Will the Premier League strike back in the Champions League? Plus THAT Guler goal
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballus, James Horncastle and Tom Williams to look back on the weekend’s European action, as well as discuss those crucial Last 16 second legs in the Champions League.
Real Madrid go into their return trip to Manchester City having beaten Elche 4-1, with Arda Guler scoring from inside his own half, but Barcelona are still four points clear after a Raphinha hat-trick helps them beat Sevilla 5-2.
In Italy, Atalanta put their horror show against Bayern behind them to draw 1-1 with leaders Inter, but Milan fail to make the most of it and lose 1-0 to Lazio. It’s advantage Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 title race, despite them not even playing, as Lens lose 2-1 at Lorient.
And in Germany, Bayern drop points for only the fifth time this season after drawing 1-1 with Leverkusen.
Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moment of the week (7:00)
• PART 2: La Liga review - Guler from inside his own half (21:00)
• PART 3: Serie A review - Both Milan and Inter drop points (36:00)
• PART 4: Bundesliga review - Bayern draw with Leverkusen (51:00)
• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Lens slip up in the title race (1:01:00)
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | Totally Football Show |
| 0:10.6 | European edition |
| 0:12.0 | Today, goalies, Gouli's and Goulaire |
| 0:15.3 | Liga, Rail warm up for Wednesday at City |
| 0:17.8 | with a worldly from their young Turk. |
| 0:19.8 | Plus, why Abdel Agqua was sent off over another man's tackle. |
| 0:24.6 | Bundesliga, give the gloves to Harry. |
| 0:26.9 | Bayern are in a keeper crisis. |
| 0:29.0 | Plus, Italy, I almost crashed my Mercedes when I heard Ashikor was the new Chezana manager. |
| 0:34.4 | We get to the bottom of all those stories and more in this Totally Football |
| 0:38.1 | Show. And it's a warm welcome to another Totally Football Show European edition. |
| 0:47.6 | In the studio today, Tom Williams. |
| 0:49.9 | Hello, James. |
| 0:50.8 | And Tom Williams' book, Do You Speak Football or in the Japanese edition, which you just give me, |
| 0:59.3 | Hanesimos Football Go, or something like that, I haven't read it. |
| 1:02.5 | Something along those lines. |
| 1:04.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:04.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:05.0 | So I mentioned that on a recent pod, James, or maybe it was pre-pod or post-pod, and your eyes, |
| 2:18.2 | I felt like they lit up ever since slightly. And as an appreciator of all things, Japanese, I thought you would appreciate your very own copy of the Japanese version of, do you speak football, and there it is. So a pleasingly mad looking cover. Yeah, absolutely. Like a man with a globe for a head shrugging. Right. And then a couple of lions. I thought it was Frank Sidebottom, no? I mean, who knows? I see where you're going, yeah. I mean, it is, no? Big inch plan. Cover design's great. It is great, isn't it? Sugoy. Thank you very much. Change Horkass was here as well. Hello, Richardson. But he might not be here for long, given that you still get your hat and your coat on. Are you dashing off again, James, after your recent Italian exploits? No, well, I was supposed to be going to Munich, but I'm not going to Munich anymore. Is that because they beat them six one in the first leg? Partly, yes. Yeah. What if they turn it around? What? What if? What if? We'll be hearing more about that game I shouldn't wonder from our German correspondent. Seb Staffer Bloor in Hamburg. All right, Seb. Hello, James. I am also recently announced going to Munich for that game. |
| 2:18.5 | Oh, yeah. A big tip of the hat, Mr. Horncastle for my 12 hours on the Deutsche Barn coming up. |
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