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Elis James guest hosts as Barry Glendenning, Andy Brassell and Archie Rhind-Tutt return for a Football Weekly Extra as five English teams make it to the last 16 of the Champions League, while in the Europa League competition may be fiercer than ever (sorry, Celtic).
Liverpool hit seven past Spartak Moscow, scoring a British record of 23 goals in total from their six games – and the panel debate the likelihood of Jurgen Klopp’s side winning Europe’s elite competition despite clearly not being the best team in Europe (like they did in 2005).
Manchester City lose for the first time this season in Ukraine against a Shakhtar Donetsk team managed by the Zorro-masked Paulo Fonseca, so naturally we ask if the wheels have come off just in time for their derby versus United on Sunday? On that subject, would taking a leaf out of UEFA’s book and determining Premier League teams level on points by their head-to-head record rather than goal difference make those big games more exciting?
Finally, after Leicester field players who totalled transfer fees of over £45 million against Scunthorpe in the Checkatrade Trophy we discuss the merits of the much maligned competition and announce the first winner of the Football Weekly Toshiba TV Big Draw. Congratulations to Ciarán Dowd! Here’s Ciarán’s winning entry.
We’re back on Monday with Paul MacInnes in the hot seat.
PS: the last few tickets are still available for our first Football Weekly Live show of theseason. It takes place on Thursday 14 December at the Emmanuel Centre in London. Max will be joined by Barry, Barney Ronay and Jonathan Wilson, with other special guests to be confirmed. Find more information and buy tickets here.