Liverpool conquer Real Madrid, ahead of meeting with fragile Man City
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo welcomes Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams into the studio after another incredible week in the football.
Liverpool take down Real Madrid 2-0 to maintain their 100% record in the Champions League, as Kylian Mbappe has another nightmare night for the visitors. How many more Anfield nights will Mo Salah experience?
Next up for the Reds, fragile Man City who are in full-on crisis after letting a three-goal lead slip against Feyenoord. Pol Ballus joins us to try and get inside the mind of Pep Guardiola.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, free-scoring Arsenal travel to a possibly resurgent West Ham while Chelsea look to show their title credentials at home to Aston Villa.
Plus Van Nistelrooy to Leicester, Lampard to Coventry and the most middle-class looking footballer in Europe.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid (05.00)
• PART 2: The state of Man City with Pol Ballus (19.00)
• PART 3 : Arsenal, Aston Villa and more Champions League (37.00)
• PART 4a: Chelsea’s title hopes and Van Nistelrooy to Leicester (52.00)
• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (62.00)
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| 0:47.5 | Totally football show. Today, Champions League midweek of Marbles. |
| 1:00.1 | City, burned by Firenord, pep, ash and faced, looking like it spent the evening with Kurt Zuma's cap. |
| 1:05.3 | Liverpool beating Real Madrid, despite Mo Salas' pen, also being mo' out than in. |
| 1:09.7 | We look at the state of play after the fifth match day and ahead to Premier League round 13. |
| 1:14.6 | Can Spurs win two in a row and will City be up to scratch in Sunday's big match at Anfield? |
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