Totally Extra: Champions League draw reaction!
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo is joined by the full Euro pod crew of James Horncastle, Pol Ballus, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor to react to the Champions League draw.
Did you enjoy Benfica v Real Madrid on Wednesday? Good news, you're getting it again. Can Mourinho upset Arbeloa at the Bernabeu?
It's a long trip to Baku for the Toon Army as Newcastle face Qarabag. Will Inter will be the latest big name to fall at the feet of Bodo/Glimt?
The panel give us their thoughts on the contenders to go all the way. Could it be Arsenal? Hansi Flick's team? Or Hansi Flick's old team?
Plus what is what is going on with Roberto De Zerbi at Marseille?
Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: The play off draw in full (2.00)
• PART 2a: Benfica v Real Madrid (03.50)
• PART 2b: Bodo/Glimt v Inter (08.00)
• PART 2c: Monaco v PSG (11.45)
• PART 2d: Newcastle v Qarabag (15.20)
• PART 3a: Galatasaray v Juventus (17.20)
• PART 3b: Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid (23.40)
• PART 3c: Dortmund v Atalanta (25.20)
• PART 3d: Olympiacos v Leverkusen (28.25)
• PART 4a: Europa League draw (31.17)
• PART 4b: Who’s going to win it? (34.20)
• PART 4c: What next for Marseille and Napoli? (37.40)
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:04.0 | Totally football show. Extra. |
| 0:12.0 | Today, Neon Dreams, as 16 teams learn their next challenge in the UEFA Champions League. |
| 0:18.0 | We get the expert verdict on the bore draws, the four draws, |
| 0:22.5 | and the played last week. |
| 0:23.8 | We're going to play once more draws. |
| 0:25.3 | It's all happening on the road to put a best in this totally extra. |
| 0:31.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:31.6 | Thank you. |
| 0:36.6 | I believe it. It's totally It's a bit of news coming out of neon this. |
| 0:40.3 | Unbelievable. |
| 0:41.7 | Unbelievably. |
| 0:43.7 | It's totally football show with an extra edition reacting to the dramatic news coming out of neon this Friday lunchtime with the draw for the Champions League |
| 0:54.4 | playoff fixtures. |
| 0:56.2 | Woo! |
| 0:57.5 | It's just happened. |
| 0:58.5 | These are the teams that place 9th to 24th, |
| 1:00.9 | you recall, |
| 1:01.9 | in that brief but exciting |
| 1:04.2 | Champions League League phase. |
| 1:06.8 | Who's with us today? |
| 1:08.2 | Well, let me first make a speech |
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