Comeback

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Stage was set for one of Liverpool’s classic comeback nights – but not this team against these European champions Often in the past Liverpool has demanded and Anfield has delivered. Past glories perhaps shouldn’t influence the present, but they do; precedent begets belief. That’s part of the mythos of the great stadiums, how they develop a life and an identity of their own. But a club cannot simply give itself to an arena and hope that it will do the job that players and management and the executive body cannot. No ground, not even Anfield, has an infinite capacity for miracles. Just because Liverpool came from 3-0 down to beat Barcelona in 2019, there’s no reason to believe they could overhaul a two-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in 2026. Anfield did its bit on a windy night on which early drizzle gave way to teeming rain. The rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone was suitably stirring, the noise from both sets of fans boisterous. But it was not enough.

Lamine Yamal is looking to LeBron James for some inspiration as he tries to lead Barcelona to a Champions League comeback.

Liverpool will hope for another memorable European night at Anfield when Paris Saint-Germain visit in the Champions League. Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia goals have the Parisians 2-0 up on …

Despite being defeated by Atlético Madrid, Barcelona remain hopeful of overturning the result. In fact, Lamine Yamal has sent a message of encouragement to the Culers, issuing a strong warning to the Colchoneros. Even though Barcelona arrived as clear favorites, Atlético Madrid managed to defeat them 2–0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Hansi Flick’s team failed to convert the numerous chances they created, leaving Marcus Rashford exposed. Nevertheless, Lamine Yamal has sent a positive message to the Culers, while also issuing a clear warning to the Colchoneros ahead the second leg. After the defeat against the Colchoneros, Lamine Yamal sent a message of encouragement to Barcelona, issuing a warning for the second leg. “This isn’t over, Culers. We’ll give everything in the return match. All united, always,” he posted, via Instagram. With this, the Spaniard prepares himself for an anticipated comeback of a two-goal difference at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the Champions League. Despite not scoring against Atlético Madrid, Lamine dominated on the pitch, being Barcelona’s most decisive player. He not only shone in dribbling but also constantly created space for his teammates. Nevertheless, Marcus Rashford and Dani Olmo were unable to convert all the opportunities generated by the 18-year-old star, cutting off any offensive possibilities. With Pau Cubarsí’s sending off, the Blaugrana lost full control of the game, conceding a free-kick goal from Julián Álvarez. Despite this, they dominated offensively, having more shots on goal and being the brighter team. For this reason, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona could be aiming for a comeback, relying on greater accuracy in front of goal, which could see the Dani Olmo–Fermín López duo deployed again. Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona is tackled by Julian Alvarez of Atletico Madrid. Lamine Yamal may need to take a scoring role in Barcelona’s offense Throughout the season, Lamine Yamal has proven to be the key axis of Barcelona’s offense. He is not only decisive in dribbling but also opens up space for his teammates. Nevertheless, the Blaugrana are not at their best in scoring, suffering from dips in form from their forwards, as neither Robert Lewandowski nor Ferran Torres are shining. For this reason, the 18-year-old star will need to take on a more goal-oriented role. Needing to overturn a two-goal deficit, the Blaugrana require scoring power more than ever. For this reason, Fermín López and Dani Olmo could take center stage creatively, while Lamine will need to excel in front of goal. As the team’s top scorer, the 18-year-old star has already shown his scoring ability, so he will need to step up at the forefront on this occasion. Frenkie de Jong’s comeback may prove differential for Barcelona Ahead of the first leg in the Champions League quarterfinals, Hansi Flick had to cope with the difficult absence of Frenkie de Jong in midfield. While Eric García emerged as a decent solution, he was unable to shine offensively, limiting the team’s progression. The Dutchman is set to get playing time against Espanyol, creating significant opportunities to start in the second leg against Atlético Madrid. If Frenkie manages to start in the second leg, the Blaugrana would gain consistency in midfield, as well as an ideal partner for playmaking. This would allow Lamine Yamal and Rashford to receive the ball further up the pitch, creating more opportunities to score and push for a comeback. Nevertheless, Fermín López might need to step up, shining once again offensively, breaking Atlético Madrid’s defense.

‘No one gives us a chance … we have to show the fight’ Champions League first-leg loss was side’s 16th of season Virgil van Dijk has compared the scale of Liverpool’s task against Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona in 2019 but conceded belief may not be as strong in Arne Slot’s team amid an “unacceptable” season. Liverpool require another remarkable Anfield comeback to salvage their Champions League aspirations after losing the first leg of their quarter-final against PSG 2-0 on Wednesday. The scoreline flattered the Premier League champions, who were outclassed at the Parc des Princes, yet Van Dijk is “100%” convinced the tie can be transformed on home soil. Memories of Barcelona in 2019 fuel the captain’s conviction.

AFTER hanging up his boots aged 40, a Finnish football legend is making his return 15 years later. Jari Litmanen, 55, has been unveiled by Tallinna Kalev's third team in Estonia. Once an Ajax legend - who was instrumental in their Champions League victory in 1995 - Litmanen last played professionally for HJK Helsinki in...

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Reuben Pinder for company after an action-packed Matchday 25 in the Premier League. Man City looked to be crashing out of the title race thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s outrageous free-kick. But late goals from Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland keep the gap to leaders Arsenal at 6 points. What was going on with City’s disallowed 3rd goal? And what’s going on with Liverpool who stay 6th? Man United make it 4 wins out of 4 under Michael Carrick with a 2-0 win against Spurs, for whom Cristian Romero receives the 6th red card of his Tottenham career. It was a great weekend for West Ham at the bottom who beat Burnley while Nottingham Forest were taken apart at Leeds, halving the gap between Forest and the Hammers. Palmer strikes back with a hat-trick at Molineux, Gyokeres is in the goals against Sunderland and could Brentford or Everton qualify for Europe? And what are flat-tracks and why is it called football? Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 1-2 Man City (01.30) • PART 2a: Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace (18.00) • PART 2b: Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland (25.00) • PART 2c: Newcastle 2-3 Brentford (28.00) • PART 3: Man United 2-0 Tottenham (38.00) • PART 4a: Leeds 3-1 Nottingham Forest (50.00) • PART 4b: Burnley 0-2 West Ham (57.00) • PART 4c: Bournemouth 1-1 Aston Villa & Wolves 1-3 Chelsea (62.00) • PART 4d: Fulham 1-2 Everton (66.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea's match against Arsenal in the League cup Wednesday was Liam Rosenior's first big test as Chelsea manager, and unfortunately it ended in a close 3-2 defeat. With the match being leg one of two, could Chelsea make a comeback away to Arsenal? What went wrong in the home fixture? We covered it all! Join our Discord community! Join Link: https://discord.com/invite/londonbluepod Follow London is Blue, Get in Touch! 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/33ZRQ0P ⚽️ Player Interviews – http://bit.ly/2ZrP05n 📷 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/londonbluepod/ 🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/londonbluepod 📰 Newsletter – https://londonisblue.beehiiv.com/ 🍎 Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/london-is-blue-chelsea-fc-soccer-podcast/id914691565?mt=2 🟢 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5I0NZIy6hdFWj6oRtpL8qI Brandon: https://twitter.com/bbbusbee Dan: https://twitter.com/dandormer Nick: https://twitter.com/nickverlaney 📧 Email us at [email protected] Audio Edited by Jake Perkins: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahludicrous/ Until next time Chelsea fans, keep the Blue flag flyin’ high! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo’s joined by Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús, Seb Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle for your weekly dose of football chatter from across the continent. We begin in Germany, where Bayern Munich got their title defence underway in emphatic fashion with a 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig. Harry Kane picked up where he left off last season, scoring a 13-minute hat-trick to take him to a ludicrous 65 goals in 64 Bundesliga games. Not such good news for Erik ten Hag’s Leverkusen though - beaten 2-1 by Hoffenheim at the BayArena. In Ligue 1, despite the chaos off the field Marseille found some unity on it to beat Paris FC 5-2 at the Vélodrome, while PSG recorded another narrow 1-0 win as their underwhelming performances continued. Olivier Giroud stole the headlines with a 91st minute winner for Lille against Monaco - the 350th goal of his professional career! Over in La Liga, there was late drama as Barcelona fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Levante. Meanwhile Real Madrid made it two wins from two themselves in far more comfortable circumstances at newly promoted Real Oviedo. And there were plenty of intriguing scorelines in the first week of Serie A - including Inter’s 5-0 rout of Torino, Max Allegri’s Milan beaten 2-1 by the promoted Cremonense - and KDB kicking off life at Napoli with a goal in their 2-0 victory at Sassuolo - but he'll have to go some way to take Scott's crown... Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Unsatisfactory sausages & moments of the weekend (00.45) • PART 2: Bundesliga review - Kane just scores goals - and Leverkusen just look bad (11.35) • PART 3: Ligue 1 review - Marseille chaos continues as Giroud rolls back the years (24.55) • PART 4: La Liga review - Barca stage yet another comeback as Real start strong (35.05) • PART 5: Serie A review - Inter look angry while McTominay still wears the crown (48.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Jones is joined by Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards as Arsenal came from two goals down and finished with 10 players in a 2-2 draw with champions Liverpool on a strange but compelling afternoon at Anfield. Carragher discusses why Liverpool fans aren't happy with Trent Alexander-Arnold and reacts to the boos he received. Arne Slot defends the reaction of some Liverpool fans to Trent’s sub. Mikel Arteta says Arsenal standards are unacceptable and Carragher gives his opinion on whether William Saliba is as good as he is claimed to be. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Man United pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in European football history last night. And you know who was the architect of it all? Harry Maguire. Marcus, Jim and Andy - who was at Old Trafford - try to figure out what on earth happened in those seven minutes of extra time and how. Plus, Spurs turn sensible, Jacob Murphy makes his claim for a spot in Marcus Speller’s heart, and Jurgen Klopp has been linked with Real Madrid?! I thought he wanted to relax… We’re going on tour! Get your tickets now: https://footballramblelive.com. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join our Discord community! Join Link: https://discord.com/invite/londonbluepod Follow London is Blue, Get in Touch! 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/33ZRQ0P ⚽️ Player Interviews – http://bit.ly/2ZrP05n 📷 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/londonbluepod/ 🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/londonbluepod 📰 Newsletter – https://londonisblue.beehiiv.com/ 🍎 Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/london-is-blue-chelsea-fc-soccer-podcast/id914691565?mt=2 🟢 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5I0NZIy6hdFWj6oRtpL8qI Brandon: https://twitter.com/bbbusbee Dan: https://twitter.com/dandormer Nick: https://twitter.com/nickverlaney 📧 Email us at [email protected] Audio Edited by Jake Perkins: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahludicrous/ Until next time Chelsea fans, keep the Blue flag flyin’ high! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Matt Davies-Adams review a Premier League weekend that thrills and bores in equal measure. Spurs throw away a 2-0 lead at Brighton as the Seagulls win 3-2 at the Amex. Why does it have to be all or nothing with Ange Postecoglou’s style of play? Liverpool stay top of the table with their victory at winless Palace. Why has the transition been so smooth under Arne Slot? Man City and Arsenal survive scares to win again, with Saka and Havertz in especially spectacular form right now. Wolves stay bottom after their 5-3 defeat at Brentford as the fans turn on the manager and the owners. Plus Traore v Werner and why won’t Leicester fans cut Cooper some slack? Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Brighton 3-2 Tottenham with Andy Naylor (06.30) • PART 1b: Chelsea 1-1 Forest & Villa 0-0 Man Utd (17.30) • PART 2a: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (28.00) • PART 2b: Arsenal and City come from behind to win (35.00) • PART 3a: Brentford 5-3 Wolves (45.00) • PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Mark Carey after a blockbuster Premier League weekend. Liverpool take Man United apart at Old Trafford thanks to Salah, Diaz and Gravenberch. Hear why Slot’s hot and ten Hag’s not. As Man City’s big Norwegian breaks more records, we discuss some of our favourite Haaland stats. Bournemouth complete possibly the greatest comeback in Premier League history. Ben Phillips from Back of the Net tells us about the limbs. Plus Sol Bamba, Sterling, the Rice red and the Saints’ style. Produced by Charlie Jones and Ben Green. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man United 0-3 Liverpool with James Pearce (05.30) • PART 2: The rest of Sunday’s football (23.00) • PART 3a: West Ham 1-3 Man City (29.00) • PART 3b: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton (34.00) • PART 4a: Everton 2-3 Bournemouth with Back of the Net (45.00) • PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Tom Williams, Mark Carey, Daniel Storey and Kristof Terreur after another day of drama at Euro 2024. England are through to the quarter-finals after a last-gasp comeback against Slovakia. But it’s yet another unconvincing display from Gareth Southgate’s side. With Switzerland coming next, what can the England manager do to get them firing? Is Phil Foden the one who has to make way? Georgia give Spain a scare but La Roja show their class in a 4-1 win. Up next - Germany. Monday’s last 16 ties will see France take on Belgium in the latest chapter in their rivalry. And Portugal face Slovenia with a certain Cristiano Ronaldo looking to finally get on the scoresheet. Produced by Charlie Jones. Theme music by JJ Bull. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: England 2-1 Slovakia (02.30) • PART 2: Spain 4-1 Georgia (19.00) • PART 3a: France v Belgium preview (28.00) • PART 3b: Portugal v Slovenia preview (40.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PSG pulled off a great result in Barcelona, but there were some other impressive comebacks in the league over the weekend. Kris and Jez have all the news.

It’s Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo. Jude Bellingham wins El Clasico with two late goals in Barcelona. Can he be stopped and does Xavi shoulder the blame for his substitutions? Harry Kane scores a hat-trick, including a goal from inside his own half as Bayern win 8-0. But it’s still Leverkusen, inspired by Florian Wirtz, who lead a goal-filled Bundesliga. Marseille v Lyon is postponed after fan violence which sees Lyon manager Fabio Grosso injured. And Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari complete perhaps the greatest comeback in Serie A history. Plus a rejuvenated Scamacca, Morata, Fenerbahce and rock-paper-scissors across Europe. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Ballon d’Or reaction (01.30) • PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (07.00) • PART 2: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (12.00) • PART 3: Goals galore in the Bundesliga (24.00) • PART 4: Marseille Lyon postponed due to fan violence (35.00) • PART 5: Ranieri’s Cagliari complete the greatest comeback (47.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally *** • Refresh your wardrobe with the best prices of the year during Indochino’s Black Friday event. Secure your appointment now with sales starting in-store and online November 6th, at indochino.com. I-N-D-O-C-H-I-N-O DOT COM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary, Alan and Micah discuss a Jude Bellingham masterclass as England come from behind to beat Italy at Wembley. Two goals from Harry Kane, including his 21st penalty for England, plus a rocket from Marcus Rashford give the boys great hope that England could go all the way next summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rog is joined by USWNT and Angel City midfielder Julie Ertz to discuss her incredible comeback, balancing motherhood with professional sports, and how her son has given her a new perspective on football and life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OTB’s John Duggan is once again joined by the Irish Independent’s Dan McDonnell and broadcaster Johnny Ward along with former Irish international Kevin Doyle to go through the biggest stories in the world of football. The lads discuss Arsenal’s comeback against Aston Villa, why coaches play a more important part than managers on the training ground and the opening weekend in the League of Ireland season. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.

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Legendary United States midfielder Heather O'Reilly announced last week she is coming out of retirement and joining the defending Irish Women's National League Champions, Shelbourne FC. She joins Alexi Lalas on a special edition of the State of the Union podcast to dive into her decision. How much of a role did former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger play in her comeback? (1:30) The duo reflects on England's Euro title before previewing the United States' chances at a three-peat next year at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. (15:28) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices