Ep. 13: Cup Chaos & European Shocks

This week on Football Talk (Episode 13), I dive into a wild week of midweek football across Europe.In Austria, the Cup offered little drama as LASK and the Bundesliga sides moved on with ease.But in Germany, the DFB Pokal delivered two instant classics: Stuttgart survive a marathon shootout, while Bayern Munich nearly collapse at Wiesbaden despite Harry Kane’s late winner.Over in England, Manchester United’s crisis deepens as they are dumped out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town.The Champions League qualifiers brought shockwaves: Celtic, Red Star, Rangers, and Ferencváros all eliminated as underdogs rose to the occasion. Benfica edge Fenerbahçe, Mourinho is sacked, and Scottish football suffers a brutal week.Europa League and Conference League playoffs round off the week, with mixed fortunes for Austrian sides Rapid and Wolfsberg.It’s been a crazy set of matches — let’s break it all down!#FootballTalk #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #ConferenceLeague #DFBPokal #FACup #ManUnited #BayernMunich #Benfica #Fenerbahce #Celtic #Rangers #SerieA #PremierLeague #EuropeanFootball👉 Subscribe for weekly previews & reviews across Europe’s top leagues!Use this RSS Link to never miss an episode in your favorite podcast app: https://anchor.fm/s/f9d49078/podcast/rss You can also find me on YouTube: @MySoccerUniverseFootballTalk Also, check out my main Youtube channel @MySoccerUniverse If you want to hear my takes on the Austrian Bundesliga in general, and my team LASK in particular and understand German, you can subscribe to my other podcast, too: @MeinLASKUniversum or https://anchor.fm/s/107a5b448/podcast/rss 00:00 Intro – Midweek football drama recap01:03 Austrian Cup Round 2 – LASK cruise into next round02:53 German Cup chaos – Stuttgart survive marathon shootout, Bayern drama at Wiesbaden05:00 League Cup shock – 4th-tier Grimsby Town knock out Manchester United06:08 La Liga Europa League sides – Celta vs Betis ends level06:28 Champions League Qualifiers – 4 outsiders cause major upsets08:57 Europa League Playoffs – Big names advance, surprises too10:10 Conference League Playoffs – Rapid through, Wolfsberg crash out in Cyprus11:28 Final thoughts – What it all means for the season ahead