The Euro crew of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo assemble after another dramatic weekend across the continent. Real Madrid, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid all come from 2-0 down to salvage something in La Liga. But can Ousmane Dembele salvage his career after Barca tell him he’s no longer welcome at Camp Nou? There’s a top of the table clash in the Netherlands as leaders PSV took on the inexplicably not leaders Ajax. Yordi Yamali has more. Lionel Messi returns for PSG but it’s Marco Verratti who turns goalscorer supreme in their 4-0 win over Reims. And why won’t Poch play the kids? Thiago Motta is earning his managerial stripes as Spezia go from strength to strength in Serie A. And Super Mario Balotelli is back with the Azzurri. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s) • PART 2: A weekend of comebacks in La Liga (05m 00s) • PART 3: Ligue 1 – Messi returns for PSG (19m 00s) • PART 4a: Bundesliga bulletin (31m 00s) • PART 4b: PSV 1-2 Ajax with Yordi Yamali (32m 00s) • PART 5: Motta flying at Spezia and Balotelli back with the Azzurri (38m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Totally Football Show European Edition returns for 2022 with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo. No doubting the game of the weekend across the continent as Juventus come from 3-1 down to beat Roma’s side packed full of Englishmen. Remember when Mourinho sides used to be able to defend? In Spain, Real Madrid’s team of 10 certain starters get back to winning ways. But the social media statements of Valencia and Real Betis criticising referees cast a shadow over La Liga. Bayern lose at home to Monchengladbach to mark the return of the Bundesliga – the league where no games get postponed. Monaco are under new management in France while PSG continue to make Jules sigh. Plus Spanish Super Cup, more misery for Shevchenko at Genoa and how Sassuolo will continue to solve Italy’s problems. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Roma 3-4 Juventus (09m 00s) • PART 3: The Bundesliga, where no games get postponed (20m 00s) • PART 4: La Liga clubs tweet criticism of referees (30m 00s) • PART 5: Monaco under new management (41m 00s) • PART 6: Salernitana saved in Serie A (47m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mulv is back from Manchester with the 6 points, and joins Joey for a catch up on all things Manchester City. We review recent Premier League action and look at the Champions League draw with Sporting. Recent player performances and the Ferran Torres transfer news rounds out this week's show. www.noisypod.com

Jimbo assembles the Euro crew of Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo after some statement performances across the continent this weekend. Napoli dismantle Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio to stay top of Serie A but it’s been a bad week for Juventus. They’re under investigation off the pitch and are Max Allegri’s methods on the pitch behind the times? Erling Haaland is back with a bang, just in time for Der Klassiker next weekend. Can Dortmund finally get one over Bayern? Sergio Ramos finally makes his debut for PSG but it looks like they’ve lost Neymar till the New Year through injury. Real Madrid extend their lead at the top of La Liga with Vinicius in the form of his life and Benzema becoming a wiser player with age. Plus Belenenses Benfica and the Ballon D’Or goes to Messi. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s) • PART 2: Napoli 4-0 Lazio (07m 00s) • PART 3: Vinicius and Benzema star again for Real Madrid (14m 00s) • PART 4: Haaland’s back for Dortmund (27m 00s) • PART 5a: The World Cup play-off draw (34m 00s) • PART 5b: PSG win with Ramos but lose Neymar (40m 00s) • PART 6: A bad week for Juventus (48m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Ralph Rangnick is confirmed as Manchester United interim manager, David Ornstein who broke the story on The Athletic, joins Mark Chapman to bring the very latest details, whilst Adam Crafton will share some of the details from his piece on United’s five-year pursuit of Mauricio Pochettino. The Athletic's Patrick Boyland joins us to look at what is going wrong at Everton after another defeat at the weekend ahead of the Merseyside Derby on Wednesday. Whilst our Manchester City writer Sam Lee will be with us to share his story on the future of Ferran Torres and why he is thinking about a move in the January window. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, James Horncastle and Colin Millar ahead of crunch time in World Cup qualifying. It’s going down to the wire as Spain face a tense double-header with Greece and Sweden, while the likes of Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and Norway go head to head for a place in Qatar. Steven Gerrard is on the verge of leaving Rangers to become Aston Villa manager. Is this a bigger gamble for Villa or Gerrard? And does he need the experience at Villa before he can be considered as the next Liverpool manager? Elsewhere, would Lampard fit in at Norwich? And how will Liverpool’s recruitment fare without Michael Edwards and his laptop? Plus the most dominant team in the world, the importance we place in pundits’ words and why the world’s got football documentary fever. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Ole loses Rio – why do we care? (02m 00s) • PART 2a: Gerrard and Lampard returning to the Premier League? (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Michael Edwards leaves Liverpool (25m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup qualifiers preview – stress for the Spanish and a showdown in Rome (32m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (46m 00s) • PART 5: Barcelona Femeni and football documentaries (49m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo look back on a weekend across Europe headlined by new gaffers and late drama. Barcelona celebrate the appointment of Xavi by throwing away a three-goal lead against Celta Vigo. And champions Atletico draw 3-3 as well. Is this the worst group of defenders Simeone has ever had to work with? Meanwhile Real Sociedad stay top with their manager insisting former Newcastle man Mikel Merino is the best player in La Liga. The best player in the Bundesliga right now – outside of Munich – might be Christopher Nkunku who propels Leipzig to a huge win over Dortmund. It’s honours even in the Milan derby but former Milan man Andriy Shevchenko is making his first steps into club management….at Genoa. Plus it’s a good weekend in France for Lens and Rennes, while Claude Puel’s Saint-Etienne finally secure their first win of the season. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Barcelona appoint Xavi (04m 30s) • PART 3: Serie A – honours even in the Milan derby (11m 00s) • PART 4: Bundesliga – Leipzig on the mend under Marsch (21m 00s) • PART 5: La Liga – Atleti ship more goals (29m 00s) • PART 6a: Ligue 1 – Saint-Etienne win at last (38m 00s) • PART 6b: A look ahead to the World Cup qualifiers (45m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to give you your fill of Euro football chat. El Clasico, Le Classique, Il Derby D’Italia and De Topper. It was a huge weekend of fixtures across the continent. Coaches in Serie A are raging at referees. Julian Nagelsmann is masterminding Bayern’s title charge from his kitchen. And Joshua Kimmich is not getting his Covid jab. It was a bad weekend for Dutch coaches. Ronald Koeman is harassed as he drives out of the Camp Nou following Barca’s defeat to Real Madrid. Mark Van Bommel is sacked by Wolfsburg. And Peter Bosz’s Lyon throw away another 3 points at Nice. But Erik ten Hag had a great week as Ajax follow up their dismantling of Dortmund with a five-star display against PSV. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: La Liga – Real rule in El Clasico (05m 00s) • PART 3: Serie A - managers raging at referees (21m 00s) • PART 4: Ligue 1 - a not so classic Classique (33m 00s) • PART 5a: Bundesliga – Kimmich controversy (41m 30s) • PART 5b: Ajax 5-0 PSV (53m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After France won the Nations' League, Kris, Rich, Jez and Phil gloat about / analyse the semi-final agains Belgium and final against Spain.