The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

• Arsenal, Barca & PSG put on dazzling Champions League displays

  Jimbo’s joined by Natalie Gedra, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander to run the rule over a breathtaking midweek of Champions League action. It turns out Declan Rice is a free-kick specialist?! Lamine Yamal is ludicrously good at football and the man old enough to be his dad Robert Lewandowski isn’t too bad either. PSG prove why they’ve been touted as favourites to win this competition after bamboozling a spirited Villa, plus dark horses Inter take an advantage back to the San Siro.  Away from all the European fun, another big week of Premier League football awaits.  Can Liverpool get back on track against West Ham? And is Mo Salah staying after all?! Can Manchester City get over their recent Crystal Palace hoodoo? Is this the weekend Newcastle take advantage in the race for a top five finish? And can Chelsea avoid the indignity of letting Ipswich do the double over them? Plus - how should decorated assistant referee Darren Cann sign off from his final professional appearance after officiating over 1000 matches?  Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid (05.00)  • PART 2: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa with Julien Laurens (15.00) • PART 3a: Bayern Munich 1-2 Inter Milan (25.10) • PART 3b: Barcelona 4-0 Borussia Dortmund with Pol Ballús (30.15) • PART 4: The Premier League weekend (38.40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• European elite await for Arsenal & Villa as quarter-finals commence

  Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Michael Cox alongside him to get all warmed up for the mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final first legs. Arsenal v Real, Bayern v Inter, Barca v Dortmund & PSG v Villa await in a fascinating midweek of cup action. We look ahead to each of the ties. On the domestic front, the La Liga title race took another turn as Real Madrid were stunned by Valencia - while Barca were held by Betis but still extended their lead at the top to four points. But was it an opening they’ll rue not taking full advantage of come the end of the season? PSG officially wrapped up the Ligue 1 title with their 1-0 win over Angers - as their quest to go unbeaten continues. Behind them the fascinating race to be the best of the rest continues, with Marseille picking up a much-needed three points while Lyon and Strasbourg put the pressure on Monaco.  In the Bundesliga, Bayern showed their mettle to come from behind to beat a stubborn Augsburg 3-1, their first game since the news broke that club legend Thomas Müller is set to leave at the end of the season. Plus - Dortmund warmed up for their trip to Barcelona with an impressive 4-1 win at Freiburg - but with injury news that could scupper their chances…  And over in Serie A, Inter surrendered a two-goal lead against lowly Parma,Igor Tudor fires up Juve as they put an end to Roma’s seven-match winning streak, and Lazio go route one as they reignite their hopes of a top four finish.  Produced by Lucy Oliva.  RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moments of the weekend & Champions League quarter-final previews (00.45) • PART 2: Ligue 1 review - PSG crowned as Marseille bounce back (23.40) • PART 3: La Liga review - Barca fail to capitalise on Real’s shock defeat (27.00) • PART 4: Bundesliga review - Dortmund dealt a huge injury blow as Muller signs off (36.30) • PART 5: Serie A review - Inter drop points as the hunt for Europe heats up (51.30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Liverpool lose, Saints go marching down - and not even KDB can save dour derby

  Jimbo's got Matt Davies-Adams, Daniel Storey and Tim Spiers alongside him for a deep-dive into all the weekend's Premier League action. We struggled to stay awake through a thoroughly underwhelming goalless Manchester derby - but at least there's time to talk about Kevin De Bruyne being special. Liverpool's recent struggles continued as they were beaten 3-2 at Fulham with the help of some calamitous defending - is their season at risk ending on a sour note even if/ when they lift the Premier League trophy? Southampton were finally put out of their misery - becoming the first team ever to be relegated from the Premier League with seven games to spare. Elias Burke was at the Tottenham Stadium to see Spurs flatter to deceive again despite their 3-1 win. Wolves are all but mathematically safe and Vítor Pereira's out on the town, Palace v Brighton was ill-disciplined but good fun indeed - and is Mikel Arteta really the hottest manager in the top flight? Plus, we preview the huge midweek Champions League clashes that await Arsenal and Aston Villa, with Real Madrid and PSG lying in wait in their quarterfinal first legs. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Man United 0-0 Man City + farewell KDB (05.30) • PART 1b: Fulham 3-2 Liverpool (14.25) • PART 2a: Tottenham 3-1 Southampton - Saints relegation confirmed (22.00) • PART 2b: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea (25.45) • PART 3a: Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest (31.45) • PART 3b: Everton 1-1 Arsenal (35.45) • PART 3c: Ipswich 1-2 Wolves (43.05) • PART 3d: West Ham 2-2 Bournemouth (53.00) • PART 3e: Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton (55.30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Vital wins for Liverpool, Villa and Forest, as the run-in continues this weekend

  Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Jay Harris into the studio with the Premier League back in full swing. Liverpool maintain their 12 point lead with a Merseyside derby victory, despite the failure of the officials to send off Everton’s James Tarkowski. Do tough guys get an easier time from referees? Bukayo Saka scores on his return for Arsenal but they lose Gabriel and potentially more defenders to injury. How will they cope when Real Madrid visit the Emirates next week? One of the Premier League’s fastest players Anthony Elanga scores the winner for Forest against Man United and it looks like a very exciting end of the season for Villa. This weekend brings us the Manchester derby, a chance for Leicester to break more records and a chance for Thomas Frank to show Chelsea what they could have won. Plus Merino, Tescos and the Thursday-Sunday routine for gladiators. We're asking you to fill out a quick survey about you and your podcast habits by going to theathletic.com/athletic/survey25. Three lucky entries will win £100 worth of Amazon vouchers too. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Liverpool 1-0 Everton (03.00) • PART 1b: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (10.00)  • PART 2a: Forest 1-0 Man United (19.00) • PART 2b: Midweek cup drama across Europe (26.00) • PART 2c: The rest of the Premier League midweek (28.00) • PART 3: The Premier League weekend (40.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• PSG almost champions as Mbappe and Lukaku bag big goals in title races

  Jimbo’s joined by Pol Ballús, Julien Laurens, Rory Smith & Seb Stafford-Bloor as the domestic action returns across Europe with the end of the season in sight.  Inter remain three points clear at the top of the Serie A table after their 2-1 win over Udinese, while Romelu Lukaku scored the 400th goal of his career in Napoli’s vital victory over struggling Milan to keep the pressure on the leaders. Over in Spain, three points is also the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid - who both recorded wins with braces from Mbappe and Lewandowski. Plus, Antony’s Betis just can’t stop winning in a fiery Seville derby.  PSG continued to romp towards the Ligue 1 title - which is now all but mathematically sealed - with an emphatic 6-1 victory at Saint-Etienne, while Strasbourg are on their best run in six years after their impressive 4-2 win over Lyon. Elsewhere, Marseille suffered a hat-trick of defeats as they were beaten 3-1 by lowly Reims - their first league victory since November. And in Germany, defeat for Leipzig at Gladbach spelled the end for Marco Rose, with Thomas Tuchel’s former assistant Zsolt Low installed as interim boss. Harry Kane’s a step closer to winning his first title as he made it 58 goals in 57 Bundesliga appearances in Bayern’s 3-2 win over St Pauli.  Produced by Lucy Oliva.  RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moments of the weekend (00.45) • PART 2: Serie A review - Napoli breathing down Inter’s neck (09.40) • PART 3: La Liga review - Atleti’s challenge over as Barca stay top (23.25) • PART 4: Bundesliga review - Rose shown the door (41.30) • PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Marseille slump continues as PSG close in on title (55.10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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