Real Madrid’s rocky week and crunch time for Antonio Conte – Football Weekly

Football Weekly

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Robyn Cowen is joined by Nicky Bandini, Philippe Auclair, Paul Watson and Sid Lowe to wrap up the biggest stories from across Europe including Madrid’s dip in form and the beginnings of an unravelling for Antonio Conte at Napoli. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:12.8	Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly.
0:15.2	It's a Europod with title races as far as the eye can see.
0:18.5	Barcelona's high line continues to excite, frustrate and baffle,
0:21.6	but they get the job done to close the gap to REL Madrid at the top of L'Iliga to three points.
0:26.6	It's even tighter in Syria, where three points separate the top five, has the stench of Antonio
0:31.5	Conte's Champions League record penetrated Napoli's league form. Which highlights show will
0:36.3	Evalurich pop up in next after he's given
0:38.5	the boot by Atalanta and can his predecessor guide Roma to glory for the first time in 25 years?
0:44.3	Remarkably, PSG are also making harder work of it in League Ar, just two points clear after a last
0:49.2	minute win over Leon. We'll talk Turkey and ask how many officials and players can you fit
0:53.5	into one courtroom? Take your questions and players can you fit into one courtroom.
0:54.6	Take your questions and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.
1:07.0	So, mum and dad are away.
1:09.0	So just call me the babysitter where we'll be be gorging on suites, staying up late, and asking for a nominal fee for the pleasure.
1:17.0	So on the panel today, Nikki Bandini, good morning.
1:20.7	Morning, Rabin.
1:21.7	Bonjour, Philippe.
1:22.6	Bonjour, Robin.
1:23.5	Paul Watson saw the international break signal in the sky and responded as ever.
1:29.0	Came in a bit early, sorry.
1:32.2	Good stuff. And joining us for his customary cameo in part one, Sid Lowe, who joined with a,
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