It’s first blood in the Champions League quarter-finals! Nicky Bandini joins Dotun and Andy from Milan with the sound of a packed San Siro still ringing in her ears!

We pull apart a fascinating all-Italian clash that left us wondering whether this all-action Napoli team are a little too dependent on one missing action man in particular. After a bruising night in Manchester (pun intended), we also ask whether Bayern Munich should already be regretting their spin on the Thomas Tuchel roulette wheel.

And Juventus! Remember them? They’ve got the Europa League in their sights…

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Last night’s Europa League debacle leaves us asking: can Harry Maguire be to blame for the size of his head?

Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim have your weekend preview covered as they also reflect on who has the most beautiful eyes in football (you’ll be surprised), one of Nottingham Forest’s worst ideas yet for a replacement for Steve Cooper, and we figure out how much money we could make through OnlyFans. The pod all goes quite south after that…

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This season, Manchester City’s project might be about to reach its final chapter: lifting the Champions League. Andy headed up to Manchester on Tuesday night for City's clash with Bayern Munich, where he discusses a night of contradictions and Bayern fans’ remarkable protest against City’s ownership during the game with Miguel Delaney.

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Peter’s here! And he’s actually meant to be! On the downside, he’s developed an addiction to shoplifting.

He joins Marcus, Vish and Jim to look back on a weekend of some brilliant performances and quite delicious capitulations. Have Arsenal blown the title? Is Christian Stellini just Conte, but sh***er? And what did Todd Boehly get up to for an hour with the Chelsea players on Saturday?

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What’s that? The Grim Reaper in the front row of Goodison Park? That can only mean one thing…

This Saturday will mark 9 years since David Moyes was sacked – not just as Manchester United boss, but as Sir Alex Ferguson’s not-so-carefully anointed successor. Marcus, Jim, Andy and Vish look back on a truly sensational 9 months in charge!

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After Chelsea at last bowed out of the Champions League last night, Marcus, Andy and Luke are left scratching their heads over Frank Lampard’s lineup and… quite a lot of things really. 

Including: is the club in SUCH a bad way that an old Blockbuster cardboard cutout of Jean-Claude Van Damme would be pretty much as able a manager as a sentient Luis Enrique? Stay tuned.

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In separate games, sadly. But damn it all Marcus, Jim and Andy are here and armed with all the best bits from last night’s action nonetheless – from Man City and Inter’s progression in the Champions League, to a lil bit of Championship spice!

Featuring goalscoring goalkeepers, a very stubborn football curse, and more outrageously outdated references. Plus, Jim offers his theory that Tuchel is just a top-tier Nathan Jones. Yikes.

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See you at the San Siro! Dotun and Andy are joined by Jonathan Johnson to wonder what’s in store in the last four of the Champions League. We discuss who will have the edge in Milan and which of the rivals is best-equipped to go all the way – plus, we explain why Pep Guardiola is slowly turning into Carlo Ancelotti.

Jonathan also gives the latest on the racism allegations facing PSG’s coach, Christophe Galtier. As ever in Paris, it’s complicated.

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Concerning news: Marcus’ Harry Maguire merch is rapidly decreasing in value. Marcus, Luke and Andy look back on a chaotic night in Spain, as Manchester United get pressed like some fresh Seville oranges.

We also wonder whether Sean Bean will be in the crowd at Wembley, whether Diego Costa will do the decent thing and sacrifice himself to some crocodiles, and just how more bad news Spurs fans can take.

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Leah Williamson voted Arsenal Women’s Player of the Month for March by Michelle

Jude Bellingham would have thrived under Arteta at Arsenal, but does his price tag prevent him from having the opportunity.

As per speculation, Jude Bellingham is set to depart Borussia Dortmund this summer. Do you believe he is a midfielder who could come to Arsenal in the summer and change the club’s midfield into something special? Maybe then some people will agree that Arsenal already has the best midfield unit. Hold that thought but, with Liverpool out of the running for the English midfield sensation the race might be wide open.

At one point, it appeared that Bellingham would only move to Liverpool if he returned to play in England. We now know that there is no obvious favourite for him in England; we even asked why Arteta and Edu couldn’t take advantage of it.

According to the Express, that is something they would have done, but it is improbable. They claim Arsenal will not enter a transfer battle with Manchester City or Real Madrid (two clubs who are said to be willing to break the bank for the former Birmingham man), not because Bellingham isn’t the right fit for their midfield but because they aren’t the type of team that engages in transfer battles that only end up being a battle of who pays the most.

Arsenal’s refusal to entertain transfer battles in the cases of signing Dusan Vlahovic, Lisandro Martinez, and Mykhailo Mudryk are examples of when Arsenal had the opportunity to compete with other teams to sign them but chose not to. Arsenal’s philosophy of not participating in transfer battles may lead them, like Liverpool, to opt out of the competition for Bellingham.

Sorry Moyes, To Win The League, Arsenal Need A Big Fat W At The London Stadium

David Moyes hasn’t shied from admitting Arsenal are the team playing some of the best football, and they have been consistent, which puts them in an opportune position to lift the PL title. “I think they’ve got a great chance [to win the league], which is an obvious thing to say. Will they win the league? I don’t know, because they have got a huge opponent in Manchester City, and you never know, but they have got themselves in a great position, and to be fair, they’ve been playing some really good football throughout the season,” said Moyes, as quoted by Football London.

The West Ham boss made these claims in his press conference on Friday, ahead of the West Ham game. I bet deep down he would be hoping his team beats Arsenal this Sunday; however, he and his boys may be in for a bad day. He has spoken of Arsenal having a great chance to win the Premier League and hinted that they ought to beat Manchester City to it.

What he forgot to say is that the only way Arsenal is winning this league title is by winning every game they play, the West Ham vs. Arsenal clash included. Arsenal, having failed to win last weekend, will be hungry to go back to winning ways.

West Ham may be picking up their form, but if Arsenal can be as good as they were in the first half against Liverpool, there is only one outcome for the London derby this weekend: Arsenal winning.

Arsenal v Wolfsburg Semi Final re-writing Women’s Champions League history in UK by Michelle

After beating Bayern Munich in the quarter-final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Arsenal Women progressed to the semi-finals where our Gunners will play VfL Wolfsburg.

Arsenal set a UK-record attendance of 21,307 for a Women’s Champions League match, when Bayern Munich travelled to Emirates Stadium, for the second leg of the quarter-final. Ticket sales for Arsenal Women’s UEFA Women’s Champions League Semi Final, second leg tie against VfL Wolfsburg have now exceeded 42,000!

Arsenal will be playing Away at the Volkswagen Arena for the first leg of the Semi Final on Sunday 23 April at 14:30 UK time, 15:30 local time. Click here to buy your tickets!

The second leg will be played at Emirates Stadium on 1st May bank holiday, kick-off 17:45 UK, and you can buy tickets here!

Arsenal Loanee Patten on Aston Villa beating Chelsea to get to Women’s FA Cup Final by Michelle

Aston Villa Women welcome Chelsea to the Poundland Bescot Stadium today, Sunday 16th April, with kick-off scheduled for 14:15 UK, for the Vitality Women’s FA Cup semi-final.

Anna Patten is on-loan to Aston Villa, from parent club Arsenal, and very much hopes to feature for Aston Villa today, having tasted success when she won two FA Youth Cups with Arsenal.

“The first final I played in with the under-17s, I had my Scottish family come down which was unusual. I had grandparents from both sides there,” Patten told BBC Sport.

“I remember they were all there with their phones out wanting me to pose for photos with the cup. It was a great feeling.

Olympique Marseille has become the latest club to show an interest in Arsenal man Folarin Balogun.

The Englishman is spending this season on loan at Reims, where he is in double figures for goals scored.

Arsenal simply had no space for him in their squad this season and sent him out on loan, but he has exploded into life and is now one of the sought-after players in Europe.

The attacker will demand regular game time when he returns and Arsenal might struggle to offer that to him.

The Gunners have some top attackers who are helping them to challenge for the league title in England, so they might struggle to keep Balogun and several clubs are now looking to add him to their squad.

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has admitted he follows Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga.

The Premier League legend has led Burnley back to the English top flight and fans will expect him to sign some players with Premier League experience to add to his squad.

Sambi Lokonga is struggling at Arsenal and was sent out on loan to Crystal Palace in the January transfer window.

The Eagles could keep him, but he might return to the Emirates. Will Kompany sign him for Burnley?

The Clarets boss admits he follows every player he worked with at Anderlecht, but that does not mean he will sign them.

Arsenal has pursued an interest in Dusan Vlahovic for much of the last two seasons, as the Serbian perfectly fits the profile of the striker they want.

Vlahovic ignored their interest in moving Juventus at the start of last year, but the Gunners haven’t given up on the struggling striker.

At the end of this term, Arsenal has been tipped to add a new goalscorer to their group and DV9 is the player Mikel Arteta wants.

Juventus had previously said he was untouchable, but as he struggles for goals, they are now open to letting the 23-year-old leave them for the right price.

Having spent around €80m on his signature, a Calciomercato report reveals that any suitor paying €90m will get their man.

Arsenal has reignited their interest in Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins ahead of the summer transfer window.

Watkins was on their radar last season and they were expected to move for him at the end of the previous campaign, but that never happened.

The Gunners signed Gabriel Jesus instead and Watkins remained a key player at Villa Park.

He has been in fine form under Unai Emery in the last few weeks, which has caught Arsenal’s attention again.

A report on Football Insider reveals he is on their shopping list and they are keeping tabs on his development.

Ryan Gravenberch struggled to play at Bayern Munich when Julian Nagelsmann was their manager and the Dutchman was tipped to leave the club at the end of the season.

This alerted Arsenal and several other Premier League clubs who wanted to make him a member of their squad for the next campaign.

The Gunners wanted a top young midfielder in their squad in January and failed to land Moises Caicedo before moving for Jorginho.

The Italy international is considered a short-term fix to a problem area at the Emirates, so Arsenal is likely to sign another midfielder in the summer.

Gravenberch is one of their targets and the former Ajax man might want to leave, but Bayern has a new gaffer and it could all change.

He’s become one of the best pundits in football. Today, Jobi McAnuff joins us for an honest conversation beyond the TV studio about football’s insane highs and despairing lows, and what it really means to be a captain.

Plus, what it’s really like to do punditry alongside Roy Keane and Jobi reveals the best full-back he ever faced in over 750 career appearances as a winger!

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