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Welcome back to an all-new episode of On The Continent! This time around we pore over Bayern Munich's ambitions after their night out at Anfield, we assess what's happening at Stuttgart down near the bottom of the Bundesliga, and we marvel at Claudio Pizarro still banging 'em in at 40. Elsewhere there's Ernesto Valverde's new contract at Barcelona, Krzysztof Piatek's continuing hot streak, and Mauro Icardi's issues at Inter having been stripped of the captaincy. To get in touch for our weekly Mailbag show, it's show@otcpod.com and we're @otcpod on Twitter. Ciao Ciao! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Happy Saturday and welcome to a very special Mailbag episode! For (we think) the first time ever, every single question put to James and Andy has come from Twitter. That's right, it's a Twitter special! Bloody exciting! We start with a look at how Man United are perceived in Europe after the trials and tribulations of recent years, and then follow with a question on how Leon Goretzka is settling in at Bayern Munich after his move from Schalke. After that, there's Youri Tielemans, the Donnarumma brothers, and a Portuguese striker at Lille who Andy is very excited about. Don't miss it! All of the questions on today's show came from listeners who tweeted using @otcpod, so to get involved, head there!  ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Series 2 starts with a bang, as Andy gets into the resumption of the Champions League at a tie heavy with history, as Ajax play their first knockout game in the competition in 13 years against the mighty holders Real Madrid. The excitement at the Johan Cruyff Arena is palpable as Dutch journalist Kalum Van Oudheusden explains the difficulties of heritage versus practicality, Spain-based writer Ben Hayward explains how Los Merengues always come up smiling and Dušan Tadić tries to work out how he became the first big victim of VAR in the competition.  At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome back to your all-new episode of On The Continent, hosted of course by Marcus Speller and Luke Moore, who are joined by the venerable Mr James Horncastle and the inimitable Mr Andy Brassell. On the agenda this time around, we pore over PSG's benchmark win over Man United at Old Trafford, before paying tribute to the late Emiliano Sala, and then taking in the latest news in Germany after Dortmund are pegged back in the Bundesliga title race by Hoffenheim. After the break we look at Roma before heading to Portugal for a bit of Benfica (they won 10-0 last week!), and then run through the detail of Aaron Ramsey's move to Juventus, before James and Andy try to make amends for last week's pair of 0-0s in the Games of the Weekend section. Chapeau! As ever, it's show@otcpod.com to get in touch and @otcpod on those socials. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Just how is the Premier League seen overseas? Do they see it as populated by a bunch of overhyped blowhards, or are the rest of Europe's clubs, fans and players actually pretty impressed? That's the first question answered on this week's Mailbag, and after that we take in such diverse subjects as Portuguese strikers, a promising young centre back at Leipzig, and the glory days of Hellas Verona. To have your question answered by one of our team, get in touch at show@otcpod.com, or tweet us: @otcpod. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome back to the latest instalment of On The Continent! It's bloody lovely to have you with us. On today's whistle-stop tour of Europe, we start in Italy and wonder what's going wrong for Luciano Spalletti at Inter, applaud Sinisa Mihajlovic's start at Bologna, before saying a fond farewell to Marek Hamsik as he agrees a move to China. Elsewhere, there's a Victor Moses-inspired Fenerbahce, Lyon getting one over on PSG, and a change in fortunes for Real Madrid. Don't think that means Santi Solari won't get the Spanish archer in the summer, mind... To get in touch, we're @otcpod on Twitter, and show@otcpod.com on email. Also, our Mailbag show is out on Saturday, and features Hellas Verona, Portuguese strikers and Dayot Upamecano, so don't miss it!  ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week on your all-new Mailbag, Andy talks us through Bordeaux’s current standing in France while going off on a delightful Yohan Gourcuff-based tangent. After that, James explains why Italian managers deserve our respect and then defends Sarriball. Again. Elsewhere, Memphis Depay has annoyed Andy, and the team take some time to stick the boot into goal music once more. It's got to be done, people. If you’d like to submit a question to Andy or James feel free to email us - show@otcpod.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Here we go again OTCers, we're back in the saddle and bringing you a shedload more European football chat. Praise be! This time around we assess Feyenoord's routing of Ajax at a pumping De Kuip stadium, Monaco finding out that the grass isn't always greener, and Ivan Perisic becoming a world class sulker at Inter, much to Luciano Spalletti's chagrin. Elsewhere, there's all your usual favourites including our Games of the Weekend. Join Marcus, Luke, James and Andy now and never look back! To send in questions for our Saturday Mailbag show, it's show@otcpod.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's Saturday morning so that must mean we're fielding more of your questions about European football, and this time around we take time, in the light of Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey's situations, to discuss players running down their contracts, look at players who have gone on to become agents, and try (and fail) to get James Horncastle to muster enthusiasm for ex-Arsenal prospect Jeff Reine-Adelaide. In addition to all of this, there's the great pineapple on pizza debate, all your quickfire Twitter questions, and even a mention for the great Mikkel Beck. What ho! To have a question considered for this show, email show@otcpod.com or hit us up on Twitter: @otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hello and welcome back to On The Continent, your one-stop shop for all things European football. On today's episode we marvel at the loan move of the decade as Kevin Prince-Boateng finds himself at the Camp Nou, assess Alvaro Morata's future, and find out how much Chelsea's resolve can be tested in the rumbling saga of Callum Hudson-Odoi. Elsewhere there's PSG's humbling of Guingamp, Peter Bosz's first game in charge, Lyon's victory in the Rhone-Loire derby, and much more besides. It's new, it's hot off the press and it's unmissable! Now go get it! To have a question considered for our Mailbag show, email show@otcpod.com or hit us up on Twitter: @otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's Saturday and that means it's time for On The Continent's Mailbag show! This week, Andy explains why Gelson Martins hasn't hit the ground running at Atletico. Meanwhile, James questions the reasons behind the decision to host the Supercoppa Italia in Saudi Arabia along with the merits of winning the trophy. Elsewhere, Isco's current plight is discussed along with a similar situation for Patrick Cutrone at Milan. To have a question considered for this show, email show@otcpod.com or hit us up on Twitter: @otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome to this week's On The Continent, it's bloody marvellous to have your company. Plenty to get stuck into this week as Lionel Messi continues to normalise the extraordinary, Neymar looks to be staying in Paris, and Iñaki Williams pulls up more trees for Athletic Bilbao. In other transfer news, Gonzalo Higuain looks like he may be on the move, but to where? And if it's Chelsea what does that mean for Alvaro Morata? Elsewhere we appraise the current contract situation with Mauro Icardi, pore over the latest in Ligue Un as Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry prepare to face off, and there's all your usual favourites besides. Don't miss it! Hit us up: show@otcpod.com and@otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome to this weekend's Mailbag, helmed by Luke who is joined by Andy and James to discuss all the burning questions you guys have in your respective lockers. This time around we start off proceedings by finding out what's happened to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic following all 2018's hype, and quickly follow that with a bit of appreciation for Barcelona's Sergi Roberto. And, before we head to the conversational hinterland that is Twitter, we take time to hear the pros and cons of switching from deciding league positions from goal difference to head-to-head. What ho! To get in touch, it's show@otcpod.com and we are @otcpod on Twitter. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find  us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's time for your all-new episode of On The Continent, and we're delighted to welcome Mr Andy Brassell back into the fold after his very own winter break. We start with trying to find out what the hell is wrong with Marseille before lauding the Coupe de France's format and its continual ability to entertain. After that it's all January's latest transfer gossip, including Diego Godin and Callum Hudson-Odoi prospective moves. Before we go we find time to celebrate Alaves' achievements so far this season and marvel at the great Pepe making his way back to Portugal!  To get in touch, it's show@otcpod.com and we are @otcpod on Twitter. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find  us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Jonathan Wilson joins regulars James Horncastle and Marcus Speller to offer his insight into why football clubs in the east of Germany have struggled since reunification.  Meanwhile, James talks about Gianfranco Zola's legacy in Italy, as well as a bit about Samir Handanovic, and Jonathan wraps things up by assessing the chances of a team from eastern Europe challenging for European honours again. We're always available on email here: show@otcpod.com, and on those socials here: @otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find  us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy