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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Presented by James Richardson and produced by Peter Sale

Football Weekly Extra: The Champions League group stage ends ... at last

James Richardson is joined by Jonathan Wilson, James Dart and trusty steed Barry Glendenning to round up the midweek Champions League action.

They discuss yet another defeat for Liverpool, a make-shift Manchester United side edging out Wolfsburg and wonder: why all the talk about Michael Owen going to the World Cup when it blatantly isn't going to happen?

Expert on all things Bundesliga Raphael Honigstein joins on the phone with details of an excellent week for Bayern Munich, and Jens Lehmann's in the news again, this time for his Paula Radcliffe impersonation.

Rounding up the continental scene, Sid Lowe explains why Cristiano Ronaldo is a favourite of the back pages but absent from the gossip mags, and gives details of Ronny's Marseille masterpiece.

Also on the pod agenda: Newcastle go further ahead in Championship, a preview of the Premier League this weekend, and naked wrestling with Tony Pulis and the Beat Man.

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