European competition is back and while PSG take a 2-0 lead back to the Parc de Princes against an injury-hit Manchester United, the Europa League sees Rennes play Arsenal - this pits Kris against Rich, with Jez and Phil chipping in on the other stuff.

After some surprising results in Ligue 1, miscellaneous bitching about the January transfer window, and a French casualty in the Premier League, Kris, Jez and Phil round up all the happenings and try to remember that the Coupe de France has reached the quarter-final stage. At least no Ligue 1 goalkeepers have gone rogue since we last spoke.

After a tricky week, featuring a frustrating Coupe de France game against third-tier opposition, a lengthening injury list, and being behind at the bookies, PSG still managed to dazzle at Old Trafford as they beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League. Kris, Jez and Phil break down how the hell that happened, and many other things.

Jimbo’s accompanied by Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle look back on a stunningly good midweek in the Premier League and around Europe. Plus: nerviness, sarcasm and spittingRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Newcastle 2 - 1 City (01 50s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester, with West Ham to come (06m 30s) • PART 2a: City v Arsenal preview (13m 10s)• PART 2b: Bournemouth 4 - 0 Chelsea and the unravelling of Sarri (15m 20s) • PART 2c: 再见 to Fellaini and Ola to Almiron - with Luis Miguel Echegaray (28m 00s)• PART 2c: More transfer news (31m 30s)• PART 2d: The battle at the bottom - with a star turn by Fulham (34m 10s)• PART 3a: News from Spain, France and the Asian Cup (41m 50s)• PART 3b: An amazing midweek in Italy (49m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (56m 50s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes / one-footed players (58m 40s) • PART 6: Exclusive extract from Daniel Storey’s ‘250 Days’GET IN TOUCH: • [follow us on **Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• [find us on **Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • [send us a** tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Pete Graves is joined by Dharmesh Sheth and Nick Wright in the studio - but we go to France first, where Jonathan Johnson reveals the inside story on why Monaco have got rid of Thierry Henry (02:20), and how Paris Saint-Germain are planning a role for Arsene Wenger to have 'free rein' at the club (06:04). Raphael Honigstein explains why Borussia Dortmund are keen on Wilfried Zaha (16:30), and what is holding up Callum Hudson-Odoi's potential move from Chelsea to Bayern Munich (20:57). We hear from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (38:55), Gianfranco Zola (43:52) and Rafa Benitez (48:30). Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan explains why Barcelona have shelled out so much on Frenkie de Jong (52:00), and why Marc Overmars would be a good choice for Arsenal to replace Sven Mislintat (58:44). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Jimbo’s joined by Tom Williams, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle to talk FA Cup curses, civil engineering, the best run club in the Premier League and all the news from around Europe (well, mostly France)RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Emiliano Sala (00m 50s) • PART 2a: Arsenal v United preview and memories of PJ and Duncan (03m 20s)• PART 2b: Palace v Spurs preview (12m 00s)• PART 3a: The Wham Stadium, transport bridges and giant killings (18m 30s)• PART 3b: City v Burnley, Newcastle v Watford and Chelsea v Sheff Wed previews (29m 00s)• PART 4a: Transfer news, fights at Fulham and your questions (37m 30s)• PART 4b: Neymar injured, Balotelli on the move and Henry on the brink (46m 00s)• PART 4c: Another Asian Cup update (54m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (55m 50s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (57m 40s) GET IN TOUCH: • [follow us on **Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• [find us on **Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, and so is French football! Phil, Jez and Rich have a look at how things stand at the midway-ish point (some December games yet to play) after 2019 opened with a cracking round of Coupe de France fixtures including 10 (ten) upsets. These including Angers being knocked out by sixth-tier regional team Viry-Chatillon, Gazelec Ajaccio ditto by Noisy-le-Grand, and the one you may have heard about, OM falling 2-0 to National side Andrezieux. The team also rounds up the Coupe de le Ligue quarter-finals and their favourite transfer rumours.

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Issues in France mean that there were only four matches played last weekend (the remaining matches scheduled for mid-January) and there's a number of postponements for the next weekend. Kris, Jez and Phil do their best to round that up, while focussing on PSG and OL in the Champions League.

We’ve got your Champions League, we’ve got your Premier League but best of all we’ve got your Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest in The Championship. What a game, and what a feast of football we have to serve up for you. Elsewhere we’ve got Sol Campbell getting himself a job, we’ve got misgivings about the institution known as Internazionale and we’ve got point-gobbling Newcastle welcoming West Ham to their empty stadium. We’ve got the lot. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading: Sol Campbell lands his first management position: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/28/sol-campbell-finally-gets-his-chance-to-manage-after-years-in-the-shadows Maurizio Sarri on N’Golo Kante’s positioning: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/chelsea-maurizio-sarri-ngolo-kante-jorginho-midfield-tottenham-a8656746.html Can Liverpool turn their Champions League form around? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46379846 The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.