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Champions League Debrief: Man City survive scare & Villa Park bedlam
Man City scrape into the play-offs while Aston Villa & Arsenal reach the last 16. Steve Crossman has all the reaction to a dramatic final round of Champions League games and how the knockout rounds are shaping up. Liverpool top the group phase despite losing, and Celtic are also through. Hear from Pep Guardiola, Unai Emery, Arne Slot, Mikel Arteta and Brendan Rodgers.02:25 Man City survive Brugge scare
08:20 Pep Guardiola on facing Bayern Munich or Real Madrid
09:55 Aston Villa beat Celtic to reach last 16
12:25 Unai Emery on Watkins & Duran
13:55 Celtic through to the knockouts
15:35 Liverpool top the group phase
16:35 Arne Slot on finishing top & Nallo’s red card
19:00 Arsenal qualify for the knockouts
20:00 Mikel Arteta on qualifying & David Raya injury
25:15 Brendan Rodgers on Celtic ‘pride’
30:10 Lille make it through in styleBBC Sounds / 5 Live European commentaries this week:
Thu 30 Jan 2000 FCSB v Man Utd in the UEFA Europa League
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72+: The EFL Podcast
Are Walsall missing Nathan Lowe after two consecutive defeats? Watford fan Jacob Culshaw discusses whether Watford will stick with Tom Cleverley amid speculation over his future. After Darren Ferguson called his Peterborough team the “softest group of players” he’s ever coached, what next for them? Also hear the latest discussions on the transfer window – who needs to strengthen? Will Wycombe allow Richard Kone to leave and if he does, who might they turn to as a replacement? Colchester forward Lyle Taylor joins Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest, including which EFL players Thomas Tuchel may look to include in his first England squad, after reports emerged that he was looking at calling up Championship players.TIME CODES:01:45 – Colchester with Lyle Taylor
04:05 – League 2 & consecutive defeats for Walsall
17:05 – Peterborough’s Darren Ferguson on the “softest group of players” he’s ever had
26:20 – Speculation over Tom Cleverley’s Watford future
35:15 – Latest transfer updates including Richard Kone
42:20 – Which EFL players should Thomas Tuchel look at for his first England squad?
45:35 – Fantasy EFL
46:35 – 72Plus/72MinusBBC Sounds / 5 Live European commentaries this week: Wednesday 29th January
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City v Club Brugge 2000 KO – 5 Live
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Aston Villa v Celtic 2000 KO – Sports Extra Thursday 30th January
EUROPA LEAGUE: FCSB v Manchester United 2000 KO – 5 Live Saturday 1st February
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Liverpool 1500 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Aston Villa 1730 KO – Starts on Sports Extra and moves to 5 Live for Second Half Sunday 2ND February
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Arsenal 1200 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Crystal Palace 1400 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Spurs 1400 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal v Man City 1630 KO – 5 Live
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE: Tottenham v Manchester United 1845 KO – Sports Extra
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Champions League Debrief: Guardiola confident ahead of Club Brugge showdown
Pep Guardiola says he's confident Manchester City will qualify for the Champions League knockout stages when they take on Club Brugge on Wednesday. But is that confidence justified?Kelly Cates is joined by correspondent John Murray, ex-Man City midfielder Michael Brown and former Aston Villa player Thomas Hitzlsperger to preview the final round of matches.They also look at Aston Villa's attempt to secure a Top Eight spot against Celtic, and see if Liverpool and Arsenal are in for a straightforward night after confirming their qualification for the knockout stages.TIMECODES
03:45 "Unthinkable" for Man City not to qualify;
05:00 Pep Guardiola on feeling confident ahead of the game.
15:00 Can Club Brugge cause Man City problems?
18:00 Aston Villa v Celtic (featuring Celtic podcaster Paul John Dykes)
28:50 Liverpool and Arsenal's final matches
31:00 Real Madrid, PSG and Bayern - the other key stories to look forBBC Sounds / 5 Live European commentaries this week: Wednesday 29th January
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City v Club Brugge 2000 KO – 5 Live
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Aston Villa v Celtic 2000 KO – Sports Extra Thursday 30th January
EUROPA LEAGUE: FCSB v Manchester United 2000 KO – 5 LiveSaturday 1st February
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Liverpool 1500 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Aston Villa 1730 KO – Starts on Sports Extra and moves to 5 Live for Second HalfSunday 2ND February
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Arsenal 1200 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Crystal Palace 1400 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Spurs 1400 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal v Man City 1630 KO – 5 Live
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Tottenham v Manchester United 1845 KO – Sports Extra
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Women's Football Weekly: Girma to Chelsea & Spurs with Robert Vilahamn
Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines talk the record signing of US defender Naomi Girma who has joined Chelsea from San Diego Wave for £900,000. Is there any stopping Chelsea who go seven points clear at the top of the table and what does this mean for the rest of the WSL. Ben caught up with Spurs boss Robert Vilahamn who gave an insight into recruitment and how he would like to see more female coaches coming through. Plus the team talk strikers and Vivianne Miedema on firing form once again. 00:20 Intro
02:00 Was it a penalty for Chelsea?
04:00 McCabe red card
08:30 Naomi Girma signing
15:15 The gap
18:00 Chloe Kelly & Transfers
20:15 Robert Vilahamn
34:30 Strikers BBC Sounds / 5 Live European commentaries this week: Wednesday 29th January
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City v Club Brugge 2000 KO – 5 Live
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Aston Villa v Celtic 2000 KO – Sports Extra Thursday 30th January
EUROPA LEAGUE: FCSB v Manchester United 2000 KO – 5 Live Saturday 1st February
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Liverpool 1500 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Aston Villa 1730 KO – Starts on Sports Extra and moves to 5 Live for Second Half Sunday 2ND February
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Arsenal 1200 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Crystal Palace 1400 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Spurs 1400 KO – Sports Extra PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal v Man City 1630 KO – 5 Live
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Tottenham v Manchester United 1845 KO – Sports Extra
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Monday Night Club: Cherries on top & Rashford’s Sacrifice
What’s going so well for Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth? Does Marcus Rashford need to make a sacrifice? What is the answer to Tottenham’s problems – will they stick with Ange Postecoglou? And after Chelsea broke the women’s world-record transfer fee on defender Naomi Girma, what does that mean for the rest of the WSL? Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and former England captain Steph Houghton to reflect on the weekend’s biggest football stories.TIME CODES:01:05 – Bournemouth
18:40 – Tottenham
34:25 – Marcus Rashford
46:10 – Naomi Girma to ChelseaBBC Sounds / 5 Live European commentaries this week: Wednesday 29th January
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City v Club Brugge 2000 KO – 5 Live
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Aston Villa v Celtic 2000 KO – Sports Extra Thursday 30th January
EUROPA LEAGUE: FCSB v Manchester United 2000 KO – 5 LiveSaturday 1st February
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Liverpool 1500 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves v Aston Villa 1730 KO – Starts on Sports Extra and moves to 5 Live for Second HalfSunday 2ND February
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Arsenal 1200 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United v Crystal Palace 1400 KO – 5 Live
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Spurs 1400 KO – Sports Extra
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal v Man City 1630 KO – 5 Live
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE: Tottenham v Manchester United 1845 KO – Sports Extra
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