Champions League phase over, Arsenal v Man City & Bournemouth v Liverpool
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, Tom Williams and Adrian Clarke after a mammoth midweek and ahead of a mouthwatering weekend.
Man City and PSG stay in the Champions League as part of the matchday of mayhem with 18 games happening simultaneously. Delicious bite-size football or visions of a terrifying future?
City travel to Arsenal on Sunday in a match that should have plenty of needle after their meeting earlier this season. But perhaps the biggest game of the weekend sees the two form teams and biggest pressers in the Premier League do battle- it’s Bournemouth v Liverpool.
Aston Villa made it straight through to the last 16 in Europe, but the game was preceded by transfer rumours swirling around Duran and Watkins. Jacob Tanswell has more.
Plus the Atalanta wildcard, pigeon’s wings and pep up penalties.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Champions League matchday 8 - was it worth it? (01.00)
• PART 2a: PSG and Man City through (15.00)
• PART 2b: Arsenal’s interesting night in Girona (22.30)
• PART 3a: Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic with Jacob Tanswell (30.00)
• PART 3b: Mixed fortunes for the Italian clubs (41.00)
• PART 4a: Bournemouth v Liverpool preview (47.00)
• PART 4b: Arsenal v Man City preview (54.00)
• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (59.00)
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| 1:23.7 | Waifer Champions League |
| 1:25.0 | Mega Midweek Bonanza |
| 1:26.6 | as we wafor goodbye to the league stage. |
| 1:29.1 | 18 games at once, is it the way forward? |
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