Paris Saint-Germain's Anfield wake-up call, the Nabil Fekir team-mate Liverpool should target, and those Fabinho rumours

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

So who's ready for round two?Liverpool's thrilling and richly deserved 3-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in September kicked off the Champions League in style and remains one of the best matches of the season so far.But the return clash in the French capital on Wednesday night is an even bigger game given both teams' chances of qualifying for the knockout stages hang in the balance.So to preview the Parc de Princes encounter, and to get an update on the fitness of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, and to discover what PSG learned from their Anfield reverse, Paul Wheelock speaks to French football expert Rich Allen.Rich, a writer and podcaster for Get French Football News and French Football Weekly, also gives us a fascinating insight into Ligue 1, what the Parisians' all-out domination means for the division, and why it consistently produces some of the best young players in Europe.One of which has been linked with Liverpool, and Rich gives us the lowdown on the player in question, and who just so happens to be a team-mate of a certain of Nabil Fekir.We also get Rich's opinion of Fabinho's form for the Reds since his summer switch from Monaco and those early-exit rumours, the latest of which has seen the midfielder linked with the team Jurgen Klopp's side will attempt to beat on Wednesday and seal their place in the Champions League last-16.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello, my name is Paul Weilock and welcome to your latest podcast on the Blood Red channel.
0:13.0	This show will primarily focus on Paris and Cheman and the
0:16.3	superstars standing in the way of Liverpool qualifying for the Champions League knockout
0:20.2	stages with a game to spare, but we will also take a broader look at French football.
0:25.1	The players Liverpool have signed from Liga, the ones they have missed out on and the ones they
0:29.5	should target. And to help me do just that, I picked up the phone to Rich Allen, a French football writer and
0:35.2	podcast to forget French football news and French football weekly.
0:39.2	We took PSG and Wednesday night's game, the fitness and form of Neymar and Bape, what Thomas
0:44.6	Rochelle's side have learned from their defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in September
0:48.0	and just how big a disaster it would be if Paris and Cheman was to exit the
0:51.6	Champions League at the group stage.
0:53.8	We also talk PSG's domination of leagueer, what that means for French football and whether they
0:58.5	overshadow a league that has been and continues to be a breeding round for some of the best
1:02.4	young players in
1:03.2	Europe and with the January transfer window fast approaching I asked Rich's
1:07.8	thoughts on a young player Liverpool have been linked with how Nobel
1:10.8	Fakir is getting on after seeing his dream move to Anfield collapse
1:14.0	and those conveniently time rumors suggesting PSG are interested in for Bino.
1:19.0	The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.
1:27.0	Well, Hi Rich, first and foremost, thank you very much for joining me on this podcast to talk PSG versus Liverpool on Wednesday Night in the Champions League, plus a few other things besides.
1:32.0	Are you keeping well mate?
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