Euro Leagues: QFs set & AFCON 'disgrace'
Football Daily
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🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Steve Crossman is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens, Guillem Balague & Rafa Honigstein on this week's Euro Leagues.
The team reflect on the latest Champions League action as the quarter-finals are decided. Are Barcelona 'back' amongst the European elite after beating Newcastle 7-2? The team discuss how good they actually are, and what an asset Hansi Flick is.
Are we beginning to see Alvaro Arbeloa find his feet at Real Madrid, and can Kompany's Bayern Munich defeat the fifteen-time champions in the quarter-finals? Then, the panel discuss how Sporting completed a crazy comeback to knock out the neutral's favourite, Bodo/Glimt!
Finally, how have Senegal been stripped of their AFCON title, two months after beating Morocco in the Final?
Timecodes: 01:55 Are Barca 'back'? How Hansi Flick continues to impress 14:20 Can a manager ever be judged on winning the Champions League? 18:30 Are we finally starting to see 'Arbeloa's Real Madrid'? 23:50 Is Vincent Kompany tactically good enough to win the Champions League? 29:04 Bodo/Glimt knocked out! Will we see big names leave the club? 35:56 Delving into Sporting's 5-3 comeback 41:01 Senegal stripped of their AFCON title!
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille, Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | An early start here. It's time to kick off. |
| 0:10.0 | Your day. Morning! |
| 0:11.9 | What a line-up. |
| 0:13.3 | Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show. |
| 0:16.1 | The crowd is loving this. |
| 0:18.3 | Thanks, guys. Thank you. Too kind. |
| 0:20.2 | From morning chaos to match day commentary. |
| 0:23.6 | And everything in between. |
| 0:25.0 | BBC sounds packed with personality. |
| 0:29.1 | On the Football Daily podcast, the Euroleagues with Steve Crossman. |
| 0:34.8 | Hello there. |
| 0:35.3 | Welcome to the Euroleagues on the Football Daily podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | Coming up, we'll reflect on all of the Champions League action. |
| 0:41.1 | We have our quarter finalists, including Barcelona's demolition of Newcastle, |
| 0:45.7 | how Alvaro are below us, finding his feet at Rail Madrid after knocking out Manchester City, |
| 0:50.1 | plus sporting's great comeback to knock out the heavyweights of European football, Bodo Glint. |
| 0:57.4 | We'll also talk about the news that you'll probably have seen that Senegal have been stripped of their Afcon title two months after they beat Morocco in the final. |
| 1:06.8 | Guillem Balagay is with us in studio. |
| 1:09.1 | Hello. |
| 1:09.8 | Hello, Steve. |
| 1:10.7 | That must mean you've been Champions League match of the daying. That's right, yes, yesterday. Still, you know, when I do that, even though everybody's just treating like just another show. It's not just another show, is it? Someone's phone buzzed immediately there. I don't know who it is, but I think it just highlights that every second |
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