This week's @sport.theguardian.com Bundesliga column on Marie-Louise Eta's debut as Union Berlin coach. "It's not about me, it's about football," Eta said in her post-match press conference - which is both right & wrong at the same time www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Real Sociedad have ended their wait for a trophy with Copa del Rey glory!
@larssivertsen.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to discuss how they masterminded victory against Atlético Madrid. Can Diego Simeone's side really pose any threat to Arsenal now? 👇
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🫣 Did Sporting hold back against Arsenal?
🔄 Why does Aurelio De Laurentiis want to reform football?
🇦🇷 Is Julián Alvarez one of Europe's best forwards?
@migueldelaney.bsky.social joins Dotun and @andybrassell.bsky.social to answer more of your burning questions! 👇
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Newcastle heading for their moment of truth, Hoffenheim battling to keep their UCL dream alive v Dortmund and Fiorentina aiming for safety. This week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column here www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...
Post-Champions League @otcpod.bsky.social with me @migueldelaney.bsky.social @radiodotun.bsky.social - Bayern’s wobble & Real Madrid’s huge (perhaps not sustainable) effort, Simeone in the semi plus Marie-Louise Eta taking charge at Union lnk.to/otc
This week’s Ask @otcpod.bsky.social 👇
The Brighton renaissance, Sevilla facing a distracted Atleti & the Como v Inter biggie, all in this week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...
Atlético spring a surprise at Camp Nou, Bayern don't quite finish off Real Madrid & a tribute to the great Mircea Lucescu all on this week's @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & David Cartlidge lnk.to/otc
Extra @otcpod.bsky.social today with the brilliant @philippeauclair.bsky.social talking about his new book The Mbappé Project: Making A Superstar, a super interesting look into arguably the first megastar of a very new era of elite football lnk.to/otc
It’s an overused word but Mircea Lucescu genuinely was a real legend of the game. Never stopped loving it or learning about it. Knitted together nations and cultures within football via his passion for it in all forms. RIP
We're back for some more Champions League action! 🔥
Be sure to get your questions in for Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and David Cartlidge 👇
It has traditionally been mocked as El Plastico, but Leverkusen v Wolfsburg had huge stakes for both as the teams (& clubs) face an eat-or-be-eaten run-in. This week’s @sport.theguardian.com column www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trans Europe Express @talksport.com on the way at 9pm UK with me & @kevinhatchard.bsky.social - get well soon @dannykellywords.bsky.social - with some huge games done, other huge games going on, @dfisi.bsky.social picking the bones out of Italy’s bad week & a lovely bit of Tim Vickery
❌ Could Napoli "sack" Romelu Lukaku?
🇩🇪 Will Nico Schlotterbeck sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund?
🇮🇹 How is Ashley Cole getting on at Cesena?
@nickybandini.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social and Dotun to answer more of your questions! 👇
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It was coming…on today’s @otcpod.bsky.social me & @radiodotun.bsky.social had @nickybandini.bsky.social on hand for the Italy post-mortem. Plus joy for Sweden, the Czechs & Türkiye and Bayern looking after Harry Kane, their irreplaceable lnk.to/otc
Some absolute BIGS for the return of club football examined in this week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column - Stuttgart v Dortmund, Atleti v Barça & an FA Cup game that would be a relegation 6-pointer www.gambling.com/uk/news/andy...
Trans Europe Express time @talksport.com - me & @dfisi.bsky.social are keeping the home fires burning for the incomparable @dannykellywords.bsky.social with giants @philippeauclair.bsky.social & Tim Vickery joining us later🇪🇺
Today’s Ask @otcpod.bsky.social with me @nickybandini.bsky.social @radiodotun.bsky.social includes Mo Salah’s next move, a potential return to coaching for Jürgen Klopp & the Lens v PSG schedule dispute lnk.to/otc
And today’s pod @otcpod.bsky.social
The LFP have confirmed that Lens vs PSG will be postponed 🗓️
But what impact will this have on the Ligue 1 title race?
De Klassieker once showcased the best of Dutch football. Now Ajax and Feyenoord are a long way off the title pace. What’s gone wrong?
@andybrassell.bsky.social is joined by Kalum van Oudheusden to break down a game which exemplified the struggles of the two rivals 👇
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Re Talking Points, Nils-Ole Book now confirmed as new Dortmund sporting director. Not a bad thing for them to get a management figure from outside the BVB tent imo
Monday @sport.theguardian.com Bundesliga column on how a point wasn't enough for Köln and (now sacked) coach Lukas Kwasniok after the 100th top-flight derby v Borussia Mönchengladbach (plus talking points) www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The Madrid derby, the next step in the West Ham revival (perhaps) & a real biggie between Feyenoord & Ajax all in this week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...
Galatasaray comes unstuck on the road in UCL, a bargain Troy Parrott & Joan Laporta’s re-election amongst some tasty morsels for me & @migueldelaney.bsky.social to chew with @radiodotun.bsky.social on this week’s Ask @otcpod.bsky.social lnk.to/otc
Atleti being Atleti on the road, Real Madrid’s Zidane tribute act & the sense of injustice behind Sporting’s sensational comeback. Champions League-focussed @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social lnk.to/otc
Wins for both teams domestically, but who will come out on top when they meet on Wednesday?
Be sure to get your questions in for Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @migueldelaney.bsky.social! 👇
One hell of a game between Leverkusen & Bayern, a spectacle which harked back to the Xabi Alonso era but left both parties unsatisfied for very different reasons. This week’s @sport.theguardian.com column www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Time for Trans Europe Express @talksport.com with me @dannykellywords.bsky.social & actual live Tim Vickery later (whole last hour)! Join us
