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Football Weekly: Lyon or bust for Rafael Benítez and Liverpool?

James Richardson is joined by Barry Glendenning, Raphael Honigstein and Barney Ronay to pore over a blistering weekend of Premier League action.

Chelsea powered on and Arsenal humbled Tottenham, but Liverpool were plunged deeper into crisis after losing 3-1 to Fulham. Is Rafa Benítez's job on the line in their Champions League clash with Lyon on Wednesday? Your Football Weekly pod squad is split - and they're also not sure whether or not to back Hull's Phil Brown a million percent. His new chairman doesn't seem overly confident either.

Also in the podcast, Sid Lowe kicks off our European round-up, where Real Madrid's Manuel Pellegrini lived to fight another day, but Barcelona threw it away at the death against Osasuna. Listen out too for the curious case of Sevilla's Jesus Navas, a terrified and terrifying talent.

Finally, bust out your best Hi-NRG moves with our special interlude from one of James's musical heroes.

If you feel that way inclined, post your comments on the blog below, and follow us on Twitter. And if you thought AC Jimbo's double-act with Sven was exactly the reason the internet was invented - you'll definitely want to set your alarm for 7pm GMT on Thursday 5 November and our videotastic, live-streamed version of Football Weekly Live.

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