Leverkusen are champions…who will be Champions League semi-finalists?
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
It’s the Euro crew of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo ahead of a mouth-watering week of continental football.
Bayer Leverkusen are crowned champions of Germany for the very first time. Hear why the future is bright for lovable Leverkusen. Starting with West Ham on Thursday in the Europa League.
The Champions League quarter-final second legs are delicately poised, with Arsenal travelling to Munich and Real Madrid off to the Etihad. Will Luis Enrique stop making his PSG team selections so surprising as they take on Barcelona?
Elsewhere, Paulo Fonseca and Jonathan David could really impress Premier League suitors with a win over Aston Villa and Atalanta look to replicate their incredible performance against Liverpool.
Plus Inter edge closer to the Scudetto and Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a match winner in Lyon.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Congratulations Bayer Leverkusen (01.00)
• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (06.00)
• PART 2: Champions League quarter-final second leg preview (13.30)
• PART 3: Europa League quarter-final preview (34.00)
• PART 4: West Ham v Leverkusen and the Conference League (48.00)
• PART 5: Inter close in on Scudetto, plus Lyon 4-3 Brest (57.00)
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