Clasico

Real Madrid have made a shock managerial change, sacking Xabi Alonso and confirming Álvaro Arbeloa as his successor. Gary and Alex react to the decision and what it means for Madrid’s future. The fallout continues after Barcelona emerged victorious in one of the great Clásicos, defeating Real Madrid to lift the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Vinícius Jr’s sensational solo effort for Los Blancos proved in vain, as Raphinha stole the headlines with a superb brace for Barça. The pair also heap praise on Hansi Flick, who maintains his perfect record in finals — eight wins from eight — and boasts an astonishing Barcelona return of 256 goals in just 88 matches, averaging an incredible 2.99 goals per game. Finally, Villarreal’s winning run is up for discussion, with debate over whether they can close the gap on Real Madrid in La Liga and mount a genuine title challenge Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and Micah for the chance to win monthly prizes and shoutouts on the pod. It’s FREE to join and as a member, you’ll get access to exclusive tips from Fantasy Football Hub including AI-powered team ratings, transfer tips, and expert team reveals to help you climb the table - plus access to our private Slack community. Sign up today at therestisfootball.com https://therestisfootball.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan focus their attention on the final Clásico of the season, which saw Barcelona come from two goals down to win 4-3 over Real Madrid. The victory all but sealed the title for Hansi Flick’s side, who can confirm it with a win at Espanyol on Thursday. They then head to Germany (22:00), where Thomas Müller and Xabi Alonso said goodbye to the Bayern and Leverkusen fans, Dortmund continued their push for the Champions League, St. Pauli all but guaranteed that they will stay up, and Hamburg finally confirmed their return to the Bundesliga. There's also a quick update on the Serie A title race and a Premier League roundup. For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús and Seb Stafford-Bloor ahead of a giant week across the continent. The Champions League semi-final second legs are upon us. Can Arsenal overturn a 1-0 deficit in Paris? Will we see another classic between Inter and Barcelona? Who’s going to Munich? We also look at the semis in the Europa and Conference League. Barca then have a Clásico on their hands on Saturday, with the chance to take a huge step towards the La Liga title. And while Ancelotti may be on the way out of the Bernabeu, what will Trent Alexander-Arnold bring to Los Blancos next season? Bayern win the Bundesliga for the 12th time in 13 seasons with Harry Kane securing the first trophy of his career and Vincent Kompany vindicated after his shock appointment in Bavaria. Napoli stay 3 points clear at the top of Serie A while Roma make it 19 games unbeaten under Claudio Ranieri to boost their top 4 hopes. Plus promotions for Pisa and Paris FC, and the latest chapter of the Antony redemption story. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the week (03.30) • PART 2: Champions League semi-final second leg preview (06.30) • PART 3: Serie A latest - Roma on fire, Pisa promoted (22.00) • PART 4: Barca and Real get ready for El Clasico (32.00) • PART 5a: Europa & Conference semi-final previews (42.00) • PART 5b: Kane and Kompany win the Bundesliga (48.00) • PART 6: Ligue 1 welcomes Paris FC (60.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Real Madrid win the Clasico, leading many to assume Barcelona – and Lionel Messi – are in decline.Lazio are top of Serie A but is the Italian season in danger of not being completed due to the coronavirus?Bayern stay top despite barely completing their game this week, as hate towards Hoffenheim’s Hopp reaches new levels.Plus Mbappe’s elasticos, Andre-Pierre Gignac’s legendary status in Mexico and the start of the MLS season.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (03m 30s)• PART 3: The coronavirus conundrum in Italy (14m 30s)• PART 4: Why all the Hoffenheim Hopp hate? (23m 00s)• PART 5a: Mbappe on the march in Ligue 1 (33m 45s)• PART 5b: Luis Miguel Echegaray on the start of the MLS season (37m 30s)• PART 5c: Big Mac for Gignac and a great week for Getafe (45m 00s)• PART 6: Lazio go top of Serie A + the rest of the big stories around Europe (48m 00s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (63m 30s) • PART 8: Your questions (66m 00s) 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) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.