European Action

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday's Football Daily, Eve Conway has the latest ahead of a night of European action for Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers Nancy on Celtic's poor run of form Chris Sutton and Vinny Perth react to chaos at Celtic Glasner complains over tight Christmas fixtures Women's Champions League knock-out draw is today Robbie Keane signs a new contract at Ferencváros Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phillip Egan brings you the fallout from Manchester United's shock cup exit at the hands of Grimsby plus there is a full preview of tonight's European action including our live commentary game of Shamrock Rovers' meeting with Santa Clara and Shelbourne's trip to Belfast to take on Linfield. Ruben Amorim quivers in the shelter of the dugout as Manchester United's misery continues. Jaze Kabia a Corkman with Irish aspirations at the heart of Grimsby's success. Is Amorim going to walk out of Old Trafford in the international break? Stephen Bradley is exactly where he wants to be. Joey O'Brien wants his side to embrace the Belfast challenge. And are Chelsea finally about to sell one of their 313411 players? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and James Horncastle are back with Jimbo to reflect on another busy weekend of European action - and look ahead to matchday three in the Champions League. In La Liga, Barcelona put five past Sevilla while Real Madrid extended their unbeaten league run to 42 games ahead of a tantalising El Clásico coming up on Saturday night when Los Blancos could equal the record - set by Barca no less! But there’s a stern test for Hansi Flick to navigate in midweek first - with their nemesis and his former side Bayern Munich in town… Speaking of, Harry Kane was back to scoring ways (after a whole three games without a goal) as he bagged a hat-trick in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Stuttgart to warm up for the trip to Spain in style. There were also Bundesliga wins for Leverkusen and Dortmund - who continue to bewilder with their mixed form under Nuri Sahin as they prepare to face Real Madrid in a rematch of this summer’s Champions League final. It was a weekend of fine margins over in Italy, with Napoli, Inter, Milan and Juventus all winning 1-0. It’s Antonio Conte’s men who lead the way at the top of the Serie A table - while Roma’s frustrating start under Ivan Juric continues. And in France, PSG are beginning to purr with Bradley Barcola starring once again in their 4-2 win over Strasbourg - taking full advantage after early leaders Monaco were held to a goalless draw by Lille. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the weekend (0.45) • PART 2: La Liga review - Barcelona & Real Madrid win ahead of big UCL midweek (12.45) • PART 3: Bundesliga review - Bayern put 5 past Sevilla ahead of trip to Spain (25.30) • PART 4: Ligue 1 review - PSG take back top spot after Monaco draw (38.55) • PART 5: Serie A review - 1-0’s across the board for the big boys (49.40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete, Andy and Jim run the rule over last night’s European action – and then turn to the big one, Liverpool vs Man City, Klopp vs Pep, Trent vs… Haaland. The lads discuss that particular war of words – plus, Roma welcome Brighton with an obscene banner about the Queen and Gary Neville is set to meet the Glazers. And some glazers. Join us! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on Spotify. 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 throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.