Liverpool, Bayern, and Ajax are flying, Barca end up in the Europa League, record USMNT participation, and more from the Champions League group stage
Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...
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4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
The Champions League group stage is officially in the books! On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe discuss what went down, how it went down, and what comes next for the teams moving on to the knockout stages.
In the first segment, we chat about Groups A through C and discuss PSG’s issues, Manchester City’s balance, Liverpool as favorites, and Ajax’s incredible run. In the second segment, it’s on to Groups D through F to heap praise on Bayern, collectively sigh at Barcelona, and question Real Madrid and Inter. Finally, in the third segment, we talk through the American-filled Group G and Chelsea and Juventus’ prospects after making it out of Group H.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Total Soccer show |
| 0:23.5 | And after a final match day of red cards, gollatsos and far too much snow in northern Italy |
| 0:29.3 | We're looking back on the group stages of the Champions League. |
| 0:34.3 | My name is Ryan Bailey and joining me today as a man who always finishes in the proverbial |
| 0:38.7 | top two of his group when it comes to podcasting and be it growing Taylor Rockwell. Hey, I was second |
| 0:45.0 | to arrive for the recording session today. So in that way, I think I do qualify for the next round. |
| 0:49.5 | Sorry to Joe, who has to go to the podcasting Europa League, and to Graham, who has to focus on his domestic |
| 0:55.2 | responsibilities. Hang on. So you turn up first for the first time out of hundreds of recordings, |
| 1:00.4 | and now you suddenly get in the top two. Is that right? Yeah, that's how it works. Cool. Okay. |
| 1:07.7 | Yeah, Taylor, five more minutes, guys, Rockwell, was the second one to show up today. |
| 1:27.5 | Yes, that is true. Oh, listener, if only you knew. Also, here is the man who is the statistical analysis what Pyre Munich is to relentless pressing. It's Joe Lowry. Oh, my goodness, Ryan, you came out hot and I'm kind of here for it. Also, I'll take any comparison to Byron Munich. |
| 1:25.3 | I think for the most part, at least when it comes to their on-field stuff, they are flying right now. They certainly are. I'll tell you what, though, Joe, empty stadia. Stadium? Stadia. I'm going to go stadia. This match week with Champions League in Germany and Austria, I didn't like it. No, I mean, it's not as fun. |
| 1:26.8 | And Graham, I think you tweeted something. |
| 1:44.2 | Sorry, Graham's not as fun. And Graham, I think you tweeted something. Sorry, Graham's not |
| 1:48.0 | technically here yet. He's here. Ryan just hasn't introduced him yet. Our mystery fourth |
| 1:52.3 | person on this show tweeted something about like I haven't missed pandemic football and I could |
| 1:57.0 | not agree with that more. It's just, it's a bummer, and I really hope that we get out of this soon. |
| 2:02.3 | Absolutely. |
| 2:03.1 | I agree. |
| 2:04.1 | Joe Lowry. |
| 2:05.0 | Also, here is a man whose analysis is as striking as those lovely Intermilanian |
| 2:09.4 | Awakeets and whose intro was ruined by Joe Lowry. |
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