UCL Debrief: Liverpool through, Spurs & Newcastle out
Football Daily
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On another goal-filled Champions League night, the quarter-finalists were set with Liverpool joining Arsenal in the final eight as England’s representatives. Newcastle suffered a 7-2 thrashing in Barcelona, while Tottenham Hotspur battled to a first win over Igor Tudor, but it wasn’t enough to get past Atletico Madrid on aggregate. So, has Arne Slot settled on a successful shape and system at Liverpool? Or was this just a bad Galatasaray side? Can Igor Tudor’s Spurs replicate this kind of performance when the pressure is back on in the Premier League? Did Eddie Howe’s brave tactics lead to a humiliating scoreline for Newcastle, or is there a wider problem with English teams playing in Europe? Former players Paul Robinson, Andros Townsend, Stephen Warnock, Andy Reid and Chris Sutton join Mark Chapman, Ian Dennis, Chris Coles and John Murray for all the reaction to the Champions League round of 16, and you’ll hear from Liverpool boss Arne Slot.Â
Timecodes: 01:00 Has Arne Slot landed upon the right strategy at Liverpool? 08:35 Reaction from Liverpool boss Arne Slot 09:15 Did Spurs find positives in a first win for Igor Tudor? 15:12 Bigger picture — English teams conceding 22:00 Is Barcelona 8-3 Newcastle a false scoreline? 25:48 Looking ahead to the quarter-finals 27:25 Harry Kane reaches 50 Champions League goals — how long can he go on?
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| 0:35.8 | On the Football Daily podcast, Champions League debrief with Mark Chapman. |
| 0:41.3 | It's been a cracky night in the Champions League in terms of entertaining football, |
| 0:45.9 | not necessarily that much success as far as English sides. |
| 0:49.3 | Our concern, Newcastle Thrash 7-2 in Barcelona at tea time to go out 8-3 on aggregate. Spurs, |
| 0:57.7 | amherable in beating Athletica Madrid, 3-2, but they go out after that first leg performance. |
| 1:03.6 | Liverpool had the side that join Arsul, the English side in the quarter-finals. They'd |
| 1:07.3 | beat in Galatasaray 4-0 tonight, 4-1 in aggregate and byron who were already |
| 1:11.4 | through after thrashing atalanta six one in the first leg put another four past them tonight |
| 1:16.5 | atalanta got one so that's 10-2 on aggregate thoughts and reactions come from those games let's start |
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