The Road to Nowhere European Football Podcast
By Alasdair Madden
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S5 E20 (our last ever episode) is out now! Fortnightly European football podcast with Alasdair Madden, Ruaridh Barlow and Michael Jones. Follow us on Twitter @RTNFootball and check out @FFOpps for paid freelance work in football.
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S5 E20 - Bayer Leverkusen’s touch of class, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s surprise redemption arc, and Mallorca’s smartest man in the room
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May 17, 2024 |
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S5 E19 - The imminent end of an era
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May 03, 2024 |
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S5 E18 - Lyon’s post-nadir joie de vivre, Atlético Madrid’s away day blues, and Bologna’s unsung defensive solidity
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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S5 E17 - Athletic Club’s last dance, Dortmund’s succession planning, and Joe Barone’s footballing legacy
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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S5 E16 - PSG’s existentialism revisited, Daniele De Rossi’s Roman momentum, and Rafael Benítez’s Galician nightmare
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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S5 E15 - Napoli’s new hope, Sporting’s Scandinavian superstars, and Valencia’s Goldilocks appointment
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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S5 E14 - Spanish football’s long-awaited Fernando Torres heir, Dean Huijsen’s teenage swagger, and Bayern Munich’s imperilled Bundesliga hegemony
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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S5 E13 - Atalanta’s ubiquitous goal rush, Stade Brestois’s northwesternmost fortress, and Xavi’s unfulfilled destiny
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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S5 E12 - Antoine Griezmann’s often unsung brilliance, Jadon Sancho’s bittersweet Bundesliga return, and José Mourinho’s Roman farewell
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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S5 E11 - The unwavering magic of the Coupe de France, Real Sociedad’s winter wobble, and Genoa’s Spurs-bound Romanian stalwart
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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S5 E10 - Bayer Leverkusen’s title credentials, Thiago Motta’s blossoming managerial career, and Ernesto Valverde’s Basque masterpiece
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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S5 E9 - The curious case of Lille’s Jonathan David, Bologna’s Flying Dutchman, and Girona’s genuine title bid
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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S5 E8 - Will Still’s post-meme stability, Frosinone’s precocious 20-year-old Argentinian loanee, Barcelona’s loveless labour
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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S5 E7 - Las Palmas’s Canary Islands paradise, Le Havre’s prestigious youth academy, and Napoli’s gradual self-implosion
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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S5 E6 - Ligue 1's 'next Mbappé', Claudio Ranieri's latest footballing miracle, and Girona's artful orchestator
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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S5 E5 - Monaco's shades of Red Bull, Brajan Gruda's timely emergence, and Andalusia's sacking season
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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S5 E4 - Takefusa Kubo's Arjen Robben-esque inevitability, Marseille's never-ending soap opera, and Napoli's social media debacle
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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S5 E3 - Bologna's Scottish heartbeat, Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy-inspired goal rush, and Villarreal's volcanic post-Emery atmosphere
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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S5 E2 - Ligue 1's De Zerbi disciple, Lamine Yamal's prodigious potential, and Victor Boniface's sumptuous striker play
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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S5 E1 - Strasbourg's new blue dawn, Atalanta's post-Højlund attack, and Jude Bellingham's era-launching debut antics
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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S4 E19 - Hamburg's affliction, LaLiga's unlikely couple, and Sampdoria's calamitous campaign
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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S4 E18 - Spanish football’s racism problem, Lecce’s unorthodox Great Dane, and Nantes’ chaotic era
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May 26, 2023 |
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S4 E17 - Jude Bellingham's last Bundesliga dance, the curious case of Carlo Ancelotti's future, and Clermont Foot's resplendent moment
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May 12, 2023 |
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S4 E16 - Xabi Alonso’s presupposed managerial destiny, Rayan Cherki's frustrating brilliance, and Atalanta’s new generation
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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S4 E15 - Nagelsmann's managerial paradox, Ligue 1’s precocious teenage talents, and Espanyol's sense of melancholy
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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S4 E14 - Rúben Amorim's managerial trajectory, Sevilla's Telenovela twist, and Lazio's Derby della Capitale delight
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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S4 E13 - Monaco's prestigious youth academy, Silvio Berlusconi's buoyant Monza project, and Schalke's Rückrunde resurrection
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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S4 E12 - Lewis Ferguson's Italian job, Gabri Veiga's panache, and the Bundesliga's serendipitous title race
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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S4 E11 - Khéphren Thuram's unrefined elegance, Cremonese's Coppa Italia pilgrimage, and Wolfsburg's sonic youth revisited
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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S4 E10 - Loïs Openda's menacing style of play, Juventus' multi-faceted malaise, and Valencia's self-sabotage
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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S4 E9 - Folarin Balogun's fruitful French séjour, Mathys Tel's career trajectory, and Sassuolo’s post-Scamacca struggles
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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RTN's World Cup Weekly E3 - Lionel Messi's poetic last dance, Azzedine Ounahi's career trajectory, and Antoine Griezmann's scintillating string-pulling
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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RTN's World Cup Weekly E2 - Brazil’s irreverent flair, Portugal’s new dawn, and Jude Bellingham's blossoming brilliance
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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RTN’s World Cup Weekly - Morocco’s magic, Argentina’s inspiring turnaround, and Luis Enrique’s trophy credentials
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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S4 E8 - Sassuolo's Uruguayan starlet, Iñaki Williams' uplifting origin story, and German football's not-so-secret weapon
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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S4 E7 - Lyon's youthful silver linings, the lavish genius of Sergej Milinković-Savić, and the capricious case of João Félix
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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S4 E6 - Xabi Alonso's coaching philosophy, El Clásico's enduring charm, and Enzo Le Fée's sombre origin story
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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S4 E5 - Union Berlin's existential moment, Toulouse's prestigious youth academy, and Atalanta's pragmatic about turn
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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S4 E4 - Benfica's UEFA Youth League-winning academy alumni, FC Vaduz's inconceivable fairytale, and Union Saint-Gilloise's Belgian renaissance
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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S4 E3 - Napoli’s Georgian wonderkid, Oli Burke’s Lower Saxon redemption, and the curious contractual case of Antoine Griezmann
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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S4 E2 - Roma's blockbuster summer, Wolfsburg's sonic youth, and the gloomy inevitability of the self-proclaimed European Super League
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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S4 E1 - Nagelsmann's post-Lewandowski reworking, Valencia's fall from iconic grace, and PSG's pragmatic role of the dice
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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S3 E23 - Saša Kalajdžić's Bundesliga cult hero status, the aesthetics of Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis, and Venezia's sauce over substance
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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S3 E22 - Mohamed Bayo's hometown heroics, Sevilla's Andalusian dilemma and Patrik Schick's intelligence of movement
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May 20, 2022 |
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S3 E21 - Freiburg's set-piece sorcery, Monaco's perennial pursuit of stability, and AC Milan's siege mentality
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May 06, 2022 |
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S3 E20 - Villarreal's never-ending story, Lyon's season of unfortunate events and Venezia's Grimm spring
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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S3 E19 - Felix Magath's eccentricity, Sevilla's untimely siesta and Udinese's Portuguese starlet
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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S3 E18 - Barcelona's butterfly effect, Stuttgart's Austrian redeemer and Sampdoria's individualism
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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S3 E17 - Dortmund's futility, Roma's Polish prodigy and the unbridled magic of the Copa del Rey
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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S3 16 - RB Leipzig's Tedesco-inspired resurgence, PSG's perpetual existentialism and Enes Ünal's LaLiga redemption
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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S3 E15 - Marseille’s seven stages of chaos, Atlético Madrid's state of flux and Max Eberl’s magnificent Gladbach legacy
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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S3 E14 - Hugo Ekitike's unrefined flair, Rúben Amorim's managerial trajectory and Athletic Club's idiosyncratic identity
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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S3 E13 - Sevilla's remodelled personality, Sassuolo's rekindled vigour and Arminia Bielefeld's existentialism
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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S3 E12 - Hoffenheim's post-Nagelsmann era, Empoli's unsung heroes and Téji Savanier's joie de vivre
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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S3 E11 - José Mourinho's short-termism, Romain Faivre's inconsistent brilliance and Bayern Munich's hybrid defence
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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S3 E10 - Berlin's evolving footballing landscape, Vinícius Júnior’s ascension and Bologna's Austrian talisman
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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S3 E9 - Andriy Shevchenko's Italian Job, Christopher Nkunku's refined artistry and Saint-Ètienne's defensive dynasty
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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S3 E8 - SC Freiburg's gifted youth, Atalanta's relative frugality and the inimitable Basque derby
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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S3 E7 - The wonderful Florian Wirtz, Napoli's Serie A odyssey and Rayo Vallecano's dose of collectivism
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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S3 E6 - FC Köln's real hero, Bologna's fluctuating form and Paco López's Levante legacy
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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S3 E5 - Dortmund's deception, FC Metz x Génération Foot and Sassuolo's post-de Zerbi struggles
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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S3 E4 - Hertha Berlin's systemic incoherence, Angers' prodigious Mohamed-Ali Cho and Barcelona's NBA-style reset
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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S3 E3 - Bayer Leverkusen's pursuit of happiness/ balance, Tammy Abraham's Roman Renaissance and Ligue 1's Malice in the Palace
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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S3 E2 - Lionel Messi’s allegorical goodbye, Marseille’s beautiful chaos and Inter’s financial dejection
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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S3 E1 - The most exciting young players in Europe right now w/ Scouted Football and Pure Fitbaw
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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S2 E19 - Union Berlin's romantic moment, Dušan Vlahović's emergence and Luis Suárez's tears
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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S2 E18 - Gigi Buffon's last dance, Werder Bremen's desperation and Eibar's LaLiga legacy
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May 22, 2021 |
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S2 E17 - Patson Daka's playing style, Valencia's despondency and Antonio Conte's greatest achievements
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May 08, 2021 |
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S2 E16 - Atalanta's Design for Life, Marseille's frenetic energy and Athletic Club's Copa del Rey lethargy
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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S2 E15 - Nagelsmann's next move, Eibar's threatened fairytale and Milan's Cruel Summer
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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S2 E14 with Lee Scott - Juventus' existential questions, Manchester City's evolution under Guardiola and PSG's pursuit of happiness
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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S2 E13 - Real Madrid's old guard, RC Lens' nostalgia/ultra and Bayern's brutal inevitability
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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S2 E12 - Inter's statement victories, Marco Rose's Dortmund prospects and LaLiga's existential questions
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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S2 E11 - VfB Stuttgart's Sven Mislintat touch, Lazio's squad depth and St Étienne's ineffective press
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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S2 E10 - Hertha Berlin's faltering "big city" project, Sevilla's xG-defying Youssef En-Nesyri and Marseille's awkward misery
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Bonus Birthday Episode - Knowing Us, Knowing You
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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An evening with Total Football Analysis’ Lee Scott - the tactics of the Champions League Final, Klopp’s Anfield evolution and the heirs to the xG throne
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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S2 E9 - Athletic Club's ambition, Inter's Achraf Hakimi factor and SC Freiburg's record-breaking form
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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S2 E8 with WFI's Alan Feehely - Barca's Messi/ Pedri dynamic, Schalke's youth academy and Lille's financial difficulties
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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S2 E7 - Julian Nagelsmann's coming of age, Roma's Spanish influence and Celta Vigo's irresistible new groove
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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S2 E6 with Football Italia's Jonathan Grade - Post-Maradona Napoli, Gazza's Italian Job and Real Sociedad's magic men
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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S2 E5 - Union Berlin's second-season evolution, Fiorentina's untapped potential and D-Day for Diego Simeone's Cholismo?
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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S2 E4 - Barca's Busquets/ de Jong dilemma, swashbuckling Sassuolo and Benfica's youthful front two
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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S2 E3 - Napoli's attack reborn, RB Leipzig post-Werner and a decaf Clásico?
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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S2 E2 - Dortmund's title credentials, Rodrigo de Paul's trajectory and Lyon's Depay dilemma
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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S2 E1 with TIFP's Carlo Gargenese - Andrea Pirlo's 3-2-5 at Juve, Rennes' latest wonderkid and Schalke to do a Hamburg?
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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S1 E15 - Champions League Special - David Silva's last dance, PSG's injury woes and can Atletico Madrid go all the way?
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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S1 E14 - Niko Kovac joins Monaco, Real Madrid's 34th league title and AC Milan's butterfly effect
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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S1 E13 - Bayern's Champions League aspirations, Ralf Rangnick's Milanese empire and Sporting Lisbon's wonderkids
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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S1 E12 - Lazio's bouncebackability, an 11-goal thriller in Russia and cheeky Piqué
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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S1 E11 - The sound of Spanish football, Benfica's title bid in jeopardy and Milot Rashica's buy-out clause
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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S1 E10 - Villarreal's sonic youth, the chemical football project and Kimmich's klass
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May 30, 2020 |
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S1 E9 - Portuguese youth academies, Euro 2000 memories and the next José Mourinho
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May 20, 2020 |
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S1 E8 - The magic of the Portuguese Cup, the enchanted Estádio Nacional and the curious tale of the Portuguese Partick Thistle with Filipe D'Avillez
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May 17, 2020 |
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S1 E7 - Norway's golden generation, South America's next top talent and big data with Marton Balla
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May 02, 2020 |
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S1 E6 - Atalanta, Roman Abramovich and Dani Alves
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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S1 E5 - Deportivo La Coruña, Ronaldinho and the Pozzo Family
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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S1 E4 - Coronavirus, La Liga relegation battle and Dietmar Hopp's Hoffenheim
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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S1 E3 - Champions League analysis, Barcelona social media scandal and Renato Sanches
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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S1 E2 - Milan derby, Leipzig's discipline and Dmitri Payet
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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S1 E1 - Welcome
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Jan 28, 2020 |