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Episode 172 - Barcelona Have Sent a Warning to the Rest of Europe + How Slot Can Keep His Job Against PSG

19 Mar 2026 · 40 min

The Champions League quarterfinals are set and Patrick and Hayden are here to pick through the wreckage. Liverpool got past Galatasaray but face a huge test against PSG, and the guys break down exactly how Slot needs to set up to have a chance. Bayern and Real Madrid meet in the most played fixture in Champions League history, Barcelona put seven past Newcastle and sent a warning to everyone still standing, and Arsenal look well placed to get past Sporting and into the last four. Enjoy!

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00:00 Intro and Champions League quarterfinals overview

00:46 Liverpool vs Galatasaray

02:06 What Liverpool still need to figure out

03:38 PSG beat Chelsea and what it means

05:40 PSG's ruthless counter attacking quality

07:13 How Liverpool should set up against PSG

09:18 Slot's tactical options and what is on the line for him

11:18 Real Madrid beat Man City

13:10 Vinicius and why Real Madrid are always dangerous

15:33 Bayern vs Real Madrid quarterfinal preview

16:26 Can Bayern's press work against Real Madrid?

19:59 Harry Kane and what Bayern showed against Atalanta

21:01 Sporting beat Bodo/Glimt

22:12 Arsenal vs Sporting quarterfinal preview

23:59 Arsenal vs Leverkusen and Eze's big moment

26:47 Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle

29:24 Why Newcastle's second half approach was a disaster

30:29 What Howe was trying to do and why it backfired

32:26 Barcelona's attacking weapons and the warning they sent

33:56 Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona quarterfinal preview

36:32 Why the draw is actually dangerous for Barcelona

37:07 Joan Garcia injury concern and Joao Cancelo's importance

37:59 Outro

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