Knockout Stage Preview

On an evening of mayhem across Europe, Man City got the job done and avoided Champions League elimination, beating Club Brugge 3-1 to progress into the knockout phase. But is the prospect of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the play-off something Pep Guardiola's side will relish? Elsewhere, with Jhon Duran set to leave for Saudi Arabia and Arsenal interested in Ollie Watkins, could Aston Villa’s front line look a little different in the knockout stages? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's James Horncastle and Phil Hay to reflect on an action-packed final night of the league phase of the revamped Champions League, while Aston Villa correspondent Jacob Tanswell joins to discuss the latest around both Duran and Watkins. Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: James Horncastle, Phil Hay and Jacob Tanswell Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matchday 13 of the Qatar 2022 world cup! The last day of the group stages Morayo, Elijah and Reemz get together to digest an exciting ending to groups G and H! Today was a day of rematches. Brazil entered match day three already through to the knockout stages, so fielded a weakened side. They were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon. Serbia and Switzerland had a rematch of their 2018 game which served up another dramatic 3-2 tie. Ghana and Uruguay meet after the 2010 World Cup and history repeats itself with Uruguay winning the game but not making the knockout rounds with Korea Republic pulling off a dramatic late win over Portugal. We also put together our best and worst group stage teams and had a brief look at the knockout ties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices