Champions League fates to be sealed as Barca put 7 past Valencia
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
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🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo’s joined by his continental crew - James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús and Seb Stafford-Bloor - to look back on the latest week of action from across Europe AND look ahead to the decisive Champions League matchday 8 ties.
Nine teams have already been eliminated from the competition with three more to go, but can Manchester City avoid being one of them? Belgian football expert Kristof Terreur joins us to preview their must-win game against Club Brugge. Elsewhere, it’s also finely poised between Stuttgart and PSG who sit 24th and 22nd in the table…
Back to domestic matters, and in Serie A Napoli continued their fine form and made it 7 wins on the bounce as they fought back from a goal to win 2-1 over Juventus and end their unbeaten record. Plus, drama at the San Siro as Conceição and Calabria almost came to blows…
In La Liga Kylian Mbappé bagged his first hat-trick for Real Madrid as they went four points clear at the top of the table after a 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid. That’s after Atléti were held to a 1-1 draw with Villarreal, while Barcelona put just the seven past Valencia as they got back to winning ways in the league.
Over in Germany, Bayern moved six points clear at the top after their 2-1 win at Freiburg, while closest rivals Leverkusen saw a two-goal lead evaporate as they were held by Leipzig.
And in Ligue 1, PSG dropped points for the fifth time this season in a 1-1 draw with Reims at the Parc de Princes. But they’ve actually extended their lead at the top to 10 points after Marseille were beaten 2-0 by Nice in the Derby de la Mediterranée.
Produced by Lucy Oliva.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moments of the weekend (00.45)
• PART 2: Champions League preview including Man City v Club Brugge with Kristof Terreur (07.30)
• PART 3: Bundesliga review - Bayern go six points clear while Dortmund close in on Kovac (26.45)
• PART 4: Serie A review - Napoli’s winning streak continues as Conceição cracks the whip (39.25)
• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - PSG drop points but still manage to extend their lead at the top (54.15)
• PART 6: La Liga review - Mbappé gets a hat-trick while Barca put 7 past Valencia (61.15)
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