E11: Champions League returns | Remarkable Real | Ten Hag | Are Man City better with Haaland?

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Timestamp 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Rest in peace to those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria 02:15 - Champions League is back, Valentine's Day, AIK's birthday 04:01 - PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich 04:46 - PSG are one-dimensional without Mbappé, and there’s so much focus on star players, and not on the technical and psychological makeup of the squad 05:32 - is Galtier the right guy to lead PSG? 05:54 - Bayern outran PSG by 8km 06:34 - PSG have lost more games already in 2023 (5) than in all of 2022 (4) 06:50 - The PSG project currently less credible and convincing that at any other time 07:27 - How PSG is just one of the numerous soft-power acquisitions that have strengthened Qatar’s diplomatic position in Europe. 08:57 - AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 09:46 - Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea 11:09 - Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica 12:12 - Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid 12:34 - This is Real Madrid’s competition - “the moment when you think you’re closest to beating Real Madrid is the moment you’re closest to losing to them” 13:45 - Real Madrid are clinical 14:22 - Liverpool’s tactical naivety 15:17 - Benzema and Vinicius are the players with the most goals against Liverpool in European Cup and Champions League history. Kryptonite. 16:21 - Liverpool’s defensive issues 21:47 - Real Madrid’s recruitment 24:06 - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli 24:29 - Inter Milan 1-0 Porto 25:28 - RB Leipzig 1-1 Man City 26:02 - Barcelona 2-2 Man Utd 27:40 - Erik Ten Hag’s flexibility, playing players in different positions, and not having favourites 29:32 - Man Utd’s transitions 30:45 - Erik Ten Hag’s honesty and confidence 32:05 - Man Utd’s direct attacks 33:06 - Arsenal 1-3 Man City 33:56 - Arsenal stuck to their principles of playing out the back, and it cost them 34:18 -  City played more direct than usual. 8.7% of their passes were long, compared to their previous high this season of 4.4% 35:56 - Jakub Jankto comes out as gay 36:41 - Are Man City better or worse with Erling Haaland? 40:15 - Arsene Wenger’s advice to Thierry Henry 41:15 - Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal 42:39 - Chelsea 0-1 Southampton 44:18 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City 45:11 - Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool 46:53 - Man Utd 3-0 Leicester 47:53 - Outro If you're enjoying the podcast, follow and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow us on: Instagram: @whatsgoingon.podcast Twitter: @wgofootball

What this episode covers

Timestamp 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Rest in peace to those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria 02:15 - Champions League is back, Valentine's Day, AIK's birthday 04:01 - PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich 04:46 - PSG are one-dimensional without Mbappé, and there’s so much focus on star players, and not on the technical and psychological makeup of the squad 05:32 - is Galtier the right guy to lead PSG? 05:54 - Bayern outran PSG by 8km 06:34 - PSG have lost more games already in 2023 (5) than in all of 2022 (4) 06:50 - The PSG project currently less credible and convincing that at any other time 07:27 - How PSG is just one of the numerous soft-power acquisitions that have strengthened Qatar’s diplomatic position in Europe. 08:57 - AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 09:46 - Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea 11:09 - Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica 12:12 - Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid 12:34 - This is Real Madrid’s competition - “the moment when you think you’re closest to beating Real Madrid is the moment you’re closest to losing to them” 13:45 - Real Madrid are clinical 14:22 - Liverpool’s tactical naivety 15:17 - Benzema and Vinicius are the players with the most goals against Liverpool in European Cup and Champions League history. Kryptonite. 16:21 - Liverpool’s defensive issues 21:47 - Real Madrid’s recruitment 24:06 - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli 24:29 - Inter Milan 1-0 Porto 25:28 - RB Leipzig 1-1 Man City 26:02 - Barcelona 2-2 Man Utd 27:40 - Erik Ten Hag’s flexibility, playing players in different positions, and not having favourites 29:32 - Man Utd’s transitions 30:45 - Erik Ten Hag’s honesty and confidence 32:05 - Man Utd’s direct attacks 33:06 - Arsenal 1-3 Man City 33:56 - Arsenal stuck to their principles of playing out the back, and it cost them 34:18 - City played more direct than usual. 8.7% of their passes were long, compared to their previous high this season of 4.4% 35:56 - Jakub Jankto comes out as gay 36:41 - Are Man City better or worse with Erling Haaland? 40:15 - Arsene Wenger’s advice to Thierry Henry 41:15 - Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal 42:39 - Chelsea 0-1 Southampton 44:18 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City 45:11 - Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool 46:53 - Man Utd 3-0 Leicester 47:53 - Outro If you're enjoying the podcast, follow and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow us on: Instagram: @whatsgoingon.podcast Twitter: @wgofootball