Episode 75 - Barcelona go top of La Liga + Newcastle’s trophy drought is OVER

On this episode, Ted and Patrick begin by discussing Barcelona's 4-2 comeback victory over Atletico Madrid. What went wrong for Atleti and what does it mean for the La Liga title race? After a quick discussion of Villarreal vs Real Madrid, the conversation switches to Newcastle's 2-0 victory over Liverpool to claim their first trophy in 56 years. How can the Magpies build off this moment? Then, Inter Milan has a firm lead in Serie A, but will Champions League commitments and lack of depth hurt their title aspirations? The episode finishes with Chelsea fans finally seeing the truth and if Como are preparing to spend this summer. Enjoy!

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00:00 - Intro

00:39 - Ted’s shoutout

02:37 - Podcasts as a record of yourself to leave behind

03:33 - Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

04:42 - How Atleti exploited Barca’s high line

05:56 - Why xG is an imperfect metric

07:11 - South American strikers and Wenger

08:41 - Lewandowski’s ridiculous finish

09:15 - Did an uncalled handball lead to the finish we got?

10:00 - Lamine Yamal’s goal and Goalkeepers vs. deflections

11:24 - Atleti didn’t deserve the results they got this week

12:09 - Villarreal vs Real Madrid

13:24 - Even when Real Madrid are off they find a way to win

14:15 - La Liga table

16:27 - With no UCL, Atleti can focus on the La Liga race

18:10 - Raphinha to Man United for £70M?

20:04 - Patrick and Ted’s NEW podcast

20:47 - Newcastle Win the Leagues Cup and end their trophy drought

21:15 - Why was Mac Allister marking Dan Burn?

23:55 - How Liverpool uses Salah’s movement before they win the ball back

24:52 - Leicester City and Mourinho’s Real Madrid were great at countering from corners

26:14 - How Newcastle countered this strategy

27:56 - Joelinton’s physicality

29:24 - Newcastle are good at frustrating top sides, but are not set up to deal with bad teams every week

30:14 - Newcastle will have to do some squad building in the summer

31:56 - Inter Milan vs Atalanta and Ederson’s red card

33:37 - Inter really didn’t do much until the red card

34:07 - Depth a problem with Inter still being in the UCL or is the international break more scary?

35:54 - Chelsea fans are finally seeing the truth

37:00 - It looked like Chelsea were off to a great start, but the problems are showing now

38:04 - Jackson and Palmer can’t ALWAYS save chelsea

38:55 - First season with a new manager, give Maresca time to adapt

40:32 - Como and Cesc Fabregas

41:51 - will Como spend big this summer?

43:07 - Will Juventus fire Motta?

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