Football Daily

Steve Crossman and the panel react to an action packed couple of nights in the Champions League. Julien Laurens, Mina Rzouki &, Guillem Ballagué give their reaction to a busy week for Italian clubs including Juventus’ near comeback, Atalanta’s late win over Borussia Dortmund and, Inter Milan’s shock defeat to Bodø/Glimt.
In Spain, Real Madrid survived an early scare against Benfica to progress to the next round. Benfica had a plethora of chances. This doesn’t feel like a particularly strong Real Madrid side like the ones of old.
Atletico Madrid are through to an eighth Champions League Round of 16 stage under Diego Simeone, but will it be his last? Had they gone out could it have been a different story for the Argentine.
TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
01:00 Inter Milan fall to Bodø/Glimt
12:30 Juventus knocked out
14:00 Is there an Italian football crisis?
24:30 Atalanta’s late drama to go through
31:02 Real Madrid scrape past Benfica
34:35 The Kylian Mbappe situation
43:33 Atletico Madrid & Diego Simeone’s future
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham,
Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City,
Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic,
Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace,
Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra,
Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2,
Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Hear from Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again in the Championship title race. Chris Hall from the Albion Analysis Podcast joins the pod after West Brom sacked Eric Ramsay. Catch up with Bradford boss Graham Alexander, BBC WM’s Mike Taylor drops in to talk about Walsall’s slide from top to 10th, and hear from Joe Hart after he joined the Shrewsbury coaching staff! Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
00:45 Jobi has Winter Olympic fever,
03:45 Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again!
06:50 Jobi tips Ipswich for second place,
09:25 West Brom sack Eric Ramsay,
18:35 Lincoln & Bradford impressing in League One,
25:05 Tight race for League Two promotion,
26:40 Déjà vu for Walsall?
33:15 Joe Hart in a Shrewsbury tracksuit…
36:25 Redemption for Aaron in 72PLUS 72MINUS,
40:15 Shoutout to Snoop Dogg.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham,
Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City,
Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic,
Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace,
Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra,
Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2,
Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.

Bodo/Glimt claimed another big Champions League scalp, beating Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate to reach the last 16, with Newcastle also through after a 9-3 win over Qarabag.
Julien Laurens and Dwight Gayle are with Kelly Cates for reaction to all the night’s action. We’re at St James’ Park where John Muray and Chris Sutton watched Eddie Howe’s side secure their passage to the knockout stage, and Norwegian Journalist Marius Guttormsen joins us from the San Siro on another famous night for Bodo.
We ask what this means for Italian football as well with the very real possibility there will be no Italian team in the last 16 after Inter Milan’s exit and with Juventus and Atalanta trailing going in the second legs of their respective ties.
Plus, there’s reaction to Middlesbrough missing the chance to go level on points with Coventry at the top of the Championship, and Snoop Dogg stealing the show at Swansea.
TIMECODES:
00:40 – A famous night for Bodo/Glimt
08:38 – What does Inter’s exit mean for Italian football?
16:09 – Newcastle wrap up their place in the last 16
23:12 – Eddie Howe reaction
24:40 – Can defending champions PSG progress?
27:40 – Championship reaction

Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, The Observer’s Rory Smith and Theo Walcott discuss the weekend’s football.
How much trouble are Spurs in after defeat in the Igor Tudor’s first game in charge against Arsenal? Can Viktor Gyokeres spearhead Arsenal’s title challenge? What next for Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner?
The panel also pay tribute to the record-breaking James Milner and former Hearts captain Gary Locke joins the show to breakdown another dramatic weekend in the Scottish Premiership title race.
TIMECODES –
00:34 - How does Igor Tudor fix Spurs’ bad habits?
13:48 - Gyokeres and Arsenal bounce back
22:46 - Glasner’s souring marriage with Crystal Palace
35:00 - Record-breaking James Milner
43:41 - Advantage Hearts in Scotland

Manchester City stayed in the title chase with a hard‑fought win over Newcastle which earned City’s players cocktails, according to Pep Guardiola!
There was plenty more drama elsewhere, and records broken, as former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison and Luke Edwards, the Telegraph's Northern Football Writer, join host Rick Edwards to review all the action.
Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction and Haaland's stand-out excellence
02:55 Arsenal’s Eze-inspired win — is it great man management?
06:00 Has Gyokeres proved people wrong, or is he a flat-track bully?
09:20 Are Arsenal making too many mistakes?
11:10 Are Tottenham really too big to go down?
16:35 Why City smell blood after Newcastle win
20:50 Newcastle’s VAR drama
22:30 Nico O’Reilly’s versatile brilliance
24:55 Half-time teaser
26:00 Half-time teaser — answers
27:45 James Milner’s record-breaking appearance, and why he’ll go into coaching
31:35 Has Milner’s backing helped Huerzler stay at Brighton?
33:31 Liverpool win despite dire first half at Forest
35:00 VAR drama at the City Ground
37:00 Can Liverpool get Champions League?
38:00 Are Chelsea ’setting fire’ to points with the same problems every week?
41:15 So, were Burnley right to rest players in their FA Cup defeat?
42:10 The rest of the action — can Tammy Abraham play his way into the England squad? 
Commentaries coming up:
Tuesday 24th February — Newcastle v Qarabag (20:00)
Wednesday 25th February — Around the Grounds (19:00)
Saturday 28th February — Liverpool v West Ham (15:00)
Saturday 28th February — Newcastle v Everton (15:00) — Sports Extra
Saturday 28th February — Leeds v Manchester City (17:30)
Sunday 1st March — Celtic v Rangers (12:00)
Sunday 1st March — Manchester United v Crystal Palace (14:00) 
Sunday 1st March — Arsenal v Chelsea (16:00)