, Strasbourg’s underwhelming campaign, Union Berlin’s imperilled fairytale, Udinese’s artful longevity, Iker Muniain’s emotional farewell and more. 2…
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To mark the 100th (and penultimate) episode of the podcast, Alasdair, Barlow and Michael reflect on five memorable seasons covering European football’s most intriguing storylines. 2:28 - Why have we decided to draw the podcast to a close at the end of the current season? / 16:40 - Which developments and themes have we most enjoyed covering over the…
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S5 E18 - Lyon’s post-nadir joie de vivre, Atlético Madrid’s away day blues, and Bologna’s unsung defensive solidity
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Baptiste Reynaud (of Le Beau Jeu and Le Classique fame) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Frosinone’s cause for optimism in the face of their extensive winless run, the shades of Cholismo laced through Real Madrid’s recent Champions League displays against Mancheste…
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S5 E17 - Athletic Club’s last dance, Dortmund’s succession planning, and Joe Barone’s footballing legacy
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Ninad Barbidikar to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Bayer Leverkusen’s era-defining spring, Jagoba Arrasate’s emotional Osasuna farewell, Igor Tudor’s inevitable Serie A return and more. 1:45 - How might we explain Juventus’s spectacular drop-off in form since the en…
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S5 E16 - PSG’s existentialism revisited, Daniele De Rossi’s Roman momentum, and Rafael Benítez’s Galician nightmare
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Luke Entwistle to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at AC Monza’s uncut gems, Almería’s unlikely hero, PSG’s post-takeover melodrama and more. 1:40 - Where did it all go wrong for Rafael Benítez at Celta Vigo, and what’s next for both parties? / 25:20 - What might the pos…
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S5 E15 - Napoli’s new hope, Sporting’s Scandinavian superstars, and Valencia’s Goldilocks appointment
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Albert from the Long Ball Futebol podcast to discuss and analyse the latest European football news, with a particular focus on the ever-evolving landscape of Portuguese football. The boys look at Arouca’s resurgent Spanish Armada, the curious case of Vizela, Bologna’s rewarded patience, Valencia’s redempti…
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S5 E14 - Spanish football’s long-awaited Fernando Torres heir, Dean Huijsen’s teenage swagger, and Bayern Munich’s imperilled Bundesliga hegemony
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Salernitana’s hopeless Serie A predicament, Rayo Vallecano’s post-Iraola struggles, Bayern Munich’s silent stagnation and more. 1:37 - Which Atlético Madrid starlet looks destined become Spain's future number nine? 13:49 - To what extent should we b…
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S5 E13 - Atalanta’s ubiquitous goal rush, Stade Brestois’s northwesternmost fortress, and Xavi’s unfulfilled destiny
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Diego Simeone’s Madrilenian masterclasses, Stade Brestois’s spirit of the collective, Inter Milan’s increasingly convincing title credentials and more. 1:40 - How has the enigmatic Éric Roy moulded Stade Brestois into one of the greatest Ligue 1 und…
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S5 E12 - Antoine Griezmann’s often unsung brilliance, Jadon Sancho’s bittersweet Bundesliga return, and José Mourinho’s Roman farewell
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Almería’s controversial Bernabéu heartbreak, Szymon Żurkowski’s incredible start to 2024, the context behind Saša Kalajdžić’s underwhelming spell at Wolves and more. 1:38 - How has Toni Kroos’s game continued to evolve as he nears the final stages o…
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S5 E11 - The unwavering magic of the Coupe de France, Real Sociedad’s winter wobble, and Genoa’s Spurs-bound Romanian stalwart
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the Copa del Rey’s divisive format, the wider significance of the abolition of the Descreto Crescita for Italian football, Calais’s remarkable run to the Coupe de France final at the turn of the century and more. 1:34 - Why is the Coupe de France wi…
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S5 E10 - Bayer Leverkusen’s title credentials, Thiago Motta’s blossoming managerial career, and Ernesto Valverde’s Basque masterpiece
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Italian football’s imminent changing of the guard, the Bundesliga’s hectic Hinrunde, Luís Campos’s ill-fated dual Galician-Parisian project, Fiorentina’s crescendo, Real Madrid’s resilience in the face of winter fog, Patrik Schick’s golden opportuni…
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S5 E9 - The curious case of Lille’s Jonathan David, Bologna’s Flying Dutchman, and Girona’s genuine title bid
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the nuances of Girona’s miraculous LaLiga campaign, Lucas Chevalier’s box office goalkeeping, the main takeaways from Atalanta’s Lombardy derby win over AC Milan, Lille’s quietly impressive progress under Paulo Fonseca and more. 1:28 - Which 18-year…
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S5 E8 - Will Still’s post-meme stability, Frosinone’s precocious 20-year-old Argentinian loanee, Barcelona’s loveless labour
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Fabio Grosso’s healthy Frosinone legacy, Eintracht Frankfurt’s positive troublemakers, Jose Bordalás's indisputable track record, Reims’s multinational playing squad, the context behind Granada’s recent decision to part company with Paco López, Hell…
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S5 E7 - Las Palmas’s Canary Islands paradise, Le Havre’s prestigious youth academy, and Napoli’s gradual self-implosion
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Luka Elsner’s managerial pilgrimage, Juve’s humble efficiency, the main takeaways from the most recent edition of Der Klassiker, Diego Simeone’s definitive shift in style and more. Which 18-year-old French youth international forward could go on to …
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S5 E6 - Ligue 1's 'next Mbappé', Claudio Ranieri's latest footballing miracle, and Girona's artful orchestator
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Köln's passionate footballing landscape, Jude Bellingham’s relentless headline crafting, Lorient's towering derby day conqueror, Romelu Lukaku’s Roman sojourn and more. 01:27 - Following a difficult start to Köln's Bundesliga campaign, how might we …
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S5 E5 - Monaco's shades of Red Bull, Brajan Gruda's timely emergence, and Andalusia's sacking season
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Milan's post-derby resurgence, Mainz's youthful rays of hope, Almeria's lavish summer spending, Takumi Minamino's merry Monégasque moment and more. 1:45 - What sets Monza’s Andrea Colpani apart as a truly unique footballer in 2023? / 21:00 - Where d…
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S5 E4 - Takefusa Kubo's Arjen Robben-esque inevitability, Marseille's never-ending soap opera, and Napoli's social media debacle
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the unwavering loyalty and enthusiasm of Union Berlin's inimitable fanbase, Real Sociedad's Japanese star boy, the context behind Marcelino's decision to leave Marseille after just three months in charge, Fiorentina's progression under Vincenzo Ital…
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S5 E3 - Bologna's Scottish heartbeat, Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy-inspired goal rush, and Villarreal's volcanic post-Emery atmosphere
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Laurent Blanc's fatal dogmatism, Marcus Thuram's rediscovered drive, 20-year-old Xavi Simons' youthful blend of technical ability and tenacity, and the context behind Villarreal's decision to sack Quique Setién. 1:35 - Taking into account RB Leipzig…
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S5 E2 - Ligue 1's De Zerbi disciple, Lamine Yamal's prodigious potential, and Victor Boniface's sumptuous striker play
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Girona's total football, Rudi Garcia's Neapolitan chapter, Francesco Farioli's fascinating managerial pilgrimage, Granit Xhaka's integral role at Xabi Alonso's high-flying Bayer Leverkusen, and more. 2:32: Where will the upcoming Derby della Madonni…
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S5 E1 - Strasbourg's new blue dawn, Atalanta's post-Højlund attack, and Jude Bellingham's era-launching debut antics
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at 21-year-old Nicolò Rovella's shades of Gattuso, Toulouse's disruptive summer, Heidenheim’s genuine fairytale, Rafael Benítez's LaLiga rebrand and more. 1:52 - Why might Villarreal's signing of the promising 22-year-old midfielder, Ramon Terrats repr…
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S4 E19 - Hamburg's affliction, LaLiga's unlikely couple, and Sampdoria's calamitous campaign
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. In presenting their alternative end-of-season awards, the boys look at Siniša Mihajlović's legendary legacy, Habib Diarra's emergence as one of Ligue 1's most coveted teenagers, the Basque country’s disproportionate impact on Spanish football, Schalke's fruitless Rü…
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S4 E18 - Spanish football’s racism problem, Lecce’s unorthodox Great Dane, and Nantes’ chaotic era
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Samuel Umtiti’s redemption arc, LaLiga’s moment of self-reckoning, Stuttgart’s (potential) stay of execution, PSG’s empty title and more. Following another weekend dominated by headlines of the racist abuse to which Vinicius has consistently been su…
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S4 E17 - Jude Bellingham's last Bundesliga dance, the curious case of Carlo Ancelotti's future, and Clermont Foot's resplendent moment
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at 22-year-old Muhammed Cham’s fresh-faced spark, Roma's untimely domestic slump, Osasuna's unique journey from near-disappearance to near-glory, Bayern Munich's fallibility and more. 1:40 - To what extent have Clermont defied pre-season expectations, …
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S4 E16 - Xabi Alonso’s presupposed managerial destiny, Rayan Cherki's frustrating brilliance, and Atalanta’s new generation
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Sevilla’s Europa League love affair, Italian football’s apparent renaissance, Florian Wirtz's transformational post-ACL return to the Bayer Leverkusen squad, Lyon’s homegrown frontline, and more. 1:35 - What signs have we seen, if any, from Xabi Alo…
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S4 E15 - Nagelsmann's managerial paradox, Ligue 1’s precocious teenage talents, and Espanyol's sense of melancholy
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Alex Collings and Ninad Barbidikar (of Everybody's Eats Ligue 1 podcast fame) to discuss and analyse the latest Europe football news. The boys look at Fiorentina's recent resurgence, Eduardo Camavinga’s increasingly secure place in Real Madrid’s strongest starting eleven, the 18-year-old heir to Malo Gusto…
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S4 E14 - Rúben Amorim's managerial trajectory, Sevilla's Telenovela twist, and Lazio's Derby della Capitale delight
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Albert and Barney (of Long Ball Futebol podcast fame) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Alasdair's recent Derby della Capitale matchday experience in Rome, Sevilla's short-, medium-, and long-term concerns, Nicolás Otamendi's role in 19-year-old Antonio Silva’s deve…
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S4 E13 - Monaco's prestigious youth academy, Silvio Berlusconi's buoyant Monza project, and Schalke's Rückrunde resurrection
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Luke Entwistle (of Get French Football News and the official Ligue 1 podcast fame) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Villarreal's post-Emery struggles, Ivan Jurić's impressive managerial résumé, Monaco’s hopes and expectations for Eliesse Ben Seghir, Schalke’s first…
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S4 E12 - Lewis Ferguson's Italian job, Gabri Veiga's panache, and the Bundesliga's serendipitous title race
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Malick Thiaw's emergence as a key figure in AC Milan's back three, Frédéric Antonetti's managerial credentials, Borussia Dortmund's post-World Cup resurgence, Real Sociedad's Europa League date with Roma and more. 1:39 - How have Scottish prospects …
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S4 E11 - Khéphren Thuram's unrefined elegance, Cremonese's Coppa Italia pilgrimage, and Wolfsburg's sonic youth revisited
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Barcelona's home comforts, Wolfsburg's system-enabling tenacity, Cremonese's contrasting league and cup fortunes, Nice's newfound optimism, and more. 1:56 - In a Wolfsburg squad laced with young talent and a sprinkling of more experienced, sage head…
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S4 E10 - Loïs Openda's menacing style of play, Juventus' multi-faceted malaise, and Valencia's self-sabotage
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the Bundesliga's decidedly on-brand Matchday 16 goal rush, Empoli's flourishing youth academy, the wider significance of the most recent edition of the Madrid derby, Salis Abdul Samed's promising start to life at high-flying Lens and more. 1:40 - Wh…
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S4 E9 - Folarin Balogun's fruitful French séjour, Mathys Tel's career trajectory, and Sassuolo’s post-Scamacca struggles
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Joe Donnohue (the voice of Scouted Football) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. In spotlighting several young prospects and developing storylines to follow over the second half of the season, the boys look at Freiburg's sensible recruitment, Villarreal’s dexterous starlet, Will Still…
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RTN's World Cup Weekly E3 - Lionel Messi's poetic last dance, Azzedine Ounahi's career trajectory, and Antoine Griezmann's scintillating string-pulling
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Alasdair and Michael discuss and analyse the latest action on and off the pitch so far in Qatar. The boys look at Lionel Messi’s swan song, Morocco’s endearing collectivism, Kylian Mbappé’s palpable winning mentality, Croatia’s inevitable exhaustion, and more. Notwithstanding the fact that Antoine Griezmann has not scored any goals in Qatar, how mi…
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RTN's World Cup Weekly E2 - Brazil’s irreverent flair, Portugal’s new dawn, and Jude Bellingham's blossoming brilliance
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest action on and off the pitch so far in Qatar. The boys look at the evolution of Louis van Gaal’s Dutch side over the course of the tournament, Antoine Griezmann's integral role as the orchestrator of the French attack, Fernando Santos’ bold but vindicated decision to hand a start to Gonçalo…
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RTN’s World Cup Weekly - Morocco’s magic, Argentina’s inspiring turnaround, and Luis Enrique’s trophy credentials
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Barlow and Michael are joined by long-time friend of the podcast, Alan Feehely for a look at the action on and off the pitch so far in Qatar. The boys discuss Lionel Messi’s mixed fortunes during the group stage, the case for Australia to be the tournament's most compelling country, the USA’s consistency, and more. After cruising through their grou…
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S4 E8 - Sassuolo's Uruguayan starlet, Iñaki Williams' uplifting origin story, and German football's not-so-secret weapon
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. In spotlighting several intriguing storylines to follow at the 2022 World Cup, the boys look at Luka Modrić's poetic apprentice, Theo Hernandez’s advanced role in France’s possible 3-4-1-2 formation, Hirving Lozano’s cult hero status, Jude Bellingham's career trajec…
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S4 E7 - Lyon's youthful silver linings, the lavish genius of Sergej Milinković-Savić, and the capricious case of João Félix
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Alex Collings (of Scouted Football, Football Per 90, and Pot Shot Podcast fame) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Fiorentina's contrasting fortunes domestically and in Europe, Lyon's existentialism, the apparent decline of Schalke's erstwhile prestigious youth acade…
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S4 E6 - Xabi Alonso's coaching philosophy, El Clásico's enduring charm, and Enzo Le Fée's sombre origin story
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the wider significance of Florian Wirtz's long-term absence for Bayer Leverkusen, Bologna's post-Siniša Mihajlović regression, the main factors behind the alarming drop-off in Barcelona's attacking output, FC Lorient's narrative-laced start to life …
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S4 E5 - Union Berlin's existential moment, Toulouse's prestigious youth academy, and Atalanta's pragmatic about turn
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Destiny Udogie's development at high-flying Udinese, Athletic Club's European aspirations under the guidance of Ernesto Valverde, Sheraldo Becker's xG-defying exploits, Toulouse's Scottish connection and more. 2:07 - Which factors have enabled Toulo…
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S4 E4 - Benfica's UEFA Youth League-winning academy alumni, FC Vaduz's inconceivable fairytale, and Union Saint-Gilloise's Belgian renaissance
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Alasdair and Barlow are joined by Richard David Pike (Breaking the Lines) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Seville's evolving footballing landscape, Heart of Midlothian's rude Europa Conference League awakening, the heir apparent to Darwin Núñez's Benfica throne, Union Saint-Gilloise's defiance of post-Feli…
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S4 E3 - Napoli’s Georgian wonderkid, Oli Burke’s Lower Saxon redemption, and the curious contractual case of Antoine Griezmann
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the roles of Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga in Real Madrid's post-Casemiro midfield, Dortmund's rather enduring incompetency, Sampdoria's early season misery, and Angel Gomes' promising partnership with Benjamin André in Lille's double pi…
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S4 E2 - Roma's blockbuster summer, Wolfsburg's sonic youth, and the gloomy inevitability of the self-proclaimed European Super League
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Lucien Favre's second dawn at Nice, Roma's tantalising squad dynamics, Micky van de Ven's promising trajectory at Wolfsburg, and the wider significance of Takefusa Kubo's permanent move to Real Sociedad. 1:31 - With Luka Jović looking to rediscover …
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S4 E1 - Nagelsmann's post-Lewandowski reworking, Valencia's fall from iconic grace, and PSG's pragmatic role of the dice
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Alasdair, Barlow, and Michael are joined by Patrick Caskie (tactical expert of Scouted Football and Breaking the Lines fame) and Byron Hutchinson (Recruitment Analyst at Viking FC, and Social Media Lead at the Bundesliga) to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the striking similarities between Valencia's current …
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S3 E23 - Saša Kalajdžić's Bundesliga cult hero status, the aesthetics of Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis, and Venezia's sauce over substance
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. In announcing their alternative end-of-season awards, the boys look at Sanjin Prcić's mesmeric play-making at the base of Strasbourg's midfield, Serie A's scandal of the year, Hamburg's perpetual misfortune, the opening scene of Carlo Ancelotti's sophisticated biopi…
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S3 E22 - Mohamed Bayo's hometown heroics, Sevilla's Andalusian dilemma and Patrik Schick's intelligence of movement
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Genoa's numerous false dawns, Clermont Foot's architecturally anomalous Stade Gabriel-Montpied, Bayer Leverkusen's resplendent Rückrunde, Espanyol's apparent short-sightedness and more. 3:04 - Following Levante's and Alavés' relegations to the Segun…
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S3 E21 - Freiburg's set-piece sorcery, Monaco's perennial pursuit of stability, and AC Milan's siege mentality
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at 22-year-old Nico Schlotterbeck's intimidating aerial prowess, Carlo Ancelotti's peerless coaching experience, Monaco's idiosyncratic place within the wider Ligue 1 ecosystem, Salernitana's heroic Serie A survival bid, and more. 2:50 - To what extent…
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S3 E20 - Villarreal's never-ending story, Lyon's season of unfortunate events and Venezia's Grimm spring
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Lyon's defensive friability, Gian Piero Gasperini's Sword of Damocles, Union Berlin's derby dominance, Real Madrid's bouncebackability and more. 2:49 - What was the mood like in the Olympiastadion before, during, and after the most recent edition of…
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S3 E19 - Felix Magath's eccentricity, Sevilla's untimely siesta and Udinese's Portuguese starlet
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Ligue 1's riveting recent battle of the wing-backs, 22-year-old Beto's endearing journey from Lisbon's district leagues to scoring a Serie A hat-trick for Udinese, the perhaps inevitable impact of Julen Lopetegui's desired playing style on Sevilla's…
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S3 E18 - Barcelona's butterfly effect, Stuttgart's Austrian redeemer and Sampdoria's individualism
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Carlo Ancelotti's faltering job security, Borna Sosa’s irresistible partnership with Sasa Kalajdžić, Lazio’s Derby Della Capitale wake-up call, Jonathan Clauss’ professional pilgrimage and more. 2:10 - How might we explain Stuttgart’s inability this…
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S3 E17 - Dortmund's futility, Roma's Polish prodigy and the unbridled magic of the Copa del Rey
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Dortmund's shortcomings on and off the field of play, Alexander Blessin's unbeaten start to life as Genoa manager, Nantes' inconsistently electric front three, Valencia's Copa del Rey euphoria and more. 2:26 - Tactically speaking, what were the key …
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S3 16 - RB Leipzig's Tedesco-inspired resurgence, PSG's perpetual existentialism and Enes Ünal's LaLiga redemption
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Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest Europe football news. The boys look at Spezia's influential academy graduates, PSG's ominous reliance on Kylian Mbappé, Real Betis' defiance of our early-season expectations domestically and in Europe, RB Leipzig's fruitful shift away from an intense approach to pressing and more. 2:26 - N…
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