Is Pep A Party Pooper?
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Ian Hawkey and Jonathan Northcroft.
Erling Haaland scored five goals in little over an hour for Manchester City in their 7-0 win over Leipzig. Can we finally put to bed the theory that he’s made their side worse? (00:00)
Liverpool are out of the Champions League after a comprehensive defeat over two legs against Real Madrid. How much of a rebuild do they need to be back challenging in Europe? (21:50)
Trent Alexander-Arnold is in the spotlight again after comments from Jamie Carragher. Is he reaching a crossroads in his career? (30:46)
Hugh gets his random Champions League quarter finals generator out to see how the teams left in the competition could get matched up and could we see a new name from Italy on the trophy this season? (39:12)
We share our favourite individual performances in the history of the Champions League, with a couple of surprise suggestions in the mix (45:00)
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| 0:00.0 | Everyone's pandemic experience was different. |
| 0:02.6 | They're still time to share yours. |
| 0:04.3 | To inform the UK COVID-19 inquiry, |
| 0:07.3 | search every story later. |
| 0:13.5 | Is the game football podcast from the Times? |
| 0:15.9 | Today, a five-star showing from Irling Arland as Manchester City |
| 0:19.2 | make it through to the quarterfinals of the Champions League |
| 0:22.3 | with a seven-nilth rashing of RB Leipzig. |
| 0:25.1 | Just how good can he get? |
| 0:27.1 | We'll also be talking about Trent Alexander-Arnold's future |
| 0:29.9 | at right back after Liverpool's exit at the hands of Real Madrid. |
| 0:33.8 | We'll talk about the draw for the last date, |
| 0:35.6 | which includes three sides from Italy. |
| 0:37.7 | Can they cause a shock in this year's competition? |
| 0:40.5 | And we'll discuss the greatest performances on the European stage. |
| 0:44.2 | This is the game. |
| 0:53.6 | This is the game football podcast from the Times. |
| 0:56.2 | Today, a five-star showing from Irling Arland as Manchester City |
| 0:59.6 | make it through to the quarterfinals of the Champions League |
| 1:02.6 | with a seven-nilth rashing of RB Leipzig. |
| 1:05.3 | Just how good can he get? |
| 1:07.3 | We'll also be talking about Trent Alexander-Arnold's future |
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