08 - EPL Matchday 3 Overview | La Liga & Bundesliga Matchday 2 Overview | Serie A Matchday 1 Overview
Release Date: 08/29/2019
143 - Champions League Quarterfinals | Europe League | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
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This is week we lead off with the Champions League quarters where PSG turned around a deficit against ten man Barça on the road, Dortmund won a thriller over Atleti, City fell to Real on penalties, and Bayern squeaked past Arsenal at home! Man City are in the driver’s seat after thrashing Luton while Arsenal were bossed by Villa and Liverpool lost at Anfield to Crystal Palace! Atletico Madrid came back to beat Girona in a 3rd against 4th matchup, Sassuolo and Milan shared spoils in a wild 6 goal affair, and we congratulate Bayer Leverkusen as they dominated Werder Bremen to stay undefeated...
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142 - EPL Title Race Is Heating Up | Rest of Europe | Women's Champions League
The False 9
This week we lead with the Premier League title race where Man City and Arsenal played to scoreless draw in a cagey tactical affair that played into Liverpool’s hands as they won in a thrilling contest at Anfield over Brighton! Real Madrid downed Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu through Rodrygo brilliance, Rafa Leao and Chukwueze showed out at Fiorentina, and Dortmund won their first Der Klassiker away to Bayern in ten years with a masterclass centre back display from Hummels which means the late drama in a Leverkusen win over Hoffenheim gives them a thirteen point gap at the top! Finally we...
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141 - FA Cup Drama | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
The False 9
This week we lead off with a truncated Prem fixture list as Fulham thrash Spurs and spoils are shared in East London between West Ham and Villa! We do a quick check in on FA Cup including late drama at Old Trafford between eternal rivals United and Liverpool! Barcelona went to the Metropolitano and housed Atleti through Lewandowski brilliance, Inter and Napoli played to entertaining draw that was marred by Acerbi racism, and Leverkusen keep rolling in their undefeated season keeping the gap at ten points to Bayern in a thrilling win at Freiburg! Finally we take a look at the Champions League...
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140 - Champions League Breakdown | EPL Matchday 27 | Rest of Europe
The False 9
This week we lead off with Champions League where Bayern turned around a goal deficit against Lazio at home to advance, and Mbappé styled on Sociedad in the Basque Country! In the Manchester derby Foden showed out in the second to down United while Liverpool got a last gasp winner and Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United in the three-pronged title race! There’s late controversy at The Mestalla in Valencia in a draw with Real Madrid, Napoli have turned it around under new gaffer Calzona as they beat Juventus, and Leverkusen are ten points clear at the top in Bundesliga as they stay undefeated!...
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139 - EPL Breakdown | Champions League Knockout Stage | Rest of Europe
The False 9
This week Mike is flying solo covering a spirited road performance from Chelsea at the Etihad where City fought back late for a point, Liverpool and Arsenal were the beneficiaries as they kept rolling in dominant wins! The Champions League knockout stages are underway where Bayern couldn’t muster a shot on target in a loss to Lazio, and a moment of magic from Brahim Diaz saw Real Madrid squeak past Leipzig! In the league Real dropped points in a derby as they drew with a feisty Rayo Vallecano, Inter continued their dominance in Serie A as they pull away from the rest, and it’s a crisis at...
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138 - Klopp Leaving Liverpool! | EPL Breakdown | Transfer Deadline | Rest of Europe
The False 9
This week Klopp drops a bombshell that he’s leaving Liverpool after the season and on the field his Reds crushed Chelsea at Anfield, and Spurs got back into the Champions League spots with a win in a five goal thriller over Brentford! Xavi announced he’s leaving Barça after getting beat at home by Villarreal, Inter kept it rolling atop Serie A with a win away to Fiorentina, and Stuttgart put five past Leipzig in another high octane affair in the Bundesliga! We comb through all the January transfers, check in on AFCON and the Asian Cup, and finally bid goodbye to an Italian legend who left...
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137 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | RIP Franz Beckenbauer
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This week we lead off with an absolute barnburner from St. James’ Park where KDB came on and styled on Newcastle in a five goal thriller! Athletic Club were victorious in the latest edition of the Basque derby through a Berenguer brace, AC Milan dominated Roma at San Siro leading to Mourinho’s sacking, and Leverkusen eked out a win at Augsburg at the death to keep their unbeaten season going and keep the gap to Bayern at the top! Finally we comb through a so far uneventful transfer window, and bid farewell to one of the greatest to ever lace them up, Der Kaiser Franz Beckenbauer.
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136 - EPL Christmas Special | Champions League Round of 16 Preview
The False 9
This week it’s the annual False 9 Premier League Festive Period Special! We lead off with an incredible comeback win for Neil’s Red Devils over Villa where Garnacho ran rampant and Højlund opened his account! Liverpool are top of the table after a hard fought draw with Arsenal and thrashing pf Burnley away, and West Ham had a great holiday as they downed both Man United and Arsenal! Newcastle are having a horrible run as they lost to relegation battlers Luton and Forest, and Brighton won a thrilling six goal track meet over Spurs on the south coast! Finally, we do a quick snapshot of...
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135 - Champions League Final Group Games | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
The False 9
This week it’s the final matchday of the Champions League group stage where the group of death gave us a thrilling finale as Dortmund and PSG share spoils to advance while Milan get a late winner to get into Europa League! In England Aston Villa scrape past Arsenal with an early goal allowing Liverpool to go top with a last minute Elliott winner over Palace! Girona are the story across Europe as they gonto Barcelona and hang four one them to go top, Atalanta get a late winner over Milan with some magic from Muriel, and Frankfurt smash Bayern at home in an impressive display! Finally, we...
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134 - Newcastle Penalty Rant | Champions League Roundup | EPL Breakdown | DJ Fadzwa Joins the Pod!
The False 9
This week we welcome special guest Tino aka DJ Fadzwa to the pod! Leading off former co-host and producer Marc hopped to get in his hot take on the last minute PSG penalty against his Magpies in Champions League, and Tino and Neil’s Red Devils squandered a lead at Galatasaray! In the Premier League City and Liverpool shared spoils in an entertaining affair, and Arsenal ekes out a win at Brentford to go top! Real Madrid swatted aside Cádiz behind Rodrygo brilliance to move past Girona into first in La Liga, Juventus and Inter draw in the Derby d’Italia despite the Nerazzuri’s dominance,...
info_outlineJoin Mike, Neil, & Marc for Episode 8 of The False 9! It's the first week of Serie A so that means every big European league is now in full swing. Listen in to hear overviews of the Big 4. Below are show notes:
1:51 - EPL Matchday 3 Overview
32:48 - EPL Matchday 4 Preview
38:02 - La Liga Matchday 2 Overview
45:14 - Serie A Matchday 1 Overview
53:27 - Bundesliga Matchday 2 Overview